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[-] brown567@sh.itjust.works 111 points 5 months ago

This is fascinating! Both of them accelerate toward the earth at the same rate, but because of the bowling ball's greater mass, the EARTH accelerates faster toward the bowling ball than it does toward the feather, so it's imperceptibly faster XD

[-] chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 5 months ago

But they are being dropped at the same time for dramatic effect, so the earth will also be accelerating towards the feather at bowling ball speeds because the feather is next to the bowling ball, therefore they still land at the same time.

[-] Dwomen@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 5 months ago

That’s only be true if the feather was in the same position as the ball. Otherwise, the earth is moving ever so slightly more towards the ball.

[-] mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 months ago

You are forgetting the sun. The earth turns in the direction of sun ever so slightly so if you align the feather next to the ball in the side of the sun, then probably the feather falls faster