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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago (5 children)

I get that the heavier bowling ball affects the acceleration of the earth more than the lighter feather, but I don't see how that means it's falling faster as the meme is stating. The bowling ball would meet the earth first when dropped separately and from the same height because the earth is (imperceivably) accelerating toward it faster than it does the falling feather, but both the bowling ball and feather are falling at the same rate due to Earth's gravitational force.

Or am I missing something?

[โ€“] [email protected] -1 points 5 months ago

You're missing the joke. Middle guy is right. Heavier objects experience greater attractive force but that's matched by their greater inertia.

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