Let’s take a poll. Do you think that the chain-ladder on the right, plummeting into free space, falls faster, slower, or at the same speed as the one that hits the table? Here’s the answer. 
View Separately

Let’s take a poll.

Do you think that the chain-ladder on the right, plummeting into free space, falls faster, slower, or at the same speed as the one that hits the table?

Here’s the answer. 

363 Notes/ Hide

  1. what-if-i-just-shat-myself reblogged this from galacticnucleus and added:
    Truely interesting fact :)
  2. holistictumblragency reblogged this from jtotheizzoe
  3. lolyeawaitwhat reblogged this from jtotheizzoe
  4. trangkilo answered: same speed
  5. brandonazz answered: I originally thought that they were falling at the same rate, but I didn’t realize that they were attached by strings.
  6. dimin-hall answered: Same speed, I’d say
  7. houseblew answered: same
  8. drewalford reblogged this from jtotheizzoe
  9. brandopink answered: it should be falling slightly faster since it has a farther distance to accelerate before it stops..
  10. anginn reblogged this from jtotheizzoe
  11. visual-attitude answered: same speed
  12. zazpiw reblogged this from jtotheizzoe
  13. poly-mer reblogged this from jtotheizzoe and added:
    Physics - it works. Especially when
  14. mushroom-sandwich reblogged this from jtotheizzoe
  15. theoneaboutscience reblogged this from jtotheizzoe
  16. rineification reblogged this from platinumbones
  17. lyneek answered: Same speed
  18. compli-ments reblogged this from jtotheizzoe
  19. stagedblackandwhite answered: at the same speed.
  20. aprayerforcleanjeans answered: same speed.
  21. effigyemporium reblogged this from gnarlysnarly
  22. sabbyariffin answered: Slower
  23. acabelllas reblogged this from gnarlysnarly
  24. gnarlysnarly reblogged this from jtotheizzoe
  25. sisterbeatrice reblogged this from jtotheizzoe
  26. pagal-stupid-girl answered: faster cos the table might be reducing the speed. i dont know, just took a wild guess :/
  27. innershunyata reblogged this from galacticnucleus
  28. bigsou answered: same speed

Recent comments

Blog comments powered by Disqus