Some people are saying the bowling ball but im pretty sure they will hit at the same time becasue weight doesnt affect how fast it will free fall. What do you think?
If you drop a bowling ball and a base ball off a skyscraper at the same time which one would land first?
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They will hit at the same time, or basically the same time. Acceleration is independent of mass. Gravitational attraction causes acceleration – so mass means nothing.
There might be a microsecond’s difference caused by different air effects (i.e. the bowling ball might have more air resistance than the baseball), but that should be basically negligible, or the density of the bowling ball might make it less effected by air resistance, but I have no idea. So, yeah – stick with the “both land at the same time” bit.
Well i think they would both reach the ground at the same time if there isnt too much friction force against either one of them.
ive got a riddle for you.
If you drop a pound of feathers and a pound of bricks which one would rech the ground first?
Answer:
They both weigh a pound.
they would fall at the same time if you know your science.
Actually, the bowling ball would probably land first. The acceleration of gravity is independent of mass, and if there were no air, the balls would land at the same time. But the heavier bowling ball is less affected by atmospheric drag than the baseball, and therefore has a significantly greater terminal velocity. If it were from a shorter distance (like, from a one-story building), the two would land at virtually the same time. But for a skyscraper? The bowling ball would come screaming down at roughly 150 feet per second, whereas the baseball would falling at a leisurely 40 feet per second.
Edit: and for anyone who doesn’t think atmospheric drag matters when falling from a skyscraper, think about the difference between jumping off the building with or without a parachute.
the question is ambiguious at best becase it doesn’t give you all the parameters. It leaves open certain things such as weight and size. One would think a baseball weighs less than a bowling ball, but you could fashion a baseball and bowling to weigh the same.
what about size? most people think a bowling ball would be much larger than a baseball (this would then include air resistance), but what about a bowling ball used in candle pin bowling not duck pin bowling? candle pin bolwing balls are smaller and weigh anywhere from 1-3 punds only.
In the spirit of the question, I will assume the following:
1- the baseball and bowling ball weigh the same
2- there is no air resistance (assume experiment is in a vaccum)
answer, they both will hit the floor at the same time
they’ll hit the ground together, or else if they hit someone’s head :p