Message from @RadRhys

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2019-11-06 14:16:52 UTC  

if you have 2 vacuums, one at sea level and another one above 50m sea level and you dropped something from the same height in the vacuum wouldnt the time the object hits the floor of the vacuum be different?

2019-11-06 14:17:15 UTC  

i think yes since the r is different right?

2019-11-06 14:18:21 UTC  

@RadRhys exactly

2019-11-06 14:18:28 UTC  

what im asking

2019-11-06 14:18:47 UTC  

It would accelerate slower

2019-11-06 14:19:25 UTC  

Due to the "G" in the equation it's not a significant difference though

2019-11-06 14:19:33 UTC  

wait that would totally prove gravity, isnt there a video where they do this experiment?

2019-11-06 14:19:41 UTC  

noww flat earthers will shut up

2019-11-06 14:20:46 UTC  

The G is a number in the 10^-11, the difference would be far too small to notice

2019-11-06 14:21:31 UTC  

I imagine air resistance is far more influential, because it decreases exponentially with elevation

2019-11-06 14:21:39 UTC  

It is

2019-11-06 14:23:02 UTC  

if you take a vacuum into the stratosphere wouldnt the drop be significantly more slow than on the ground?

2019-11-06 14:23:13 UTC  

you could do this on a plane 🤔

2019-11-06 14:23:52 UTC  

why hasnt no one tested this?

2019-11-06 14:24:11 UTC  

F air = 0.5 * Cw * A * Rho * v^2
Where:
F air is the force of the air resistance
Cw is the aerodynamic constant (usually around 1)
A is the surface area
Rho is the density of the air
V is the velocity

2019-11-06 14:24:23 UTC  

I have a simulation on that @Lain, let me grab it

2019-11-06 14:24:43 UTC  

I posit it would drop much faster because pressure decreases exponentially

2019-11-06 14:25:01 UTC  

Sim on that too

2019-11-06 14:25:11 UTC  

Can I post pics here?

2019-11-06 14:25:55 UTC  

Nope, at least I can’t

2019-11-06 14:26:01 UTC  

Must be a rank thing

2019-11-06 14:26:08 UTC  

is there no video that displays the difference of drop time and altitude in a vacuum?

2019-11-06 14:26:39 UTC  

flat earthers would call bull if you show a simulation

2019-11-06 14:27:06 UTC  

we need something so they can shut up about

2019-11-06 14:27:17 UTC  

Okay, how would you go on and film that?

2019-11-06 14:27:32 UTC  

Huh

2019-11-06 14:27:38 UTC  

how tall is the burj khalifa?

2019-11-06 14:28:08 UTC  

you go at the top and take a vacuum with you and measure the drop time alongside every floor

2019-11-06 14:28:28 UTC  

it should be the same as the equation

2019-11-06 14:28:36 UTC  

the highest floor will be the slowest

2019-11-06 14:29:01 UTC  

and the ground will be the fastest time for the drop

2019-11-06 14:29:22 UTC  

how are you planning on taking a vacuum with you?

2019-11-06 14:29:40 UTC  

a normal vacuum chamber would be *way* too small to measure any difference

2019-11-06 14:29:50 UTC  

im just pitching my idea and i want to know if it was ever done?

2019-11-06 14:29:59 UTC  

that would be super dooper good evidence for gravity

2019-11-06 14:30:06 UTC  

Oooohhhh that’s what you mean by a vacuum chamber. Like, I thought you just chose a random object to bring up

2019-11-06 14:30:39 UTC  

sorry my bad, should've clarified and said vacuum chamber

2019-11-06 14:31:21 UTC  

but a normal vacuum chamber is way too small to measure a difference in gravity

2019-11-06 14:31:34 UTC  

and bigger chambers are extremely difficult to make

2019-11-06 14:31:43 UTC  

you will have a precise timer and sensor that times when the object hits the floor

2019-11-06 14:31:44 UTC  

with all the huge forces pushing on it