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The bowling ball isnβt falling to the earth faster. The higher perceived acceleration is due to the earth falling toward the bowling ball.
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But what weighs more:
A ton of bowling balls or a ton of feathers? π€
When you carry a ton of feathers, you also have to carry the weight of what you did to those poor birds...
What about all the bowling cattle you had to castrate for those balls?
That's a trick question. Feathers have lower density than bowling balls; a ton of feathers would have a larger volume compared to the same mass in bowling ball, thus the feathers are heavier
Why does a larger volume mean the feathers are heavier?
Because big
So a beach ball weights more than a bowling ball?
If they have the same mass, yes.
If they have the same mass they weigh the same until you blow up the beach ball and are weighing the beach ball + the air inside.
You know, I'm not strong willed enough to keep going, but this comment thread is starting to remind me of this post
Strong sharks are smooth energy.
nice chatgpt roleplay
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Its a trick question because both weigh the same - a ton. The bag of feathers may take up more volume due to the lower density, but it'll still weigh the same as the bag of bowling balls.
but steal is heavier than feathers??