Monday, September 10, 2018

homework and exercises - Which ball falls faster, the cool one or the hot one?


Suppose we're on the top of the Tower of Pisa (or a larger version of it) with two identical cannonballs. We heat one up (say, to 200 degrees Celsius, or some other high temperature before it starts melting and deforming). Then we drop both. Which one will reach the ground first?




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