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    Re: Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

    Quote Originally Posted by adamanteus View Post
    So, this one's a real question....
    My answer: The same as for any other accelerating object.

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    Re: Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

    No, rate of acceleration would vary depending on the force driving the object. The force in this instance being gravity, 'free-falling' would exclude such aerodynamic objects as feathers etc.... let's say, for the sake of argument, a small steel sphere dropped from a great height.
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    Re: Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

    Quote Originally Posted by adamanteus View Post
    No, rate of acceleration would vary depending on the force driving the object. The force in this instance being gravity, 'free-falling' would exclude such aerodynamic objects as feathers etc.... let's say, for the sake of argument, a small steel sphere dropped from a great height.
    The formula is still the same.

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    Re: Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

    It can't be... My car accelerates at an alarmingly slow rate... especially at traffic lights!
    There is a recognised formula for free fall acceleration.
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    Re: Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

    Quote Originally Posted by adamanteus View Post
    There is a recognised formula for free fall acceleration.
    And the same formula is used for all cases of constant acceleration.

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    Re: Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

    And that formula is......?
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    Re: Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

    Quote Originally Posted by adamanteus View Post
    And that formula is......?
    You can torture me all you want, I'll never give you the formula.

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    Re: Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

    That's how you want to play things is it? Right... bring out the houmous!
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    Re: Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

    Near sea level, an object in free fall in a vacuum will accelerate at approximately 9.81 m/s2, regardless of its mass.

    Which equates to an acceleration rate of 33 ft per second per second (in English money)!
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