X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f9e16,53f9f7cceb4d817f X-Google-Attributes: gidf9e16,public X-Google-Thread: fc9f9,53f9f7cceb4d817f X-Google-Attributes: gidfc9f9,public X-Google-Thread: f996b,53f9f7cceb4d817f X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-Thread: 107d75,4a81179a975b6945 X-Google-Attributes: gid107d75,public X-Google-Thread: f9391,53f9f7cceb4d817f X-Google-Attributes: gidf9391,public X-Google-Thread: 10eb3b,53f9f7cceb4d817f X-Google-Attributes: gid10eb3b,public X-Google-Thread: 10cbb9,53f9f7cceb4d817f X-Google-Attributes: gid10cbb9,public X-Google-Thread: fcfb9,d0123b843bd8782d X-Google-Attributes: gidfcfb9,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-03-27 12:47:56 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!sn-xit-02!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!newsswitch.lcs.mit.edu!newsfeed.cwix.com!newsfeed1.cidera.com!Cidera!cyclone.socal.rr.com!cyclone3.kc.rr.com!news3.kc.rr.com!typhoon.columbus.rr.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Not Here" Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art,alt.seduction.fast,comp.os.linux.advocacy,comp.text.tex,alt.flame.jesus.christ,comp.sys.mac.advocacy,comp.unix.bsd.openbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.misc,sci.physics References: <3CA18BA6.1C0@_REMOVETHIS_erols.com> <3CA1691A.88F49844@csse.monash.edu.au> <3CA1966B.605@_REMOVETHIS_erols.com> <3CA173D1.7487D861@csse.monash.edu.au> <3CA2179C.198B6F6F@greyREMOVErock.org> Subject: Re: A question for those interested in physics... Lines: 49 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Message-ID: Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 20:47:53 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.160.171.184 X-Complaints-To: abuse@rr.com X-Trace: typhoon.columbus.rr.com 1017262073 24.160.171.184 (Wed, 27 Mar 2002 15:47:53 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 15:47:53 EST Organization: Road Runner High Speed Online -- Columbus Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:16326 alt.seduction.fast:80516 comp.os.linux.advocacy:220138 comp.text.tex:43648 alt.flame.jesus.christ:74411 comp.sys.mac.advocacy:136937 comp.unix.bsd.openbsd.misc:14933 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:52774 comp.unix.bsd.misc:1252 sci.physics:164684 "Elizabeth" wrote in message news:3CA2179C.198B6F6F@greyREMOVErock.org... > David Squire wrote: > > > > "Dr. Rev. Chuck, M.D., P.A." wrote: > > > > > David Squire wrote: > > > > > > > > "Dr. Rev. Chuck, M.D., P.A." wrote: > > > > > > > > > none wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > As far as comparing them to rain... Lead is a lot heavier than water and > > > > > > will come down quite a bit faster, > > > > > > > > > > Nope. > > > > > > > > If its in a pellet the same size and shape it will. The force due to air > > > > resistance will be the same in both cases, whereas the force due to gravity > > > > will be higher on the lead pellet, due to its higher mass - it is more than > > > > 11 times more dense. > > > > > > Does the name "Galileo" ring a bell? > > > > Does "in a vacuum" ring a bell? > > > > Galileo's result is true only in the absence of air resistance. You can try it at > > home: drop a feather and a ball bearing from the same height and time their > > descents. > > > > D. > If you ring a bell in a vacuum does it make a sound? You probably know the answer to that one Elizabeth, but i will try to enlighten all who don't know. Sound waves need some form of matter in order to travel. Since there is no form of matter in a perfect vacuum, one would have to conclude that the sound waves travel only through the object that made the sound, i.e. the bell. Am I close? > Elizabeth