X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,53f9f7cceb4d817f X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-03-26 23:03:42 PST From: b Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: A question for those interested in physics... Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 09:02:08 +0200 Organization: Cuneiform Script Writers Guild Message-ID: <81u1au4it70vibir0jcd6frifi7cvo6vv3@4ax.com> References: X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.9/32.560 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: user15186.vip-za.com X-Trace: 27 Mar 2002 09:00:29 -0800, user15186.vip-za.com Lines: 18 X-Report: Report abuse to newsabuse@vip-za.com Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.cwix.com!newsfeed.nyc.globix.net!infeed.is.co.za!feeder.is.co.za!newsfeed.vip-za.com!batman.vip-za.com!user15186.vip-za.com Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:16307 On Tue, 26 Mar 2002 21:06:38 GMT, Anil wrote in message : >Edwin wrote: >>No, the force of gravity acting on a few ounces of lead can't >>accelerate it to the same velocity it had by being fired out of the gun. >Gravity accelerates everything equally, lead or iron, a few ounces or >many tons. Surprisingly perhaps (depends on what you know), without >air resistence, anything thrown vertically upwards will come down and >hit the ground with the same speed. The faster the initial speed. >The higher it goes before starting downwards and therefore the longer >the gravity has to accelerate it: it all works out. >In practice, air resistance will slow it down. unless the object achieves escape velocity... -- beside.myself@last.com V ybir lbh nyy. Lbh ner nyy fhpu fcrpvny crbcyr. Naq abj V unir gb xvyy lbh.