Bricks and 1 ton of feathers and you drop them out of a 50 story building which one would hit the ground first?
2006-08-03 18:38:02 · 26 answers · asked by ghostguff 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
The bricks. It is because of the density of the bricks that make then pick up speed faster. Physics my dear! :)
2006-08-03 18:42:03 · answer #1 · answered by greentree 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They'd hit at the same time.....unless the feathers were 'loose' and they floated away making the one ton of feathers actually less than a ton and obviously lighter; resulting in the ton of bricks hitting the ground first.
(whew..what a run on sentence....obviously it's time to quit drinking coffee) lol
2006-08-04 01:43:58 · answer #2 · answered by baciandrio 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are bound together, (for example: the feather in a large bag) then both bags will hit the ground at the same time. (Newtonian Gravitational Principles)
If they are dropped loose, (for example: the bag of feathers cut open) then the bricks will hit first, as the feathers will provide enough resistance to slow their descent. (Drag)
2006-08-04 01:51:25 · answer #3 · answered by Jim T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you were in a air tight room they would hit at the same time but since air is the issue then they would not weigh the same and the air would cause the feathers to float because the air would slow them up .
2006-08-04 01:52:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bricks. If they are contained within the same type of vessel, they would hit at the same time. Is this building in a vacuum ?
2006-08-04 01:41:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
~The one you let go of first. One assumes, of course, that they are bundled. If the feathers are loose, some of them may travel on wind currents for miles before hitting the ground. But such a provocative question. I'll bet Isaac Newton and Galileo wish they had thought of it.
2006-08-04 01:44:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the bricks cause the feathers would float down
2006-08-04 01:42:05 · answer #7 · answered by Aaron 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a controlled vacuum environment (in other words, no air at all), they would hit the ground at the same time.
2006-08-04 01:43:31 · answer #8 · answered by cakeeater0119 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will reach the ground simultaneously. The pull of gravity is proportional to the weight of the matter.
2006-08-04 01:43:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bricks but if the feathers are sicked together feather mite
2006-08-04 01:41:43 · answer #10 · answered by bigboi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋