if on earth you were in a air sealed vaccumed room with a air tank and dropped a elephent and a feather?

Question

READ: which would hit firstt or would both hit at the same rate because gravity is the only force acting upon them would they drop slower or faster or would they float slightly or what would happen.

Answer 1

They would both drop at the same speed so the elephant would hit the ground first (the outside of an elephant is a lot further from its centre of mass than the feather (unless it was a really big feather)). If you do try this don't tell anyone, you could be in big trouble with animal rights groups.

Best of Luck - Mike

Answer 2

Both would fall at the same rate. If they were both dropped from the same height above the surface, both would hit the surface at the same time. Gravity is not the only force acting on them, but it would usually be the dominant force in that situation. For example, electrostatic forces would still act on the two, even in a vacuum. But, unless the room or the objects in the room have a significant electric charge, that effect is not significant to the fall of the objects.

Answer 3

The elephant. Though the room is sealed and clean (as it has been vacuumed), there are other forces that act on the feather which have little effect on my mother in la......, I mean the elephant.

Answer 4

Since gravity is the only force acting on them they would both have the same acceleration, and fall in the same amount of time.

Answer 5

On the moon, and astronaut dropped a hammer and a feather and they hit the surface at the same time.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6926891572259784994&q=moon+feather+hammer&hl=en

Answer 6

The feather would drop quicker because it is down.

Answer 7

They would hit at the same time.

Answer 8

they both fall at the same velocity. -9.8 something something (sorry dont remeber my physics class that well)

the elephant would hit the ground first b/c it has a higher mass.

Answer 9

elephant- because of size and weight.