Which came first the chicken or the egg, when dropped from the Eiffel Tower?

Answer 1

assuming the chicken is immobilized (unable to fly on its own)
assuming the chicken is of bigger dimension and size and weight than the egg
assuming both chicken and egg dropped from the same height
assuming both chicken and egg dropped at the same time
assuming there is no air movement (eg. wind)

ANSWER #1 - when air resistance is ignored - easier
Both will land on the same time since gravitational attraction force (Fgrav) acts to each body proportional to their mass such that downward acceleration of each object will be the same throughout.
1. Same initial velocity (zero)
2. Same downward acceleration (9.81)
3. Same distance covered (assumption)
--> both objects will reach the ground at the same time

ANSWER #2 - when air resistance is taken into account (harder)

As the speed of the falling objects (chicken and egg) is increasing, upward drag forces (Fd) experienced by the objects is increasing. There is a point where upward Fd experienced by one object will be equal to the downward Fgrav acting on it such that there will no net force acting on the object --> acceleration is zero --> speed becomes constant (reach terminal velocity)

The trickiest part here is that Fgrav experienced by each object - chicken and egg is DIFFERENT since they have different masses (Fgrav = Mass of object x 9.81).

One can expect to find that the object which reaches terminal velocity faster will reach the ground at later time OR the object that reaches terminal velocity at later time (or does not reach terminal velocity at all) will hit the ground faster.

Generally, lighter object reach terminal velocity faster and hence hit the ground latter.

ASSUMING that Fd on each object increases at similar rate, chicken will reach the ground faster since it has greater mass. ^

This assumption however is highly debatable since Fd depends on various object properties such as surface area, surface material, shape, volume and etcetera. However, based on the data that I got, such assumption ^ is reasonable.

Answer 2

It's an eggistentialist problem. In these eggstreme sports; it's oeufull falling from the Eiffel tower. The egg is usually beaten in the scramble but occasionally stuffs the chicken.

Answer 3

I'm in Paris and go by the Eiffel Tower on my way home.

I'll give it a try. But I reckon the egg will land first - the chicken is likely to make at least an attempt at flying which must slow it's descent a little ;-)

Answer 4

the thought of evolution states that species exchange by way of the years via utilising mutation and sexual reproduction. because deoxyribonucleic acid may be changed in basic terms in the past delivery, it quite is argued that a mutation ought to have taken place at thought or interior of an egg such that a creature equivalent to a poultry, yet no longer a poultry, laid the 1st poultry eggs. those eggs then hatched into chickens that inbred to offer a residing inhabitants.subsequently, in this easy, the two the poultry and the form of its egg developed concurrently from birds that, at the same time as no longer of the comparable right species, progressively grew to grow to be further and added like modern-day chickens by way of the years.

Answer 5

The egg

Answer 6

what is dropped from the tower, mention that please.if chicken and egg both are dropped from the tower simultaneously both will reach the ground at same time(ignoring air friction).
if not, in practical egg will reach first.

Answer 7

The Egg, because the chicken showing its beauty and cleverness flew away,

unless of course it had had its wing feathers clipped...unlike my pet chicken Rodney, who flew away last week

Answer 8

The egg. It's more aerodynamic. And will travel at a faster speed

Answer 9

Nah de egg fust de chicken jus fly away so

Answer 10

the egg