If a golf ball and an egg are dropped both at the same time at 600 feet above the sea level who will land fi

Answer 1

The egg would land first because the shape of an object is the most important factor in air resistance, and an egg shape has less resistance than a sphere. Air resistance processes take place behind the body, because that is where they develop vortices . Bodies which are slender at the rear have the smallest resistance.

Answer 2

I suspect the golf ball will land first, the dimpled surface is designed to reduce drag (and improve lift of a spinning ball, but that won't apply here). Of course if you ignore air resistance they would fall at the same speed, but I think the point of this question it to not ignore air resistance.

Answer 3

Depends on whether the egg is hard boiled or not. I wouldn't want to be at the bottom of the fall looking up 600 feet when it came flying!!!

Answer 4

it depends.......the object with more air friction (resistance) will end up falling slower......since golf balls are designed to fly farther, I would assume it will fall faster [ i don't think it will reach terminal velocity in a 600 ft fall , and I think it will have less air resistance...]

On the other hand, the egg does not seem to be as "aerodynamic" as the golf ball, so I believe it would fall slower......sound like a fun experiment..........we need 'MYTH BUSTERS'........

Answer 5

In general, disregarding friction, all objects dropped from the same location land at the same time. You'd have to know the coefficient of friction of each to determine if one would have some friction effect - unlikely.