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minus-squarepikmeir@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoFor anyone wondering it’s because the bowling ball slightly pulls the earth faster toward itself. This amount is too small to possibly measure. But imagine if the bowling ball were the size of another Earth and it’s easier to see why it happens.
minus-squareTar_Alcaran@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoWhen you drop them at the same time, it doesn’t matter though.
For anyone wondering it’s because the bowling ball slightly pulls the earth faster toward itself. This amount is too small to possibly measure. But imagine if the bowling ball were the size of another Earth and it’s easier to see why it happens.
When you drop them at the same time, it doesn’t matter though.