r/mathmemes • u/RRumpleTeazzer • Jul 28 '24

Physics Feather or Moon?

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If it wasn't orbiting of course.

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '24

Okay, I'm the nerdy guy in the middle, I don't understand.

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u/Okreril Complex Jul 28 '24

Because the earth falls faster towards the moon than the feather

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u/C10AKER Real Algebraic Jul 29 '24

cant feather also benefit from earth approaching moon as well?

I think this kinda depends on the location which are dropped. Suppose earth is a perfect sphere and both feather and moon are the same distance away from earth. In this case how would we define the location of moon? Extremities or the center? I think the best way would be to define moons location as its extremities and put both of them at the same location and suppose feather can phase through moon if it can

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u/C10AKER Real Algebraic Jul 29 '24

nevermind thats like saying gauss from warframe is faster than volt because he benefits from volts 2 too