In this video Bill Nye is throwing different objects of different weights off of a parking deck and onto a target three stories below. The time each object took to hit the ground after leaving Nye's hands is the same, even though we didn't time it. You can tell this from watching the video, but also because we know that the force of gravity on objects is always 10 m/s squared, when you disregard air resistance. Because of this each object took the same amount of time to hit the ground.
I loved the video! Billy Nye is always able to explain difficult concepts! The video gives you a real life example of physics at work. We know that the force of gravity is 9.8m/s however when an object is in free fall the object is accelerating therefore we say that the force of gravity is 9.8m/s squared.
I loved the video! Billy Nye is always able to explain difficult concepts! The video gives you a real life example of physics at work. We know that the force of gravity is 9.8m/s however when an object is in free fall the object is accelerating therefore we say that the force of gravity is 9.8m/s squared.
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