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Old 05-19-2009, 02:08 AM   #32 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by cybermike View Post
Weird, my physics knowledge trumps my reading ability. I thought for sure he was comparing the falling speed of the pen to the fall speed the Apollo astronauts' "heavy boots" with that statement. A feather would still fall slower on earth than on the moon though :P
The feather would still fall slower on the Moon. 1/6th the gravity of Earth. A feather seems to fall slower than other objects on Earth due to the air slowing it down.
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