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RE: Scaling - Why Ants Bounce But Elephants Go Splat
This greatly depends on the objects that are dropped, the height the experiment is performed from and wether or not it is conducted in a vacuum. In a vacuum a feather and a bowling ball will hit at the same time whereas outside of a vacuum the results are completely different.
As an objects mass increases it has a tendency to overcome air resistance and obtain maximum velocity quicker. At least that’s how I understand it. Please correct me if I’m wrong.
Well its obviously a bit more complicated than that e.g. the shape of the object can have a huge effect on it's falling velocity in air.
Just think of the difference between a closed and an open parachute both of which have exactly the same mass.