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Old 04-15-2008, 05:41 PM   #2878 (permalink)
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Re: Its oh so quiet Shh Shh

No, rate of acceleration would vary depending on the force driving the object. The force in this instance being gravity, 'free-falling' would exclude such aerodynamic objects as feathers etc.... let's say, for the sake of argument, a small steel sphere dropped from a great height.
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