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2.6. Long Stick and a Ball Dropping Down

The Experiment

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This video shows the experiment, where the long stick and the ball are released at the same moment in time and the stick hits the floor, when the ball is still half a meter in the air.

What about the rule that all objects experience the same acceleration in free fall?

falling_stick_2.mpg (13 MB)

falling_stick_2.wmv (0,8 MB) (lower resolution)