I think this was a video simply about the concept air resistance. But, if the question is which one is most effected by air resistance, I don’t think the answer is that they are both effected the same. The elephant’s case is more straightforward because we only have to consider the downward force of gravity and the upward force of air resistance. And, like he said, at a certain point these forces will become equal and the elephant will reach terminal velocity. By increasing the elephant’s surface area with a parachute, terminal velocity will be reached sooner. The feather is trickier because the forces on it are multiple in real life. The feather will face lateral forces from the wind and calculating the time it takes to descend, if both are dropped from the same height, would be next to impossible. Its descent would vary every time regardless of its mass, gravity, and air resistance. I’m only writing this because I’m a little bored, but please let me know if I’m missing something or if I’m just plain wrong in my conclusion. Thanks. Good video 😊!
I think this was a video simply about the concept air resistance. But, if the question is which one is most effected by air resistance, I don’t think the answer is that they are both effected the same. The elephant’s case is more straightforward because we only have to consider the downward force of gravity and the upward force of air resistance. And, like he said, at a certain point these forces will become equal and the elephant will reach terminal velocity. By increasing the elephant’s surface area with a parachute, terminal velocity will be reached sooner. The feather is trickier because the forces on it are multiple in real life. The feather will face lateral forces from the wind and calculating the time it takes to descend, if both are dropped from the same height, would be next to impossible. Its descent would vary every time regardless of its mass, gravity, and air resistance. I’m only writing this because I’m a little bored, but please let me know if I’m missing something or if I’m just plain wrong in my conclusion. Thanks. Good video 😊!
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Think of Tanks dropped out of Hercules planes or The shuttle out of space landing on Dessert service.
Measure air resistance & rolling resistance accurately just in 2 minutes without any instruments. Wait for my video coming soon.