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Why does a feather drift back and forth as it falls ? (I’m confused I think it has something to do with terminal velocity though in my mind)
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Why does a feather drift back and forth as it falls ?

(I’m confused I think it has something to do with terminal velocity though in my mind)

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you are very most correct

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it does have something to do with terminal velocity and because the weight is so light of it any tiny gust of wind can push it back and forth and because wind is never stable thats why it moves side to side

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