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Two boys (same height) are standing on a bridge each boy throws a rock straight down into the river below. they throw the rock at the same time, but one rock hits the water before the other one. how is
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Two boys (same height) are standing on a bridge each boy throws a rock straight down into the river below. they throw the rock at the same time, but one rock hits the water before the other one. how is this possible? g

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Gravity accelerates all rocks equally. If one rock landed before the other one did, it must have been thrown harder, and had greater initial speed.
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Perhaps one threw it at a greater velocity?
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