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Suppose Galileo dropped a lead ball ( 100 kilograms) and a glass ball ( 1 kilogram) from the leading tower of pisa. Which one hit the ground first ?
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Suppose Galileo dropped a lead ball ( 100 kilograms) and a glass ball ( 1 kilogram) from the leading tower of pisa. Which one hit the ground first ?

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In the real world it depends on the size of each ball. If you can ignore air resistance then they both hit the ground at the same time. Galileo became pretty sure of this after trying it several times.
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