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Tap for spoilerThe bowling ball isn’t falling to the earth faster. The higher perceived acceleration is due to the earth falling toward the bowling ball.

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[-] barsoap@lemm.ee 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Quick intuition boost for the non-believers: What do things look like if you're standing on the surface of the bowling ball? Are feather and earth falling towards you at the same speed, or is there a difference?

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