Two gravity questions driving me nuts! Please!

Subject: Two gravity questions driving me nuts! Please!

Date: Tue May 29 18:09:59 2001
Posted by Michele
Grade level: teacher/prof School: Kansas State University
City: Manhattan State/Province: KS Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 991174199.Ph

Message:


I'm 31 but a high schooler when it comes to physics-unfortunately-it's 
fascinating.  Here are the questions: NOT in a vacuum, I say a golf ball would 
fall faster at a 50 foot drop than a bowling ball due to air reisitance.  I 
understand about the vacuum situation but this was all due to the second 
question: could a quarter kill you if it hit you on edge from the top of the 
Sears Tower?  I checked through many grade archives and could not find the 
answer.  Help!  I need to sleep!

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