Cats falling from super-high heights have a greater chance of survival than low-rise falls. That depends on two things: air resistance and apparent weight.

Falling objects in orbit show Einstein was right — again An experiment provides the most precise confirmation yet of a key tenet of general relativity ...

To determine what kind of force an object falling from a certain height generates, calculations can be done around the physics of gravity. For example, an eight-pound wrench dropped 200 feet would hit ...

In the absence of air resistance, an object falling near the surface of the Earth should trace out a parabola, with an acceleration of 9.8 m/s 2 downward.

This persnickety number determines the strength of magnetic fields. It figures in everything from motors and generators to ...

Physics of irregular objects on inclined planes probed Date: March 28, 2025 Source: Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Summary: How gravity causes a perfectly ...

Physics and Python stuff. Most of the videos here are either adapted from class lectures or solving physics problems. I really like to use numerical calculations without all the fancy programming ...

Thus, falling from high floors should have more unpleasant consequences than from low floors. But this way of thinking about the feline free-fall ignores air resistance.

A new study investigated whether the perceived acceleration of an object is influenced by its direction. Findings showed a bias in the perceived acceleration of falling objects.