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Why is the freefall accelleration different in this diagram ?

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Why is the freefall accelleration different in this diagram ?
« on: 04/01/2023 16:09:37 »
I have made many attempts to drop a hammer horizontally with 100% failures . The hammer head always accellerates faster than the shaft and the hammer drops vertically .
According to science all things fall at the same speed ?


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Re: Why is the freefall accelleration different in this diagram ?
« Reply #1 on: 04/01/2023 16:23:59 »
Try it in a vacuum. Also try suspending the hammer with a single piece of string at the balance point, then cut the string.

You have two practical problems with this demonstration: air resistance will slow the acceleration of the shaft more than the head, and if you don't use the string method, it's difficult to release the hammer cleanly without inducing some rotation. 

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Re: Why is the freefall accelleration different in this diagram ?
« Reply #2 on: 04/01/2023 16:27:09 »
Without knowing the details, your method of dropping it might be to blame.
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Re: Why is the freefall accelleration different in this diagram ?
« Reply #3 on: 04/01/2023 17:03:30 »
Quote from: Kryptid on 04/01/2023 16:27:09
Without knowing the details, your method of dropping it might be to blame.

You might be right , I have searched for a vacuum drop of a hammer but they all seem to have removed the shaft and just drop the hammer head .
I would like to see the horizontal drop in a vacuum of a complete hammer but don't have access to that sort of facilities .
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