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Does Gravity Pull Everything Equally Regardless of Mass?

šŸ’” The Answer

  • In a vacuum, all objects fall at the same acceleration rate due to gravity.
  • This was famously demonstrated by Apollo 15 astronaut David Scott with a hammer and feather.
  • The equivalence principle is a cornerstone of Einstein's general relativity.
  • Air resistance disrupts this equality on Earth, but in a vacuum it holds perfectly.

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