Posted by Wayne Parham [ 67.67.28.253 ] on January 17, 2005 at 13:47:30:

In Reply to: Re: Basshorns - Pro and Con posted by Earl Geddes on January 17, 2005 at 13:19:35:

Sure, if someone asks how fast a rock falls, you could go into the matter of the Earth's rotation and being in orbit around the Sun which is also in motion. You could make the point that the rock isn't really falling and that its motion isn't a straight line. You might describe the effects of wind resistance and aerodynamics. Or you could just tell them that the rock will accelerate towards the ground at the rate of 9.8m/s/s.

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