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Originally Posted by
mschwett
yes, and the force which acts/depends on mass is gravity, so the root cause of moving downhill at all is gravity! that was my initial and subsequent point, despite being well aware that the rate of acceleration from gravity is not dependent on mass. i remember that much physics
with dramatically reduced gravity but similar aerodynamic friction (say inside a habitat on the moon), the result would be different.
Assume a spherical cow in a vacuum.....
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