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Old 06-29-09 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Shimagnolo
A table tennis ball is 40mm in diameter, and weigh 2.7 grams.
A lead sphere of 40mm in diameter weighs ~380 grams.
Same size, same shape, same Cd, but different weight.

You are saying they will have the same terminal velocity.
I can't remember who it was (and I'm not gonna check) that didn't want to hear this again, but The speed of a falling body is independent of its weight.
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