🪶⚽ Why do a feather and a ball fall at the same time in a vacuum?

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🤔 What usually happens?

On Earth:

• A ball falls fast
• A feather falls slowly

So we think:
👉 “Heavy things fall faster than light things”

But that’s not the real reason.

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🌬️ The real reason: AIR RESISTANCE

• Air pushes against objects when they fall
• A feather has a large surface → more air push → slows down
• A ball has less air push → falls faster

🧠 So air, not weight, makes the difference.

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🚀 What is a vacuum?

A vacuum is a place with no air at all.

No air means:
❌ No air resistance
❌ No slowing down

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🪶⚽ What happens in a vacuum?

• Feather and ball are pulled by gravity
• Gravity pulls everything the same way
• Both fall at the same speed

👉 They hit the ground together!

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🧪 Famous experiment

• Astronauts did this on the Moon
• Moon has almost no air
• Feather and hammer fell together 🌕

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🧠 Simple rule to remember

Without air, all objects fall the same way

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🌟 Easy example for kids

Imagine:

• Falling in water 💦 (lots of resistance)
• Falling in air 🌬️ (some resistance)
• Falling in space 🚀 (no resistance)

Less resistance = faster fall

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📌 One-line summary

Feather and ball fall together in a vacuum because there is no air to slow the feather.

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