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Only educational fact was wrong

posted 16 years ago by Raymond_h_smith_jr
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In the beginning she was talking about here "schooling"

She says "two items dropped fall at the same speed no matter what size they are"

It's actually opposite. Two items of different weight fall at the same speed, it's size that determens how fast they fall. Not the other way around.

I know it's a kids movie, but if you only have 1 educational thing in the movie why make it wrong on purpose??

just because I can't spell does'nt mean your right

[–] s_m_ob 16 years ago

It's not necessarily wrong, they just have to be in a vacuum, schools usually use this as a way to explain mass and gravity.

What the *beep* is the internet??

[–] Raymond_h_smith_jr 16 years ago

but life isn't in a vacuum

So it still makes no sence to get it wrong

just because I can't spell does'nt mean your right

[–] max_demian 13 years ago

Actually two objects of different masses accelerate at the same rate (subject to wind resistence).