The hammer-feather drop in the world’s biggest vacuum chamber [video]
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The hammer-feather drop in the world’s biggest vacuum chamber [video]
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#2I know how this will turn out but my intuition is screaming otherwise.
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#3I guess this is a pretty superficial complaint, but this is a 2nd-generation clickbait-site link (posted on io9, reposted on thekidsshouldseethis.com). Why not post the Youtube link directly? This isn't really Hacker News material, anyway.
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#4Yes, you already know the ending, but its worth watching just to see the massive structure.
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#5The space and aerospace programs of the sixties produced some really impressive technologies and facilities. Too bad government spending on technology research went down, just imagine what could be possible.
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#6Seeing as the original site has now fallen over, the actual youtube link is
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#7I guess this is a pretty superficial complaint, but this is a 2nd-generation clickbait-site link (posted on io9, reposted on thekidsshouldseethis.com). Why not post the Youtube link directly? This isn't really Hacker News material, anyway.
Especially since the linked site is starting to hit resource limits. I had to refresh a few times before it would load.
Here's the youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E43-CfukEgs
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#8I know how this will turn out but my intuition is screaming otherwise.
This is a great example of the 'Reality is Unrealistic' trope. The feathers just look so photoshopped falling next to the bowling ball, motionless, unfluttering.
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#9Worth reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equivalence_principle if you don't understand the last part.
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#10I love science. This is a very nice example of it.