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That's not logical.

Of course it's logical. The heavier they are, the more force is exerted
on them. You can test this by dropping a stone and a feather.

As it turns out, in our universe, increased inertia exactly
counterbalances the increased gravitational force, but there is no
(logical) reason for the universe to operate that way. In fact, I am
not convinced that it does operate that way to the last decimal point.

If logic were sufficient, there would be no experimental physics.

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Of course it's logical. The heavier they are, the more force is exerted
on them. You can test this by dropping a stone and a feather.


I'd have to do it in a vacuum to eliminate the drag force.

I'd have to do it in a vacuum to eliminate the drag force.

Huh? Drag force isn't logical. It is an empirical observation.

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Huh? Drag force isn't logical.

It is to me.

Huh? Drag force isn't logical.
It is to me.

No, it is merely consistant with your experience. That is empirical,
not theoretical. Drag force can be derived in theory, but that requires
knowledge of atoms and molecules, which themselves are not logical. The
universe could be made up of wiggly strings, for all we know. That it
is made up of atoms is another =experimental= result.

That they are governed by quantum mechanics is yet =another=
experimental result, which is most =definately= not logical.

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No, it is merely consistant with your experience. That is empirical, not
theoretical. Drag force can be derived in theory, but that requires
knowledge of atoms and molecules, which themselves are not logical. The
universe could be made up of wiggly strings, for all we know. That it is
made up of atoms is another =experimental= result.

That they are governed by quantum mechanics is yet =another= experimental
result, which is most =definately= not logical.


Nope, it's logical to me.

... quantum mechanics [...] is most =definately= not logical.
Nope, it's logical to me.

That explains a lot.

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Jose wrote:
I'd have to do it in a vacuum to eliminate the drag force.

Huh? Drag force isn't logical. It is an empirical observation.

Sure it is. You are moving one thing through another thing. It is
quite logical that the thing you are moving through is going to be
unhappy about that and resist your motion! :-)

Matt