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    Undergrad Does an accelerating object exert less force due to Newton's third law?

    The object accelerating downward exerts less force on the part below than if it were being held in place, But this is a reflexive situation: the lower section exerts less retarding force on the descending object - Newton's 3rd law. If the retarding force were greater, the object would have less...
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    Undergrad How did the top section of the WTC towers fall through the lower sections?

    Collapse of WTC towers... Hi all, I am a Layman in physics unfortunately, this is my first post so be kind please. I Know that an object accelerating downward exerts less force on the part below than if it were being held in place, But how does this relate to the top section of the WTC...