After a lengthy investigation by a respected government department tasked with scientific investigation they have stated that it went through a period of free fall acceleration.
sophiecentaur:
I'm not clear from your reply if you suggesting that the inertia of the collapsing building was enough...
To clarify, as initially stated I started this thread in an attempt to get to the bottom of a physics mystery.
I'd chosen to obscure the true nature of the mystery due to the distinct possibility that the ramifications would interfere with the confirmation of established science.
I was...
The object is within a couple of hundred metres of Earth.
To use an analogy, it‘s like a book is sitting on a table or perhaps more accurately a book sitting on a pile of books.
It then appears to fall straight through the table or pile of books, going through a period of freefall...
Once again I thank you all for your replies. We need to get to the bottom of this mystery as it is really quite important and I don't say that lightly. We're nearly there, I just need to qualify a couple more points before revealing the whole mystery.
Apologies for repeating myself:
To...
Thanks again for the replies.
To expand upon the mystery, the free-falling object is known and accepted to have gone through a period of free-fall acceleration, yet there was, or appeared to be, something of considerable mass and rigidity directly in it's path to Earth.
Would it be correct to...
Thank you ever so much for your reply.
From your answer it seems that I'm looking for a mechanical engineer specializing in building construction.
I'm just at the consultation stage so I won't need the team just yet.
So where might I find a mechanical engineer on this board?
Thanks again to everyone for your responses.
This is exactly how I wanted to solve the mystery and establish the facts.
Yes the initial velocity is 0. It's not being pushed or pulled towards ground, unless the sheer weight of an object can change the velocity? I seem to remember that a feather...
Thank you ever so much for the extremely prompt reply.
It's obvious to me from your answer that your physics knowledge is far superior to mine, so please excuse my ignorance.
Anyway back to the mystery.
If a free-falling object was known and accepted to have gone through a period of free-fall...
hi,
i assume this would be a structural engineer or an architect.
i assume that an architect would have to have a good understanding of physics, especially when designing large buildings.
i assume that there are regulations based on the historical performance of various construction...
hi,
thanks for taking time to read my first post.
i'm trying to solve a little mystery and would like to do so in a methodical and logical way.
it is my basic understanding that free-fall acceleration is a constant on Earth of 9.8m/sec2
that if an object is released from a height it...