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But wouldn't that just mean the spool that rolls takes the longer to travel the same vertical distance as the spool that just falls? Whereas they both reach the end of the thread at the same time?

Yes, I was referring to the rate at which the thread unwinds.

QUESTION: Say you have two spools of thread. Let's assume it's a sturdy, but mass-less thread. You unwrap one spool entirely and gather up the loose thread in your hand in such a way that it doesn't knot, and let it hang from a certain measured height. The other spool you hold from the same...