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ur dada so buff he falls significantly faster than g (mander.xyz)
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Tap for spoilerThe bowling ball isn’t falling to the earth faster. The higher perceived acceleration is due to the earth falling toward the bowling ball.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

It won't cause the perception to differ because the difference is so small it's impossible to measure