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Re: A Parents' Day gem


"Emilio O. Roxin" <EROXIN@URIACC.URI.EDU> writes:
Hi!
So, the parent believes that in a fast moving train, objects fall
slower that if the train would stand still!!! I personally
like "gedankening", but I agree with Ludwik that it does not
substitute for real experimentation.

How can you set up this experiment on a fast moving train?

Herb Gottlieb from New York City
(Where we have lots of fast moving trains)