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Why don't we do another experiment

We haven't been doing any experiments, nor discussing any. It is very important that you understand that. Experiment has a rigorous and inflexible definition in science, and its colloquial/incorrect usage is an attack on science. We are only talking about observations.

and have air resistance be the only variable?

I'm following so far; we are only observing air resistance.

If the sheet of paper falls slower than the brick of paper, then you've just proven yet again, that "weight" doesn't matter and the variable that effects air resistance is shape....

Once again, the weight of the page alone is not the reason the page falls. The page falls because its weight is greater than that of the media it displaces. This is true in both shape configurations. The acceleration profile is, however, most influenced by the media and the object's interaction with that media - but this, once again, is not the cause of falling. Drag and buoyant force both play large rolls.

Again, all this shows is that the weight isn't what most largely influences the acceleration profile. That is NOT the same thing as showing that it isn't involved, or furthermore - and the point - that the cause of falling isn't as archimedes describes.

Air can't simultaneously be the thing that's creating the force that makes you fall

No one said it was! As i keep saying, and archimedes formalized more than 2 millennia ago - it is the interplay/relationship between the weight of the object and the weight of the surrounding media which causes falling.

It can't be both

I don't see why you think this, but in any case - no one is claiming it is. You seem to be misunderstanding. Hopefully the above has cleared that up.

Air resistance doesn't prove gravity,

Obviously! Who said it did? If you think it was me, please provide quotes so i can better understand what made you come to this conclusion.

but it certainly disproves your model.

We are not discussing a model. We are discussing the cause of falling (or trying to, anyway).

This is also proven by a parachute slowing your descent despite making your weight heavier, not lighter.

You are still getting distracted. We are talking about archimedes principle and the cause of falling. The fact that things don't all fall the same speed is a tangent that is only helping you to lose focus (also, weren't you arguing the opposite a second ago?!)

358 days ago
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Why don't we do another experiment

We haven't been doing any experiments, nor discussing any. It is very important that you understand that. Experiment has a rigorous and inflexible definition in science, and its colloquial/incorrect usage is an attack on science. We are only talking about observations.

and have air resistance be the only variable?

I'm following so far; we are only observing air resistance.

If the sheet of paper falls slower than the brick of paper, then you've just proven yet again, that "weight" doesn't matter and the variable that effects air resistance is shape....

Once again, the weight of the page is not the reason the page falls. The page falls because its weight is greater than that of the media it displaces. This is true in both shape configurations. The acceleration profile is, however, most influenced by the media and the object's interaction with that media - but this, once again, is not the cause of falling. Drag and buoyant force both play large rolls.

Again, all this shows is that the weight isn't what most largely influences the acceleration profile. That is NOT the same thing as showing that it isn't involved, or furthermore - and the point - that the cause of falling isn't as archimedes describes.

Air can't simultaneously be the thing that's creating the force that makes you fall

No one said it was! As i keep saying, and archimedes formalized more than 2 millennia ago - it is the interplay/relationship between the weight of the object and the weight of the surrounding media which causes falling.

It can't be both

I don't see why you think this, but in any case - no one is claiming it is. You seem to be misunderstanding. Hopefully the above has cleared that up.

Air resistance doesn't prove gravity,

Obviously! Who said it did? If you think it was me, please provide quotes so i can better understand what made you come to this conclusion.

but it certainly disproves your model.

We are not discussing a model. We are discussing the cause of falling (or trying to, anyway).

This is also proven by a parachute slowing your descent despite making your weight heavier, not lighter.

You are still getting distracted. We are talking about archimedes principle and the cause of falling. The fact that things don't all fall the same speed is a tangent that is only helping you to lose focus (also, weren't you arguing the opposite a second ago?!)

358 days ago
1 score