Will a watermelon fall faster than an egg?

If I release a watermelon and an egg from the same height, then the watermelon will hit the ground first.

• 1x Large Red Seedless Watermelon

• 1x Large Egg

• Elevated Surface

• Camera To Record

1. Gather your materials

2. Place a camera on the floor close to the elevated surface where you will drop your watermelon and egg.

3. Go up to the elevated surface

4. Press record on the camera.

5. Grab your watermelon and your egg so theat

6. Drop the watermelon and the egg off the edge where the camera can record it.

7. Look at the footage your camera recorded.

8. Repeat this process two more times.

Dependent Variable : The speed that they hit the ground.

Independent Variable : The watermelon and egg.

Constant : The distance above the ground.

"Will a watermelon fall faster than an egg?" is the question I have asked and answered.If you have heard Galileo Galilei's famous gravity experiment, which you probably have, then you also know my results."If I release a watermelon and an egg from the same height, then the watermelon will hit the ground first" is what I originally thought. Like Galileo’s results, the heavier object, the watermelon, and the lighter object, the egg hit the ground at the same time. What I did was what anyone would have done : I got my watermelon and my egg then dropped them from the same height.

The purpose of this experiment was to find out if the mass of an object impacts how fast it will fall. Another purpose of this experiment is to confirm the findings of Galileo Galilei. My problem statement is “If I Release A Watermelon And An Egg From The Same Height Then The Watermelon Will Hit The Ground First” was incorrect. Galileo and I both found that the mass of an object does not impact the speed of descent.

I have done the experiment three times from three different angles. Every single shot (that was visible) has shown that they hit the ground at the same time. Sometimes my dad, the person who dropped the watermelon, dropped the egg slightly before in the second trial. It did not affect the overall results.

My dad dropped the watermelon and the egg and my mom, sister, and I recorded. The data I got has shown that mass does not affect the speed of descent.

It has also proven that Galileo was right.

The major findings I found were the whole of the results. The possible reasons for this are that they both reach terminal velocity. Another possible reason for this is the aerodynamics of the egg. My research could be used for storm sensors. It could also be used for cloud seeding. It can be improved by dropping it from higher up.

This could help some scientists trying to discover the best form of parachute. It could maybe also help people with the fastest and most effective water balloon.

Jon Cartwright.“The Descent Of Mass.”physicsworld.com, 13 October 2016, https://physicsworld.com/a/the-descent-of-mass/#

Rhett Allain. “Do Heavier Objects Really Fall Faster?.” wired.com, 10.16.2013, https://www.wired.com/2013/10/do-heavier-objects-really-fall-faster/

“10.9 Acceleration Due to Gravity.” flexbooks.ck12.org, Feb 28, 2020, https://flexbooks.ck12.org/cbook/ck-12-middle-school-physical-science-flexbook-2.0/section/10.9/primary/lesson/acceleration-due-to-gravity-ms-ps

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