A spring is hanging from a ceiling, and you attached a mass to it.

 

First scenario: You support the mass by your hand from the spring's uncompressed position and slowly released it at it goes to stop.

 

Second scenario: From the uncompressed position of the spring, you let the mass dropped quickly.

 

Question: Is the maximum (extension) stretch of the spring when mass is dropped quickly, equal to the stretch of the string when the mass is released slowly?

 

What are your thoughts on the answer?

This is an easy experiment to try for yourself.

 

Don't be a Greek and guess.

 

See if you can then explain the results.

This is an easy experiment to try for yourself.

 

Don't be a Greek and guess.

 

See if you can then explain the results.

Surely they've shaken that stereotype by now...

 

Surely they've shaken that stereotype by now...

 

 

I don't think Aristotle will ever live that horse down.

 

I don't think Aristotle will ever live that horse down.

Yeah, I guess that Greek urned it...

 

Yeah, I guess that Greek urned it...

 

 

Ha Ha, but

 

There was a serious message in my comment. Are you familiar with the story of the famous Ancient Greek Philosophers and the Horse's teeth?

 

Ha Ha, but

 

There was a serious message in my comment. Are you familiar with the story of the famous Ancient Greek Philosophers and the Horse's teeth?

Just a joke, but didn't know there was anything behind it. More massive things fall faster etc. Intuitive but untested in Aristotelian Physics etc.