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Soviet tower-mounted atomic bomb test at Semipalatinsk 1956

Galaxies on Instagram: "In a vacuum, all objects, regardless of their mass, fall at the same speed due to the absence of air resistance. This phenomenon is explained by Galileo’s principle of equivalence, which states that the acceleration due to gravity is the same for all objects. Hence, a bowling ball and a feather will fall at the same rate in a vacuum. On planets with no atmosphere, such as Mercury, the same principle applies. Without atmospheric drag, the bowling ball and the feather exper