https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/physics_0512158/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=580020urn:hackerpapers:mention:physics_0512158:580020Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:18:32 GMT<p>Again with the visualizing of a pre-newtonian world, a few years ago a physics TA (now a lecturer) made some observations on his Q&amp;A sessions with some 1st years in Cambridge- they didn&#x27;t hold up too well either but then again, changing your mental model of how the world works is no easy task I guess. http://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0512158 &quot;1.4 Heavier objects fall faster The classic Aristotelian belief is that heavier objects fall faster than lighter objects. Surely three hundred years after Galileo showed otherwise, students no longer share this belief? Unfortunately, many do, but the belief…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/physics_0512158/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>physics.ed-ph