APOLLO 15 Hammer and Feather

Dave Scott performs Galileo's famous experiment on the moon, using a hammer and a feather.

Original courtesy NASA.

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[onetwonine2]

Awesome gravity experiment. WIth no air resistance on the falcon feather it falls just as quickly as the hammer.

[squidinkUK]

These movies never ceases to amaze! This film shows such a simple exercise but illustrates Galileo's hypothesis perfectly.

[wrraith450]

@hornetgreen1 You're aware that it wouldn't matter if it had a rod in, right?

[hornetgreen1]

It faked with a metal rod in the feather

[kiowa2000]

@revivalero25 NO es una linterna lo que trae el astronauta en la mano derecha, es un martillo, (hammer) como se titula el experimento, un martillo y una pluma caeran al mismo tiempo sin resistencia del aire por falta de atmosferia. Me gustaria ver una linterna y una pluma caer al mismo tiempo dentro del agua. (como es posible que haya gente que todavia crea que los viajes a la luna fueron un engaño).

[miln40]

I wonder if those beeps are censor words haha ;) Apollo missions are aaaaawesome

[CT2507]

@squidinkUK illustrates how gullible people are perfectly.

[CT2507]

@onetwonine2 hahaha... and u believed it?! :)

[bears7777777]

in Soviet Russia, feather falls faster than hammer. :-)

[revivalero25]

yo practico submarinismo y si se fijan cuando tira la linterna es el mismo movimiento que hace en el agua, atencion al mango de la linterna, esta realizado en una piscina o algo parecido....

[psychonaut25]

Stop!! Hammer Time!!

[orientalarab]

1:20 Amazing experiment!! but clean up afterwards dont leave feathers and hammers on the ground. keep the moon tidy guys ;)