How do you eliminate air resistance?

Answer 1

Air resistance is caused by bumping into air particles. This creates a force in the opposite direction to the one in which you are travelling. A good way to think of this is when a person jumps out of a plane. A person is heavy with not a lot of surface area (high density) therefore air does not slow the person down hugely as few particles are hit. However when a parachute is opened the mass of the person stays the same however the surface area of the persons mass is increased by opening a parachute. As theres a larger surface area more air particles are creating an opposing force which slows the person down.

So in answer to the question the easiest way to "eliminate" air resistance is to use objects with a large mass and small surface area.

Answer 2

To reduce air resistance, you can streamline the shape of an object to minimize surface area exposed to air, use smooth and polished surfaces to minimize friction with air molecules, and reduce the object's speed or use aerodynamic designs to minimize drag. In some cases, you can also create a vacuum environment to eliminate air resistance entirely.