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You're describing a behavior that Galileo proved false 500 years ago. Gravity does not pull heavier things down faster.

If you can eliminate the effects of air resistance, then anything you drop from the same height hits the ground at the same time, whether you drop a feather, a Baseball, or a brick.

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Does gravity effect how fast a toy car may go down a ramp?

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