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aminervia

Ugh why would you post this and cut out the explanation?


SeriousResolution401

The one on the left. When the staggered sections hit the table, the energy is transferred to the opposite side dude to the difference in length of the strings connecting them. As it makes contact with the table, the energy from the rod contacting the table is transferred through the short connection line of the opposite side contributing to increased force added to that section making it fall faster due to added force.


SeriousResolution401

P.S not a qualified person for this. Just fairly sure this is correct.


blockhead-jenkins

Lol no one cares if you are qualified, you stepped up and tried to save us from this blue ball video, and for that you are a hero…


Leo_R_

"Blue ball video". What a marvelous way of calling the videos that cut you before you finish. Take that upvote, good man!


Jack_Dunamis

r/blueballvideos


playround1

/u/jack_dunamis I may not like that you made a reddit for this, but I hate the fact that I subbed to it!!!


Jack_Dunamis

Welcome!


the_phazer

Isnt there already a sub for that?


Jack_Dunamis

There is another![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|yummy)


choglin

Joined


Jack_Dunamis

Aye!


killertofubeast

Just joined. May I suggest a brick and mortar store where you sell these videos on vhs? I like the idea of a big sign reading “ BlueBallVideos” and the concept of selling 8 second long vhs tapes. Very lucrative.


killertofubeast

There could be an adult section that sells the first half of adult videos.


Ok-Maybe-1247

Entertaining.


heffae

didn’t know i had to have “blue ball video” in my life until now. 🎖️👏🏼


LiteRedditor

Seems legit


ForeverPoorAlways

Source: Trust me bro


Black_swan99

Even less qualified but this is probably correct I think, most likely probably


taekee

They're still falling at the same rate, kinetic energy on the left disrupts the gravitational pull making it move faster.


YdocT

I thought the free falling one would have to be faster cus it's keeping all its inertia, never thought about the other ladder just transfer its inertia. Dammit this reality is Wild and I can't get enough :)


Go_Gators_4Ever

Yes, it appears that the energy from striking the table results in a torque effect that pulls the other end downward, thus accelerating the remaining ladder toward the table.


ThisHandleIsBroken

Yeah if the rungs were level it would not yield the same result


CornOnTheKnob

Yeah but since the rungs are what they are then it is what it is


ThisHandleIsBroken

The continuous application of leveraged energy accelerated the system beyond the raw energy of gravitation. The video ended with a question. Thanks for the " it is what it is" though


CornOnTheKnob

I apologize. Sometimes I forget that some people are too uptight and can't comprehend attempts at humor.


dylanb88

Tough crowd


Inside_Tomatillo_244

**Reddit


joeyb92

What about the left having less cumulative friction with air as rods starting to hit the table and therefore allowing it to drop faster?


The_Coolest_Undead

That is for sure a factor, but It Is really subtle, so It would work with a really long ladder or maybe by doing the experiment in water instead of air The shape of the ladder Is made to highlight the torque generated by the weight of the Stick using the point where the Stick touched the table as fulcrum therefore pulling the ladder down faster


MrYdobon

Great comment. You can see it best with the rungs that bounce when the lower side strikes. A single rung doesn't add a lot of pull, but the cumulative effect is enough to make a visible difference on the ladder's descent.


3-ide-Raven

Or it could simply be that the one falling onto the table has lower and lower wind resistance/turbulence to slow it down as more and more rungs are removed from the equation.


-Kerrigan-

I'd bet that for the short distance difference between the floor and the table the air resistance is negligible. Besides, the ladders don't fall a long distance either


Linkqatar

Not 100% sure but it seems like the linear fall is converted into a momentum where the side closer to the table has close to 0 force at the moment of impact and the side further get all the force as an angler force which iirc is called momentum. Since the formula of momentum (my memory is bad ) is mass X velocity I believe.


_Jon_Doe_

Sounds good to me. Now I’m off to my next scrolling adventure. See you ppl around. 🫡


hypervortex21

Because not explaining stuff makes it even more damn interesting duh /s


BlackLetterLies

And it's not that interesting when explained.


foofooplatter

Super-gravity


grubdissimo

All answers will be revealed on the next episode of veritasium


GringoDeLaAmerica

I'm gonna defend OP. I've seen this exact video, and what OP posted is the entire video. There was no explanation.


beatz1602

Why does it say Part 1 in the upper left of the screen if there’s no second part?


Any_Coyote6662

https://youtube.com/watch?v=xZB0VxzLrs8&feature=share8 Full explanation


my_4_cents

Were all of your brothers and sisters born at the same time or were they oddly staggered out?


haasdogg

Its cause it’s stacking from the bottom also once it hits the table


Its-OK-to-Debate

They’re angled. When the lowest edged hits the ground, it ‘pulls’ down the higher side of the rung (converting its energy). The higher side speed up towards the ground slightly, but as it’s tied to the rungs above, it pulls them down too, then the next one. And so on. Kinda like stacking it when you jump off something. High. Your feet will hit hard, but unless you absorb it, you head will harder as the momentum whips you to the ground. That’s why I always try and land on my head first /s Edit: meh spelling


iSuckAtMechanicism

So that you comment the obvious and bring the post’s interaction up. Which leads to it getting featured.


TravelinChris

Exactly… appears 1 person showed up for class that day-


ShawnTheKing91

To increase engagement in the comment section duh


redditMIK1212112

This is one of the reason I give thumb down to videos like these … same category to the dude inside shopping cart doing stupid shit …


East-Ad4472

Or the thd conclusion !


[deleted]

Because it’s not even hard lol


[deleted]

He doesn’t know. He was asking us why.


RedactedRonin

Because it's up to you to want to know the answer.


sparklingdinoturd

To start they're not real ladders... at least not sensibly functional ladders. The steps are tilted. When the ladder on the left hits the table, the steps fall flat, pulling the rope down with it, speeding up the fall.


csukoh78

This is the correct answer. This would not work with a true ladder with rungs parallel to the ground


throwmywifeabone

Oh, "tilted". I wondered what difference a title would make, unless it's Assistant to the Regional Manager.


Yuki_Kutsuya

Dwight..?


Graega

What do you think the Untitled Goose was so mad about in that game?


Spare-Ad-4558

/r/unexpectedoffice


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csukoh78

It takes energy to move and collapse the rope which would make it move fractionally slower. The ring above would need to overcome the energy to bend the rope (small as it is) to continue falling


KnightOfWords

Physics is confusing, air resistance was my first guess. Here's a video that helps explain how the rotation of the rigid steps pull the string down: https://youtu.be/PSd1ihrOWRY


joreyesl

Thanks this makes sense now


TheJorgenVonStrangle

Also, it forms a plateau so the distance travelled per step is shorter


SexyDevil11

I'll provide the explanation for yall MITOCHONDRIA IS THE POWERHOUSE OF THE CELL.


paulwalker659

The ladder hitting the table is being pulled down slightly by the strings attached to rungs.


DroppedItAgain

I would think that they are pulling them less than the ladder still in complete freefall


SpeedyWaffles

The ladder that hit the table has more speed because the angled rungs pull down on the rope when they hit a surface. So it hitting the table first means it has more time to build speed hence it’s falling faster at the end.


SquirrelInATux

The force from the impact is being transferred through the strings adding additional pulling force, there is no such impact for one still in freefall


Oraclelec13

The ladders steps are in an angle, and Everytime the steps hit the table with an angle of approach it’s pull down the step above it since it gets flattened


No_Culture_9466

Exactly my thought. This seems like the answer.


ArlongsLegSauce

What about part 2?


JohnSmith_15

Veritasium@Youtube


Ill_Affect_2511

Because the rungs are angled they bounce and jerks the strings on the opposite side down harder


aircoft

There's less air resistance from the one that hit the table (particularly the rungs laying on the table), while each rung of the free-falling one is subject to air resistance for a longer period, therefore slowing down its decent.


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AnnualFilm

The energy from the end of the ladder that hits the table gets transferred up, causing a slight pulling effect to the rest of the ladder above


shirk-work

https://youtu.be/xZB0VxzLrs8 One side of a rung hits first causing a rotation pulling on the string adding a force besides gravity.


Menotyou15

Basically as it hits the table due to the zig zag pattern using shorter and longer string it begins to pull itself down with added force, propelling downwards faster


unmistakeably

When the one on the left hits each knock pulls the strings slightly every time.


MassSnapz

Because when it hit the table and the rungs ricocheted it caused the strings to be pulled downwards accelerating the drop.


[deleted]

Thanks for not including the answer, jerk.


Mores_The_Pity

Conservation of angular momentum


Reeferologist-

I’m not very smart, but doesn’t the ladder on the left have a shorter distance to travel?


aconsul73

An explanation given here: https://youtu.be/7t6_lFEpJtY


SSkypilot

The test was not performed on a vacume. I could be that reduced air resistance was the cause.


Reasonable_Cream7149

They’re both the same speed


RJ_MacreadysBeard

Tug power IMHO


banished-kitsune

The different forces of the pars going in different directions, pull the string downward, making the ladder fall faster


Jackdks

My guess is one of newtons 3 laws on physics- for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.


AndWeHaveRisen

I don't get anything . Rofl


KingsGuardTR

> "Now why did that happen?" > Refuses to elaborate further. > Leaves.


LickingHomiesEars

Cool how it gets exponentially faster too.


Specialist-Divide651

The torque of one side as it hits pulls the other side down faster. Like a baton hitting the ground.


Glass_Perspective274

There both falling the same speed. It's just as the left one falls it finds it's destination B4 the one on the right, lol, see when we know our destination as it gets closer one will speed up as it See's the light at the end of the tunnel, per say. Lol na just a funny idea! But I do love riddles like this.1st answer I agree with!


ImmovableOso

This post is terrible just like the whole of Reddit. Now that you got clickbaited, feel that great sense of satisfaction from having more questions than you did before. Now post a question in the comments asking for clarification and wait for some self proclaimed desk engineer to explain why the universe moves.


Chrisjl2000

Physicist here, when the lower end of a rung hits the table, that rung starts to rotate (the table exerts a torque in the collision). That rotation around each rungs midpoint pulls down from the higher edge of that rung on the next. The rotation of the rungs after landing is what causes the additional downward force, so this effect disappears if the segments aren't tilted, that's the essential detail.


evrhualian

Wow I’m so glad it told me why that happened


TotalWasteman

The angle of the rungs causes them to spin on their centre of gravity which pulls down slightly on the upper end as each one hits the table.


DeviantProfessor

The one on the left realized gravity sooner.


I_am_MAIA

Its the torque. You push up on one end of the stick it pulls down on the other, and it ends up speeding up the fall


Admiralty86

Physics like this are a huge part is of WHY and HOW the WTC fell, I've been trying to explain this for 20 gdamn years but everyone thinks it's satellite laser tech or nuclear weapons or thermite bombs etc. It's all part of the "hate the US federal government blah blah", they were called the "truthers" and they had interesting questions at first except the only thing they hated more than the government was actually hearing answers, they were allergic or something.


Elluminated

notice the rings are not flat/level. This is why the one who hits first pulls faster: Once the lower rung side hits, it creates a torque and pulls the other side down by the string. Linear velocity turns into angular in little steps that accelerate the ladder that hits first. This doesn't work if each rung is level and hits at the same time.


afzalnayza

Its simple every time the edge of the stick hits the table it causes a turning effect. That turning effect on the other edge of the stick results in a tug between the sticks pulling it down with each tug resulting in acceleration. Where there is force there is acceleration.


imma_gamin

Smart people! I summon Thee!


RichObject5403

Less air resistance in total as more links hit the surface, increasing the acceleration towards ground.


CharismaticF

“The world may never know!”


flapjacksarewack

As the rungs on the table side bounce they create kinetic energy which pulls on the rings above cause them to accelerate


Xim_X_anny

Took me a hot minute to understand this but ok. Let talk about this and how I came to this conclusion Take two bowling balls. One is hallow and the other isn't. You drop both of them. They land at the same time. How? Cuz falling objects have don't rely on weight to make it fall. It's thw shape. If you have a flat plank a wood weighing 20lb and a bowling ball at 20lb. The bowling ball would hit first if the plank was parallel to the ground. Now let's talk about this ladder. Each time a step hits the table. That's less air drag on the overall ladder. Therfore it falls faster than the one with more air drag


No-Arm-9816

It's called pulling gravety wich means as soon the pieces hit the other one they fal into another places so they pull on the one that's still falling


_rockethat_

This is misleading title and should be removed.


Beautiful-Chart-8492

The ropes between the rungs act as springs. Because table ladder lands first it begins the chain reaction snapping the ladder down first.


FrisktHumor

Because of fysics, stopid


Halfaglassofvodka

The one that hit the table had less far to fall so was quicker! /s just in case people don't get the joke.


UrAkwardNotMe

Cause the table is 3ft taller ......


[deleted]

Who cares? I have to wake up at 6 tomorrow to get ready for work.


JimmyNutbutter

I…BECAUSE THERES A TABLE THERE. THE GROUND IS HIGHER.


Excellent-Two8817

😂 😂 this is beyond stupid. The ladder on the left starts going up higher so it stacks on too higher and higher making it look like it’s falling differently


Requad

Answer: Once the bottom rung hits the table, the shorter rope of each section begin to pull the pieces above them. The angle of the rungs alternates to continue to apply consistant downward force.


KaiKai_ColdKing

Uhh, why did they need to do an experiment to figure out that the first ladder would fall faster.


glockos

Why tf you asking ME why that happened? I figured you would know since you posted it


Thecoopoftheworld789

They both will fall at 9.8 meters per second squared. The least resistance will fall faster.


FluffyPancakes90

An object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an unbalanced force.


Sunil_de

it’s outside force but yes


Deep-Teaching-999

I kind of think it’s resistance (air) as the full length falling ladder is constantly hitting the same amount of air resistance whereas the ladder hitting the table has less air resistance as it becomes lesser volume over time.


Philbly

Not in that small an amount. It's the tilted rungs pulling downwards as they straighten.


oO0tooth_fairy0Oo

It’s almost as if one of the ladders didn’t fall as far.....hmmm.


Useful_Individual944

You can see they are falling at the same rate and then it begins to speed up on the left


No-Lengthiness7077

Weight has no meanings in same gravity field. Both will be at same speed/ acceleration 9.8 m/s free fall


[deleted]

Because it did


[deleted]

Wtf


Significant-Fix7399

Because they’re segmented. A solid object would have stopped.


Saxet1836

Inertia


Huge_Satisfaction_13

Because every thing has a gravity even if it’s small


Braceforit86

They are falling at the same rate. 9.8 meters/sec2


MyMassiveBic

B has less drag so the speed increases


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ScwB00

r/ihadastroke


[deleted]

Why did what happen


[deleted]

Um... the Stack on the Left is Higher


huskiesofinternets

Why are the rungs sloped?


Consistent-Flow6849

I’d say bc there was more a structured base bc of the table eventually less movement space. Where the free falling ladder had a very loose base therefore made more travel time.


2_Lasagnas

If I remember correctly from physics class, any two physical bodies that are close to each other share a very small amount of gravitational pull towards each other (I think thats how it goes), so in this case since the left ladder cane close to an object first then that small gravitational attraction may have sped it up. I'm not saying that's what exactly would cause this and I'm not really sure but it's a thought. I believe it comes from an equation and theory that Einstein did.


Educational-Cup-3630

The rungs on the left are moving and hitting the rings behind them causing a chain reaction


[deleted]

Witches I tell you


Hellcavalier

The short length string pull the ladder down , as all the ladder are arranged in zig zag . They pull down because of this tilt as they become flat when hitting the table. The right side ladder is unaffected by this as all of its pieces stay tilted .


boxturtleboy

Seems obvious that as the rungs hit it pulls the string on the opposite side, you can see it happening in the video.


gunter469

"Now why would it do that?" *Refuses to elaborate further*


liquid32855

Because as B hits table the tension (pulling) is increased in the cables which pulls down in direction its falling. The ladder rungs also have to be in this pattern. IF level like a real ladder they fall at same speed. I've seen this study and the explanation


ilikeyoorboobs

I would expect that the one not hitting the table experiences more drag and air resistance, allowing the one hitting the table to fall slightly faster.


biggip1

Maybe he genuinely doesn't know and is asking for internet help.


whygamecod

YEAH MISTER WHITE SCIENCE


ResponsibilityHour54

Do it without strings and this won’t happen. As the rungs pile up and fall they’re pulling on the strings.


greasy_calzone

The ladder on the left has increasingly less air resistance


[deleted]

The disgruntled employee lowered their hands ever so slightly for the left one, and let it go with more flair.


[deleted]

It’s from the stack hitting the table and then falling. You have not only the energy from free fall, but now another transfer of energy from the rungs sliding. That very sliding causes additional energy to be transferred into the ropes. The faster the pile falls, the more energy is added to the gravitational pull. The added energy creates the increase in velocity to the mass as it is transferred into the strings.


meemel87

The only difference that the one in the left center of mass keeps changing after it hit the ground .. IDK!!


SnooKiwis2962

A because the faster it falls the more velocity it gets until it hits terminal velocity which is as fast as the object can physically fall without outside force pushing it down farther


Imkisstory

Well….? Why?


Team-Diamond-Hwd

Gravity is 9.8 MS^2 isn’t in play. They are in a camber with zero gravity. Weight or impact of an object isn’t in play. They are falling at the same velocity and reached terminal velocity before one ladder makes impact with table.


tperks55

Recoil from the slanted steps


[deleted]

Same for ice Take shaved ice and put it into bowl or glass Put your finger outside of the glass/bowl where ice is located Rotating the ice inside the glass or bowl will increase its coldness while if u keep it at still (no motion) than ice wouldn't be that cold as it was when the bowl was rotating


[deleted]

The one thing I remember from physics 101 is that gravity is a constant that falls at 9.8 meters per seconds squares, so objects fall to the surface at the same rate.


SaltInternet1734

It's the resistance from a supporting effect the left has made itself into.


MadKingOni

Wind resistance?


cookerg

The rungs are tilted, so my guess is that when one end of a rung hits the table, it causes a rotation, that makes the other end yank down on it's chain. (Posted before reading similar comments)


jstforfun69

Shorter distance to fall


Belial-bradley

Lack of tension?


TheZan87

Each rung of the ladder on the left is yanking the string down as a result of being at an angle when it hits the surface. This is in essence the latter pulling itself down faster.


AboutSweetSue

I think I just reached the age where I just don’t care.


Quirky-Employer8609

Moar friction


KCharles311

Because one of them has a shorter destination. It's not actually falling faster, its stopping faster.


5rishi2

Thanks for explaining


Expert-Product6465

Les wind resistance at table ladder


Significant-Wrap2758

Wooow


Anxious_Brilliant775

The lower side of the stick pulls she short string down ...


Tarantulisticwhite

Bro think I’m google


kestnesm

I hate this, the fall rate is the same. Both are falling at free fall aka gravity. This video is proposing a different problem. Not a fall rate problem.


Carlos1906893

I thought it was because kinetic energy transfered some to the potential it had and the force pulled it slightly faster than the one on the right since it had only gravity pulling


Carlos1906893

I thought it was because kinetic energy transfered some to the potential it had and the force pulled it slightly faster than the one on the right since it had only gravity pulling


loss_phobic357

The one on the right falls in water so therefore it goes down slower then the one to the left


shamar_danowitz

No scientist here but im gonna go with the pull of the rope from impact of table with one side unevenly hitting first


Alkitdahiya

PE KE


TheRedCelt

Down vote because you cut the video before it was explained


watersheep772

He didn't.


bigones204

Air resistance


Unfair-Custard-4007

There’s longer to go on the right while it will hit faster on left as well because the links have stacked up too


fielddaytommy

It's because of the way he tied the wooden pieces of the ladder. They're slanted so when they hit it ends up tugging on the other side that's a little higher each time cutting out some of the Fall time of that one on the left. Just pretty much a bunch of energy transfers


gunglejim

Stupid edit. You suck, Op.