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[–] i_love_FFT@jlai.lu 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The four phases of matter! Solid liquid gas and plasma!

[–] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Wait... What about the other 16 phases?! Those are the cool ones

[–] i_love_FFT@jlai.lu 3 points 1 week ago

Ice I, ice II, ... all the way to Ice XVI!

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Due to air resistance, heavy objects do tend to fall slightly faster in atmosphere.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Take a balloon, fill it with air and drop it from a plane next to say a brick. The balloon may not hit the ground for awhile, especially if it gets caught in some air streams

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Something something friction

[–] XiaCobolt@hexbear.net 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

People have mentioned air resistance but the four elements also works as an early model of the states of matter.

[–] robot_dog_with_gun@hexbear.net 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] XiaCobolt@hexbear.net 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yeah but as an ancient dude you can observe the classic 4 easily.

[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Everything is made all of those in combinations and varied quantities at the molecular level

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