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[โ€“] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Buoyancy is functionally irrelevant here. Buoyancy in air effectively subtracts 1.3kg per cubic meter of each substance: The mass of the volume of air displaced by the object.

The part you are not understanding: Drag applies the same force to both objects. Gravity applies the same acceleration to each object.

[โ€“] psud@aussie.zone 2 points 4 days ago

Thanks that does make sense