Wesleyan University

The Big Drop

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In 1589, Galileo dropped balls of various sizes from the Leaning Tower of Pisa to demonstrate that they all hit the ground at the same time. We’re going to repeat that experiment in a more up to date way. Have you ever been annoyed with your computer? Have you ever felt like tossing off a roof? Hanna and Sam threw a Mac and a PC off the roof to see if they would land at the same time. All computers used were slated for disposal and the drop system was designed for safety and was OSHA compliant.

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