Falling Clock

CLASSICAL GRAVITY

Pick a height and a gravity field. Then drop the clock. We assume no air, constant g, and flat ground. This is a teaching simplification.

DROP SETUP (CHOOSE THEN PRESS DROP)
We ignore air drag, wind, and rotation. a = g is constant.

Location / Height

Chosen height

1.00 m

Gravity g

9.81 m/s² (Earth)

Ideal no-drag fall time

0.45 s

Impact speed (no air)

4.43 m/s

For extreme heights, real air drag would slow the fall and limit speed. We are ignoring that unless noted.

FALL VISUALIZER

CLOCK

Vertical scale is compressed to fit on screen.

LIVE READOUT

t = 0.00 s

Time since release

v = 0.00 m/s ↓

Instantaneous downward speed (ignoring air)

a = 9.81 m/s² ↓

Acceleration due to gravity at this location

h = 1.00 m ↑

Height above ground right now

IMPACT REPORT · FREE FALL WITH CONSTANT g

Status: STANDBY. Press DROP CLOCK.

Time to impact

–

Speed at impact

–

Peak acceleration

9.81 m/s²

We treat the clock as a point mass and pretend it survives midair. Ground impact is the end of the sim.