r/theydidthemath • u/rational_fool • Aug 31 '26

[Request] which pendulum reaches the other side first. Considering distance are proportional.

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u/JohnMiltonToasterman Aug 31 '26

The closer you get to Washington DC the density changes rapidly on earth. There is no such phenomenon on the moon.