26 of48 Give it a Try! Training
  Hands holding sheet and ball of paper   Ball of paper hitting ground first
Get two identical pieces of paper. Crumple one into a ball. Place the other sheet flat on your hand. Drop the two pieces of paper at the same time from at least four feet. Which one will reach the ground first? The ball of paper will because its streamlined shape does not "catch" in the air. The flat piece of paper is spread out more, so it has more drag and moves more slowly through the air.
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