weight but now each has a different shape. now drop them at the same time. which one do you think will hit the ground first?
why don't you experiment yourself using a crumpled up piece of paper and a flat piece of paper!
what you learned in the apple experiment is true. however, when you have very light things, like pieces of paper, things are quite complicated. the flat piece falls more slowly because it has a larger area than the crumpled piece. so more air gets trapped under it and slows it up. this is called ‘air resistance’.
now do what you did with the two pieces of paper, but this time 