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physics' way of proving small things can fall with serious attitude
means Small rounded portions of liquid that fall or are released, or the act of letting something fall.
from From Old English 'dropa,' a falling globule of liquid, sibling to Old Norse 'dropi' and German 'Tropfen,' all tracing back to a Proto-Germanic root '*drupô.' The verb 'to drop' grew from the same source, the noun's action becoming a deed — and from there the word rained outward into countless senses, from teardrops to price drops to mic drops.
- shape
- falling drops aren't teardrop-shaped, they're flattened spheres
- impact crown
- a drop hitting liquid splashes up a jagged crown
- size limit
- raindrops shatter once wider than six millimeters
- surface tension
- holds each drop together against gravity's pull
- naming
- sneaker launches stole the word for hype
rain drops world record — largest raindrop measured: 8.8mm diameter in brazil, 1995
dewey decimal drops — library classification system uses decimal points to organize 10+ million books globally
drop bears australia — mythical creatures from aboriginal folklore that 'drop' from eucalyptus trees
airdrop disasters — operation market garden, 1944: thousands of paratroopers dropped into netherlands with 50% casualty rate