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Originally Posted by Vman455
I'll rephrase my question: is there a point at which the inertia of a more massive body overcomes the increased rolling resistance of that body such that it will roll downhill faster than an aerodynamically-identical, less massive body? I see people all the time claiming that a heavy car will roll downhill faster than a lighter, but I've never seen any evidence to suggest this is so.
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the laws of physics suggest the lighter vehicle with all other variables constant will accelerate to terminal velocity more quickly than the heavier one. Less mass is easier to move.
