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February 26, 20260 citationsOpen Access

Precision Vacuum Drop Experiment: Graphene Aerogel vs Tungsten Cube – Testing Uniform Acceleration

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BKBoris Karagiannis

Key Points

  • The study aims to explore how fall acceleration in vacuum is influenced by the density of objects.
  • Dropped graphene aerogel and tungsten cubes from heights of 1, 2, and 3 meters.
  • Measured fall times and compared them with Newtonian physics predictions.
  • Quantified vacuum residuals and recorded data for analysis.
  • Newtonian predictions estimate fall times between 0.452 s to 0.782 s.
  • The alternative model suggests much longer fall times for aerogel, potentially 2 to 10 seconds.
  • Findings challenge Galilean equivalence and propose gravity as a response to external pressure gradients.

Abstract

This proposal tests whether fall acceleration in vacuum depends on object density: graphene aerogel cube (ρ ≈ 0.16 mg/cm³) vs tungsten cube (ρ = 19.3 g/cm³) dropped simultaneously from 1–3 m height. Standard Newtonian/GR physics predicts identical fall times t ≈ √(2h/g) = 0.452 s (1 m), 0.639 s (2 m), 0.782 s (3 m) with a = 9.81 m/s². The alternative pressure-gradient model predicts aerogel t > 2–10 s (a ≈ 0.06–2 m/s²) due to reduced external squeeze from cosmic density gradients. Tiers: access to existing super-lab facilities, professor-borrowed classroom setups, and DIY home (~200 €). Vacuum residuals quantified. All raw data—video, pressure logs, graphs—open under CC-BY-4.0. A positive anomaly falsifies Galilean equivalence and supports gravity as external pressure, not mass-pull.

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Boris Karagiannis (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699fe37b95ddcd3a253e7675https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18755384
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