Why heavier things don't fall faster

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You were told a coin drops faster than paper. Only half true.

Drop a hammer and a feather in a vacuum and they land at the exact same instant — mass doesn’t change how fast things fall.

Remove the air and the feather can't be slowed — hammer and feather accelerate identically and hit the ground together.

On the Moon, which lands first?