“Falling Light” places tiny LED bulbs on metal arms above polished crystal lenses; as each bulb moves closer and further from the lens, the light beam is split into a circular colored pattern that ...

Rain drops can fall at various rates depending on the environmental circumstances. Not including wind-driven rain, raindrops can fall between 7 and 18 miles per hour (3 and 8 meters per second) in ...

A: The typical speed of a falling raindrop depends on the size of the drop. Gravity pulls everything downward. As an object falls, it experiences a frictional drag that counters the downward force of ...

For this week's Ask StormTeam 16 segment, Meteorologist Cindi Clawson answers a question about the speed of a falling raindrop. Dennis asks: How fast do raindrops fall? Cindi Clawson answers: In ...

The largest raindrops in a thunderstorm usually fall at the very beginning of the rain. They are followed by smaller drops that mix in as the rain continues. Why is that? Tommy Korren, Plainfield Dear ...