[Mind-numbed Robot]

I always thought the heavier stuff ought to fall faster!

Well, at least it falls harder.

And there, sir, lies the answer. There is no gravity, only weight. :-)

[GreenOgre]

I always thought the heavier stuff ought to fall faster!

Well, at least it falls harder.

Heavier objects have more mass. Weight is the effect of gravity on a mass. Force = Mass x Acceleration. When two bodies in a vacuum of different weights are set free at the same time they accelerate downward at the same rate. Force/Mass. Or 32ft/(s squared). Hence at any point in time they have the same speed.