Problem: how deep a falling weight sinks into the ground
If a weight falling 10 braccia sinks one span, how far does it sink falling only 2 braccia?
This otherwise nearly blank page carries a single two-line note posing a problem about a falling body: a weight that falls 10 braccia drives itself one span into the ground, and Leonardo asks how far it would sink if it fell only 2 braccia. It is a proportion exercise linking the height of fall to the depth of penetration. A few stray pen and red-chalk strokes are the only other marks.
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Penetration of a falling weight into the ground
A weight falling from 10 braccia buries itself one span (spanna) into the earth. The question asks how deep the same weight will sink when dropped from only 2 braccia, relating impact depth to height of fall.