A painter working high on the side of a skyscraper drops his brush from his scaffolding, which is hanging 1024 feet above the ground. The height above the ground of the brush can be modeled by the equation h = -16t^2 + 1024, where t is the number of seconds after the brush is dropped and h is the height in feet. Interpret the meaning of -16t^2 in this context.
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