Items dropped by the player at tick rate over 20 suddenly snap to the ground

When a player throws an item for tick rates 1-20/second, the item follows a predictable and smooth trajectory before hitting the ground. At tick rates above 20/second, the item appears to follow the same trajectory and speed of the default tick rate of 20, then suddenly “snaps” to the ground.

Expected result:

Items thrown by the player should properly drop at a constant rate to match the correct tick rate of the game.

Actual result:

Items thrown by the player show erratic behavior after a brief moment of smoothly falling, catching up to the actual tick rate of the game.