todays stupid question

[Footy Chick]

At lunch today, I flicked an ant off the table onto the ground and he scattered away.....

my stupid question:

How is it, that an ant can be thrust from such a height and land with no injury?

The height he fell from would be equal to that of a human falling from a 10 story building, we certainly wouldn't be that lucky if we were to fall from such a height....

Anyone?

[Mr Magoo]

At lunch today, I flicked an ant off the table onto the ground and he scattered away.....

my stupid question:

How is it, that an ant can be thrust from such a height and land with no injury?

The height he fell from would be equal to that of a human falling from a 10 story building, we certainly wouldn't be that lucky if we were to fall from such a height....

Anyone?

My Stupid Answer
Some ants have wings and can fly
Did your ant have wings?

[Booney]

At lunch today, I flicked an ant off the table onto the ground and he scattered away.....

my stupid question:

How is it, that an ant can be thrust from such a height and land with no injury?

The height he fell from would be equal to that of a human falling from a 10 story building, we certainly wouldn't be that lucky if we were to fall from such a height....

Anyone?

I think the term exoskeletal may have something to do with it.


Ant bully.

[Footy Chick]

My ant had no wings.

Exoskeletal or not, it would still have to have some impact by dropping that distance..

[JK]

Most ants have tiny springs on their feet, did you noticed him bounce when he landed?

[Booney]

Ahh,the only way to answer a question. Take the piss.....

[Deemu]

Is tommorow stupid question going to be as outrageous as todays?

[Dirko]

At a guess....

As an ant weighs nothing the density of the surrounding air would be great enough to slow it's fall to enable a safe landing. As a human is far heavier the air density would not hinder the falling speed of such human.

[Booney]

...and SJABC comes along and spoils it all by bringing science into it....good one.

[Mr Magoo]

It has something to do with Specific Gravity

[Dirko]

...and SJABC comes along and spoils it all by bringing science into it....good one.

I couldn't actually work out why any one would give a rat's arse about how an ant would fall in the first place so thought I'd try to end the saga.
Wait until Psuedo comes along...he'll have the definitive answer to the question for sure

[Booney]

Psyber to thread......Psyber to thread......

[rogernumber10]

What did the ant do to deserve this attempted homicide (anticide?)

[Dogwatcher]

Very antisocial of you FC.

[Footy Chick]

because I was bored and it dawned upon me whilst eating my sandwich.

the said ant was flung into oblivion for trying to invade my sandwich...so rightly deserved

This was just before I pull the lid off my spring valley juice to read the following fact (found under the lid)

"Tank-driving soldiers are superstitious of apricots"

So if you think my first question was stupid, try and explain that one!

[Footy Chick]

Very antisocial of you FC.

*boom tish*

[JK]

because I was bored and it dawned upon me whilst eating my sandwich.

the said ant was flung into oblivion for trying to invade my sandwich...so rightly deserved

This was just before I pull the lid off my spring valley juice to read the following fact (found under the lid)

"Tank-driving soldiers are superstitious of apricots"

So if you think my first question was stupid, try and explain that one!

Those bottle-top thingy's are always interesting ... Read one on Saturday night that said on average, Americans go through 100 acres of Pizza a day!!

[Swamp Donkey]

At a guess....

As an ant weighs nothing the density of the surrounding air would be great enough to slow it's fall to enable a safe landing. As a human is far heavier the air density would not hinder the falling speed of such human.

I would have to agree. The terminal velocity of the ant would not be great enough to kill it on impact. Maybe...

[Booney]

So if you think my first question was stupid

[Mr Magoo]

At a guess....

As an ant weighs nothing the density of the surrounding air would be great enough to slow it's fall to enable a safe landing. As a human is far heavier the air density would not hinder the falling speed of such human.

I would have to agree. The terminal velocity of the ant would not be great enough to kill it on impact. Maybe...

Does that mean TERMINAL VELOCITY was not TERMINAL?