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todays stupid question
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Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:01 pmby 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?
Re: todays stupid question
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Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:30 pmby Mr Magoo
Footy Chick wrote: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?
Re: todays stupid question
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Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:33 pmby Booney
Footy Chick wrote: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.
Re: todays stupid question
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Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:39 pmby Footy Chick
My ant had no wings.
Exoskeletal or not, it would still have to have some impact by dropping that distance..
Re: todays stupid question
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Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:41 pmby JK
Most ants have tiny springs on their feet, did you noticed him bounce when he landed?
Re: todays stupid question
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Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:43 pmby Booney
Ahh,the only way to answer a question. Take the piss.....
Re: todays stupid question
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Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:44 pmby Deemu
Is tommorow stupid question going to be as outrageous as todays?
Re: todays stupid question
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Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:45 pmby 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.
Re: todays stupid question
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Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:46 pmby Booney
...and SJABC comes along and spoils it all by bringing science into it....good one.
Re: todays stupid question
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Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:54 pmby Mr Magoo
It has something to do with Specific Gravity
Re: todays stupid question
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Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:55 pmby Dirko
Booney wrote:...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
Re: todays stupid question
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Mon Nov 24, 2008 3:00 pmby Booney
Psyber to thread......Psyber to thread......
Re: todays stupid question
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Mon Nov 24, 2008 3:03 pmby rogernumber10
What did the ant do to deserve this attempted homicide (anticide?)
Re: todays stupid question
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Mon Nov 24, 2008 3:05 pmby Dogwatcher
Very antisocial of you FC.
Re: todays stupid question
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Mon Nov 24, 2008 3:05 pmby 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!
Re: todays stupid question
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Mon Nov 24, 2008 3:06 pmby Footy Chick
Dogwatcher wrote:Very antisocial of you FC.
*boom tish*
Re: todays stupid question
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Mon Nov 24, 2008 3:14 pmby JK
Footy Chick wrote: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!!
Re: todays stupid question
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Mon Nov 24, 2008 3:15 pmby Swamp Donkey
SJABC wrote: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...
Re: todays stupid question
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Mon Nov 24, 2008 3:18 pmby Booney
Footy Chick wrote:So if you think my first question was stupid
Re: todays stupid question
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Mon Nov 24, 2008 3:29 pmby Mr Magoo
Swamp Donkey wrote:SJABC wrote: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?