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swoops in to save the day
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swoops in to save the day
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Only if you give it a gentle hug, rather than one at terminal velocity.
Sometimes it's good to have friends in high places. Especially when you're up there with them! ^^
The falling part isn't the issue. The hitting-the-ground part is what's problematic 😄
The art of learning to fly requires learning to miss the ground while falling. It's very tricky to get right, and not recommended without appropriate equipment.
I believe that refers to orbiting rather than flying. When flying you actually want to prevent the falling part most of the time, except when descending and even then you still want to prevent it partially. Only during those zero G flights are you truly falling in a plane.
He said "... to throw yourself at the ground and miss". He said nothing about falling.
The falling without hitting the ground usually refers to orbiting. For example: "As the spacecraft orbits, it is actually falling, though it never reaches the ground." (National Air and Space Museum) I don't know who coined this description first for orbiting, but it could indeed be an adaptation of Douglas Adams' version about flight.
The falling without hitting the ground usually refers to orbiting. For example: "As the spacecraft orbits, it is actually falling, though it never reaches the ground." (National Air and Space Museum) I don't know who coined this description first for orbiting, but it could indeed be an adaptation of Douglas Adams' version about flight.
Fun fact: A squirrel can survive striking the ground at it's terminal velocity without injury.
So in theory a squirrel can survive a fall from any height hich is pretty cool I think.
But I sure am glad Gem doesn't have to test that theory.
So in theory a squirrel can survive a fall from any height hich is pretty cool I think.
But I sure am glad Gem doesn't have to test that theory.
That is because squirrels, which weigh only about 300 grams, have a high surface area to mass ratio. So their terminal velocity is about 1/5 of a human. Gem, as an anthropomorphic squirrel, would have a much larger mass (about 80 kg?). So her terminal velocity would be higher. Even a wingsuit would not increase her area enough to offset her increased mass. The end result would be a much higher impact force with the ground. So she would NOT survive hitting the ground without a parachute.
The square-cube law in action, with mass which increases relative to volume being the cube part and surface area of the body/wingsuit being the square part.
Aw man, she was this close to figuring out how to fly by throwing herself at the ground and missing.
I remember this page from the original comic. Still just as powerful as the first time I saw it.
Remote controlled parachute, you hold the others remote. Talk about trust issues lmao
Eh, but also you have the rest of your life to figure out your issues so win win, or ... Well, suddenly not your problems anymore
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