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dompfeifer
10 months ago

Roughly estimated, the survival attempt could be successful with approximately the weight of a cockchafer. I have yet to see a cockchafer seriously injured after falling from a tall tree (at this time of year, you only have to shake the infested trees).

I estimate that, given the ratio of weight to air resistance (that's all that matters in a given gravitational field), such a beetle has already largely reached its maximum falling speed in the atmosphere at a fall height of about 10 meters.

norbertk62
10 months ago

It doesn't work that way. The acceleration due to gravity is always the usual 9.81 m/s2, no matter how heavy something is. After x meters, it has a speed of ym/s, and that's it. Because of air resistance, the acceleration stops at 200 km/h – but that's more than enough.

However, if he had a parachute, a wingsuit, or something like that—okay. But that has nothing to do with your question.

Franz1957
10 months ago
Reply to  norbertk62

The acceleration due to gravity is always 9.81 m/s^2, but it only results in the force of gravity. It cannot simply be equated with the kinematic acceleration. Air resistance doesn't suddenly start at 200 km/h. It starts at zero, but increases immediately with the square of the speed, ensuring that the 9.81 m/s^2 is never reached in the atmosphere.

The actual acceleration has something to do with weight. Assuming the same density and shape, a lighter body is also smaller. Its cross-sectional area, which is effective for air resistance, increases with the square of its size, but its weight increases with the cube. Therefore, the heavier the body, the lower the air resistance per gram, and that's why I can flick a beetle off the balcony without endangering its life.

Franz1957
10 months ago

Ungefähr so viel wie ein Insekt.

Wäre der Körperbau entsprechend, könnte er so viel wiegen wie ein Flughörnchen.

willi55
10 months ago
Reply to  Franz1957

ja, aber man muss ja nicht jeden Mist anschauen …

atoemlein
10 months ago

Höchsten wenige Gramm

Still
10 months ago

Das hängt nicht vom Gewicht der Person ab. Alle Menschen fallen gleich schnell.

Sparetire
10 months ago

So 1 kg schätz ich mal.

Viktor1
10 months ago

0,0 kg

OpiPaschulke
10 months ago

Dazu müsste er vielleicht so schwer wie eine Feder sein, damit er langsam zu Boden schwebt. :-))