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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 09:47 AM
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Ok, if you dropped an ant off of the Empire State Building, would it die from impact? I know, i'm a loser, but one day i just thought of this, and i can't decide my guess.

At first you would think hell yea it would get crushed, but then again i have no idea what factors come into play like wind resistance mass, etc.

What do you think? :hsd:

EDIT: Explain why or and how you got your answer/guess.
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 09:48 AM
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probebly not.
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 09:48 AM
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Judging from the angle of the sun, wind speed, and the light reflecting off the moons of jupiter...











I have no clue
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 09:48 AM
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i think the wind would carry it away.
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by JoePoonani
probebly not.
Explain why you think that please.
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by ACS S3 3.0
i think the wind would carry it away.
Eventually though, it would have to hit the ground.....right?
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 09:50 AM
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How dense is an ant? Hmmm....
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by zma21
Explain why you think that please.
Like said, the wind would probebly take it and drift it to the ground at a speed far less than anything else would fall at.
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 09:55 AM
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http://van.hep.uiuc.edu/van/qa/secti...0527172615.htm
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Old Jul 11, 2006 | 09:56 AM
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So the wind blowing the ant horizontally would affect it's vertical speed?
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