Throwing an ant out of a building does not suddenly accelerate the ant to 75mph. The ant falling out of the window would not even reach close to that speed before hitting its terminao velocity.
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gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 2 days ago
What happens when you throw an ant out of the window of a skyscraper? Eh, they do just fine actually. These little creatures are surprisingly resilient.
It’s because when you scale things down, the ratio of mechanical strength to body mass gets much better. That’s why beetles can carry like 10x their own weight and stuff, while humans can’t.
Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 days ago
FellowEnt@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
See also squirrels/mice and other small rodents falling/jumping from trees. They DGAF because fall damage isn’t really a thing for them.