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rob, Wed 14 Jan 2004, 13:01)
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Non Fatal Terminal VelocityApparently cats are the largest mammal to have a non fatal terminal velocity. A study has been done on the subject using felines which were taken into a vets in NYC after they had jumped from scyscraper balconies.
For those who dont know, certain furry creatures create enough drag that the maximium velocity of free fall they obtain is insufficient to prove fatal... although limbs may well be broken! Guinea Pigs are perfect examples and I would rather like to throw the critters off tall objects to prove this phenomena... All i need is the funding!
What curious/interesting research would you like to do?
(, Fri 22 Jul 2005, 17:39, Reply)
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