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Chapter 5, Problem 13(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Why can a squirrel jump from a tree branch to the ground and run away undamaged, while a human could break a bone in such a fall?
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QUESTION:
Why can a squirrel jump from a tree branch to the ground and run away undamaged, while a human could break a bone in such a fall?
ANSWER:
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A squirrel jumps from a tree branch to the ground and run away undamaged because of the large drag forces acting on the squirrel body in the opposite which opposes the motion. So, that the squirrel reaches a terminal velocity and falls to the ground with a small velocity.