Would a worm survive a fall from an airplane (1 Viewer)

[Nipsey]

A worm like this one. Please vote as we need at least 100 votes in each question for action.

The questions and answers were chosen/worded carefully. Note that in order for side to win bet their answer must have the highest vote total in 2 of the first 3 questions and must have the highest vote total in the 4th bonus "action" question. In 4th question players submitted 2 answers each, 5th answer is "dummy" answer that automatically voids action if receives the most votes.

 

[matuski]

How high is the airplane flying?

 

[Guest]

Terminal Velocity.

 

[toadstool]

I read that as a woman and not a worm

 

[pittstownkiller]

is the worm sideways, or is he in a nose-dive?

 

[BroadwayG]

Is it raining?

 

[Eephus]

Is it raining?

That's where worms come from

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Was he trying to escape the snakes?

 

[Worm]

brb

 

[RBM]

Torn apart before it hit the ground.

 

[Jobber]

Terminal Velocity.

This.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

Please vote as we need at least 100 votes in each question for action.

what does this mean, exactly?would you be throwing tim from a plane depending on the outcome of the last question?

 

[Eephus]

Terminal Velocity.

This.

What is the terminal velocity of a worm? It's around 130 mph for a human; the worm has lower mass but better aerodynamics.

 

[Flying V]

Terminal Velocity.

This.

What is the terminal velocity of a worm? It's around 130 mph for a human; the worm has lower mass but better aerodynamics.

I'm going to guess around 16 MPH.

 

[Mr. Soup Nazi]

Greatest thread I have ever read.

EVER!!!!

 

[Jobber]

Terminal Velocity.

This.

What is the terminal velocity of a worm? It's around 130 mph for a human; the worm has lower mass but better aerodynamics.

Using this Terminal Velocity Calculator, the worm achieves a top speed of 23.9 MPH. This assumes I entered in the proper numbers (someone smarter than me will have to check).

Mass: .1 ounces

CS Area: .5 square inches

Drag coeff: 1

 

[Mr. Soup Nazi]

Guys, its a worm.

You can cut them in half and they still survive. No way a free fall from 10,000 feet would even phase the dirt eating bastards.

 

[Arizona Ron]

It would die of dehydration and starvation because with a terminal velocity that low, it would take a few months for it to hit the ground.

 

[shuke]

Terminal Velocity.

This.

Look at you guys, you remember a term from 10th grade physics. Everything has a terminal velocity. Just saying the phrase doesn't answer the question.

 

[Mr. Soup Nazi]

Terminal Velocity.

This.

Look at you guys, you remember a term from 10th grade physics. Everything has a terminal velocity. Just saying the phrase doesn't answer the question.

I think that they meant that, of course, with terminal velocity, the worm would never reach a speed high enough to actually kill it on impact.

 

[roadkill1292]

Greatest thread I have ever read. EVER!!!!

I haven't always seen eye to eye with Nipsey but this is indeed a masterful thread. If you don't find yourself thinking about this question at least a little bit, I just don't know if we could ever be friends.

 

[Funkley]

The worm in question, no. It splats. I think an inch worm survives.

 

[Apple Jack]

Does he have enough sammiches for the trip?

 

[Eephus]

Terminal Velocity.

This.

What is the terminal velocity of a worm? It's around 130 mph for a human; the worm has lower mass but better aerodynamics.

Using this Terminal Velocity Calculator, the worm achieves a top speed of 23.9 MPH. This assumes I entered in the proper numbers (someone smarter than me will have to check).

Mass: .1 ounces

CS Area: .5 square inches

Drag coeff: 1

I think your estimated drag coefficient is too high

In order to find the terminal velocity, a drag coefficient (Cd) is required. Examples of approximate drag coefficients include: laminar flow on flat plate (0.001), aircraft (0.03), smooth ball (0.1), bullet (0.3), car (0.3), cyclist or skier (1.0), brick (2.1).

Even if it falls longitudinally, the worm doesn't have much that would induce drag.On the other hand,

No results found for "what is the drag coefficient of a worm".

 

[Guest]

Terminal Velocity.

This.

Look at you guys, you remember a term from 10th grade physics. Everything has a terminal velocity. Just saying the phrase doesn't answer the question.

I remember it because of a story I read that said the higher the building, the better chance a cat had of surviving when they "fell out" a window. When a cat reaches terminal velocity, it relaxes apparently.

 

[Please See Mine]

Well, how big of a plane?

 

[Sweet Love]

Terminal Velocity.

This.

Look at you guys, you remember a term from 10th grade physics. Everything has a terminal velocity. Just saying the phrase doesn't answer the question.

I think that they meant that, of course, with terminal velocity, the worm would never reach a speed high enough to actually kill it on impact.

But I also think you are right...it could easily dehydrate before it ever hit the ground.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

I think an inch worm survives.

What about a centipede?

 

[EYLive]

So what's the answer?

 

[Mr. Soup Nazi]

I think an inch worm survives.

What about a centipede?

What about spiders?On a slightly related note, how creepy would it be to have a ton of spiders dumped out of plane and landing all around you? I think I just imagined my worst nightmare.

 

[Silver & Black]

brb

 

[Guest]

I think an inch worm survives.

What about a centipede?

What about spiders?On a slightly related note, how creepy would it be to have a ton of spiders dumped out of plane and landing all around you? I think I just imagined my worst nightmare.

You would love this:My link

 

[Wrighteous Ray]

My link

 

[Eephus]

Earth worms do not have an exoskeleton. They have a coelom filled with fluid which acts as a hydrostatic skeleton. Muscles act on the incompressible fluid to allow movement and support. This hydrostatic skeleton is their main form of support.

The change in pressure would probably be a bigger factor than the fall

 

[gianmarco]

brb

 

[tdog]

Terminal Velocity.

This.

Look at you guys, you remember a term from 10th grade physics. Everything has a terminal velocity. Just saying the phrase doesn't answer the question.

I think that they meant that, of course, with terminal velocity, the worm would never reach a speed high enough to actually kill it on impact.

But I also think you are right...it could easily dehydrate before it ever hit the ground.

It's around -35F at 30,0000 feet. It would probably freeze to death first.

 

[Fullback Fro]

Worm Lives. Trust me.

 

[Wrighteous Ray]

Is the plane even flying?

 

[Guest]

Thermal Dynamics.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Are there any coupons or special offers being used for the flight up?

 

[The Juggernaut]

Entropy

 

[SkyRattlers]

Would a hamster die if dropped from a plane

There is no chance a worm would die.

 

[Apple Juice]

When everybody's done playing silly games I want to know the right answer.

 

[Funkley]

What if it was dropped by an African Swallow?

 

[Guest]

When everybody's done playing silly games I want to know the right answer.

Nobody knows the answer. We don't have enough data if you start taking altitude/temperature/pressure into account.

 

[roadkill1292]

Well, how big of a plane?

Earth worms do not have an exoskeleton. They have a coelom filled with fluid which acts as a hydrostatic skeleton. Muscles act on the incompressible fluid to allow movement and support. This hydrostatic skeleton is their main form of support.The change in pressure would probably be a bigger factor than the fall

Who knew that Eephus was a worm physics nerd?

 

[culdeus]

brb

 

[culdeus]

Pressure change is the killer here.

 

[BroadwayG]

Pressure change is the killer here.

Is the worm chewing gum?

 

[HughHoney]

brb