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do bugs even take fall damage

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The video taps into a common curiosity about the natural world and provides a simple, scientifically-backed explanation in an engaging and easily digestible format. The use of visuals and a conversational tone makes the information accessible and shareable.

Summary

The video explains that bugs, like ants, do not take fall damage because their small size and high surface area to volume ratio result in a low terminal velocity. This means they can fall from any height without being harmed, unlike humans who would reach a much higher, fatal velocity.

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1Question: Do bugs take fall damage?
2Answer: No, due to their small size and air resistance.
3Explanation of terminal velocity for ants.
4Comparison to humans and hypothetical scenario without air resistance.
5Call to action: Follow for more.

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do bugs even take fall damage 7/25/18, 6:40 PM 32.7K Retweets 150K Likes DO BUGS EVEN TAKE FALL DAMAGE THE ANSWER IS NO YOU SEE LITTLE CRITTERS LIKE ANTS ARE TINY SO TINY IN SO TINY IN THAT THEY CAN FALL FROM ANY AND THEIR TERMINAL VELOCITY WILL ONLY EVER ACHIEVE ABOUT 4 MILES PER HOPefully THIS FUN LITTLE GRAPHIC WILL HELP YOU OUT THE ANT WEIGHT OF THE ANT THROUGH THE AIR IS TOO SMALL RELATIVE TO THE AIR RESISTANCE OR THE DRAG TO BE MEETING SO THIS MEANS AN ANT FROM ANY HEIGHT ON EARTH EVER GOING TO ACHIEVE A MAXIMUM SPEED OF ABOUT 4 MILES PER HOUR NOW SINCE BUGS LIKE ANTS HAVE THIS EXOSKELETON THIS 4 MILES NOT NEARLY FAST ENOUGH TO CAUSE ANY DAMAGE KEEP THINKING ABOUT IS AND HOW ANNOYING HUMANS DON'T HAVE THIS ABILITY WE LEVEL THE BECAUSE THIS ANT FUCK THIS ANT IF WE PUT A TUBE AND THE AIR HIM ABOUT 200 FEET HE WON'T HAVE RESIST HIM WHICH MEANS THIS DUDE SHOULD HIT TERMINAL VELOCITY AND JUST LIKE GOD INTENDED JUST LIKE US THAT TERMINAL VELOCITY ANT SHOULD BE ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR LOT HIGHER THAN WOULD BE GETTING AIR SO ANYWAYS UH FOLLOW FOR MORE

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Do Bugs Take Fall Damage? #fyp