It could jump of the empire state building?
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sorry they just deleted two of my question and i bet they are going to delete this one as well.
2007-02-09 09:49:37 · 11 answers · asked by aphotic nostrum 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Alternative ➔ Other - Alternative
That isn't really true. True, ticks can jump many times higher than their own size, but if a tick (or flea) was as big as a person it couldn't do that any more. That is because the tick's weight increases as the cube of its size, but its strength increases only as the square of its size. That is the reason Elephants can't jump at all. They are just too big.
Another way to think of it is if a human were as small as a tick (or flea), he could probably jump many times his own height, and if an elephant were as small as a dog, it could jump quite well. That is because weight would goes down faster than strength as size gets smaller.
2007-02-09 10:46:57 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah but when it landed on the other side it would probably pop, and squirt dog blood all over the city. That would be gross.
And they probably deleted you other question cause it was gay.
2007-02-09 23:28:02 · answer #2 · answered by jack_scar_action_hero 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
size does not determine ability to jump off a building. anyone could jump off a building. ants could jump off a building. ya know? if they felt like it.
=)
2007-02-10 18:38:11 · answer #3 · answered by philosopher 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a flea could jump that high but ticks can't jump
2007-02-09 19:51:32 · answer #4 · answered by Brady C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't you mean if a FLEA were the size of a human?
2007-02-09 18:26:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it was the other way around, that would solve the overcrowding question for a start.
2007-02-09 20:36:10 · answer #6 · answered by mince42 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scaling issues, not true. Look at campbelp2002's (i think that's right) answer...
2007-02-09 21:11:43 · answer #7 · answered by Mike 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gosh you're smart!
2007-02-10 10:04:58 · answer #8 · answered by rico3151 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
OK!!! we got a situation here
2007-02-09 17:53:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
why would it do that? would they be suicidal if they were as big as humans?
2007-02-11 21:55:46 · answer #10 · answered by Dr. Barker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋