Why do 90% of cats dropped from between 30 and 32 stories survive the impact?Dropped from 7 stories up to about 30 stories they almost always die. Can you answer your own question?If nobody knows?
2007-03-09 18:04:05 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
According to one website, after 30 stories, the affect of acceleration and gravity is different. See link below.
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http://www.haverford.edu/physics-astro/songs/lehrer/superball.htm
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What would happen if you dropped a superball off the Empire State Building?
As soon as the ball is dropped, it starts to accelerate of course, due to the force of gravity. However, the faster it goes, the more important the effects of air resistance become. After the ball has dropped about 100 meters (around 25-30 stories for a normal building), the force of air resistance becomes large enough to balance the force of gravity; at this point, the ball has reached its "terminal velocity", and falls at a constant rate without further acceleration. . . .
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An interesting aside: Once a person (or any other animal) reaches terminal velocity, it "feels" to your guts and your inner ear that you aren't falling (except for the huge wind rushing past you), because you are no longer accelerating. It's the acceleration in a rollercoaster that makes your stomach turn, not the speed.
This may be part of the answer to why cats who fall (accidentally) from enormous heights (more than 15 stories) have a better chance of survival than cats who fall from heights of 5 stories or so. It is hypothesized that once the cat reaches terminal velocity, it relaxes (because it no longer feels as if it's falling), and spreads out its limbs, reducing its terminal velocity still further.
2007-03-09 18:20:09 · answer #1 · answered by Nghiem E 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Am guessin it's cuz 30-32 stories r 2 floors
but 7-30 stories r alot more, about 23 floors
hope am right
2007-03-10 15:12:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If more cats were dropped from 30 and 32 stories high, I bet that statistic would go down.
2007-03-10 02:13:03 · answer #3 · answered by Laurel W 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your question & observations are an revelation.Rationally & statistically your point is only proved if u have dropped 24 cats (7th floor to 30th floor) & 26 cats(90% survived) from 30th floor upwards to have arrived at such mindboggling data.Did u ever have any problems with the SPCA? Happy cat chucking!
2007-03-10 02:26:22 · answer #4 · answered by pinu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe its because they have more time to postion them self for a proper landing bet there alot of broke lets though???just a guess didnt google it so im probaly wrong but hey thats why we are here to learn and to try and stump a few
2007-03-10 02:14:32 · answer #5 · answered by southern65 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it has to do with the cats realization that it has fallen, and then responding by preparing itself for the impact.
2007-03-10 02:08:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-10 02:07:16 · answer #7 · answered by Debi in LA 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
they have more time to realise they are falling so they prepare their legs for the fall
2007-03-10 02:10:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cats are magical/ have magical POWEERS!! lol i dont ...
2007-03-10 02:07:19 · answer #9 · answered by N 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋