eli5: How are squirrels able to survive a fall at terminal velocity?

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eli5: How are squirrels able to survive a fall at terminal velocity?

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Answer 1

There might be a misunderstanding here, so I’ll try to clear it up. Aside from how squirrels survive their terminal velocity, let me clear up what terminal velocity is:

It is not a velocity which kills a thing (as in „terminally ill“).
It’s the max velocity something will reach in free fall.

Answer 2

There might be a misunderstanding here, so I’ll try to clear it up. Aside from how squirrels survive their terminal velocity, let me clear up what terminal velocity is:

It is not a velocity which kills a thing (as in „terminally ill“).
It’s the max velocity something will reach in free fall.