How does an ant survive a fall from a great height but another creature dies in a fall from a height of same scale ?
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Because “scale” doesn’t address the ultimate impact velocity. Something falling from a greater height lands with a greater velocity. Compare yourself lying flat and falling about a foot (your “height”) vs. standing up and falling 6 feet. Which is going to result in the greatest impact force?
That acceleration is a quadratic equation is overlooked by a lot of people.
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