Why is strong wind able to sway and knock down a tree, but a human who weighs far less could easily wander through the same wind?
In: Physics
Surface area plays a big part in this. If you’ve ever spread your arms and leant into the wind, you instantly feel the increased effects of the wind. Now imagine you become the size of a tree and you can’t reduce your surface area to get out of the wind. Suddenly there’s a whole lot of pressure on the tree and something has gotta give.
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