Squirrels /oss/taxonomy/term/6485/all en Squirrels can survive a fall from any height, at least hypothetically /oss/article/did-you-know/squirrels-can-survive-fall-any-height-least-hypothetically <p>Squirrels, in theory, can survive a fall from an object of any height due to two factors: their size and their mass. A force (such as the force of gravity) is calculated by multiplying mass and acceleration. The acceleration due to gravity on Earth is always roughly 9.81 m/s2, regardless of what object it is acting on. Squirrels are not very heavy—a grey squirrel only weighs about 0.5 kg—meaning that the force acting on a falling squirrel just isn't that big.</p> <p><em>Force = mass*acceleration = 0.5 kg * 9.81 m/s2 = 4.9 N</em></p> Fri, 28 Oct 2022 10:00:00 +0000 Ada McVean M.Sc. 9275 at /oss