fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-21 year agoIts diving speed during flight is more than 300 km (186 miles) per hour, making it not only the world’s fastest bird but also the world’s fastest animal.mander.xyzimagemessage-square72fedilinkarrow-up1408arrow-down116
arrow-up1392arrow-down1imageIts diving speed during flight is more than 300 km (186 miles) per hour, making it not only the world’s fastest bird but also the world’s fastest animal.mander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-21 year agomessage-square72fedilink
minus-squaregeneral_kitten@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agobut larger things have larger mass to area ratio so larger things experience less drag per weight thus resulting in higher terminal velocity
minus-squarehansl@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year agoyes, but supposing a perfectly spherical falcon…
but larger things have larger mass to area ratio so larger things experience less drag per weight thus resulting in higher terminal velocity
yes, but supposing a perfectly spherical falcon…