@fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • edit-27 months 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-up1399arrow-down114
arrow-up1385arrow-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.xyz@fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • edit-27 months agomessage-square72fedilink
minus-square@general_kittenlinkEnglish2•7 months agobut larger things have larger mass to area ratio so larger things experience less drag per weight thus resulting in higher terminal velocity
minus-square@hansl@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-27 months 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…