Empire State Building or maybe something higher? We can’t decide what kind of damage it would cause from extreme height. They seem indestructible.
From what height would a cockroach need to fall to take fall damage?
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Empire State Building or maybe something higher? We can’t decide what kind of damage it would cause from extreme height. They seem indestructible.
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I’ll take an educated guess and say that the terminal velocity of a cockroach is less than what would be required for significant damage. That means that no matter how high you drop the cockroach wind resistance will make it so it will never go fast enough to cause significant damage. That would also mean you could drop at any hight without damage.
Most insects weigh so little that any tiny gust of air can give them lift. This means that dropping them causes little to no damage.