A4_8 Whales Can’t Fly
In this paper the physics of the descent of the sperm whale from “A Hitchhiker’s Guide to theGalaxy” falling into the ocean on Earth is investigated. It is found that the terminal velocity ofthe whale is 460 m s−1, the penetration depth is 76 m and at least 2.1% of the total mass of the whale would...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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The University of Leicester
2022
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| Online Access: | https://journals.le.ac.uk/ojs1/index.php/pst/article/view/4226 |
| Summary: | In this paper the physics of the descent of the sperm whale from “A Hitchhiker’s Guide to theGalaxy” falling into the ocean on Earth is investigated. It is found that the terminal velocity ofthe whale is 460 m s−1, the penetration depth is 76 m and at least 2.1% of the total mass of the whale would be destroyed. |
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