must find out what the terminal velocity of a squirrel is. If it's terminal velocity is 20 mph. it would take longer than a terminal velocity of 19 mph. You also have to factor in wind resistance on acceleration due to gravity. and atmospheric density. At 4800. mph for most of it the squirrel would be in space though, so already dead... and an object in space can exceed terminal velocity. For most the trip, the squirrel could be going 50,000.. or 1 mph. That would also impact time, as time slows down the faster you go.
Ehh, like 240 hours... thats 10 days. Sheesh that long?
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Also no force acts on a object falling with terminal velocity .. so ya no need to worry about that
wind resistance while accelerating to and at terminal velocity, at it impacts what the terminal velocity actually is.
..And how'd you figure out the mass? A baby squirrel is going to have less mass than an adult squirrel. Is the squirrel going headfirst or is it splayed out?
v = the square root of ((2*m*g)/(ρ*A*C)) That's the formula. You can't figure out how long it would take without knowing the velocity or how long it takes to squirrel to starve, which also can fluctuate, as... when was the last time the squirrel ate and what it did it eat? Also, baby squirrel, adult squirrel? They eat different amounts.
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Also no force acts on a object falling with terminal velocity .. so ya no need to worry about that
..And how'd you figure out the mass? A baby squirrel is going to have less mass than an adult squirrel. Is the squirrel going headfirst or is it splayed out?
v = the square root of ((2*m*g)/(ρ*A*C)) That's the formula. You can't figure out how long it would take without knowing the velocity or how long it takes to squirrel to starve, which also can fluctuate, as... when was the last time the squirrel ate and what it did it eat? Also, baby squirrel, adult squirrel? They eat different amounts.