Will an ant die if you throw it off the top of the building?
By tinonzo
@tinonzo (67)
Philippines
May 4, 2009 12:56am CST
This was a question raised during one of our lunch time sessions here in the office.
Interesting and it generated a lot of responses from my colleagues, both serious and laughable. :)
If you throw an ant from the top of the building, will it die? If so, how?
Theoretical answers, ok.
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6 responses
@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
4 May 09
weird but funny question. i also do not think it will die because it is so light and it will just be blown away by tthe wind. it has less gravitational pull from the ground. lol
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@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
4 May 09
I don't think it would die because of it's weight compared to the blowing winds. It would just be blown by and could glide over the wind until it safely lands somewhere. Not to mention their exo-skeletons are too tough.
But of course, if it does land on the road and a truck or a person walks by squishing it, that wouldn't be a great thought.
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@michmich2 (432)
• United States
4 May 09
Funny and interesting question. I agree with the first responder that because it is so light, the ant probably wouldn't die. I would think that no matter how high of a height you dropped it from, it would fall or blow pretty gently to the ground.
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@anurag3786 (6267)
• India
2 Nov 09
I think no..if you through an ant off the top of the building it not die.. because that are very small.. and she soen't any harm throughing by you..
@androbot (89)
• India
17 Jan 11
That depends on how you plan to throw it. If you 'hold' it to throw it, more than likely, it'll die due to the pressure exerted on it by you holding it. As for the fall, ants are too light to get knocked out due to a fall. They'll just glide with the air and land softly. I can bet it won't die!
