I got to thinking last night that theoretically, with enough hair, the air resistance would slow you down so that your terminal velocity would be low enough to land unharmed. How long would it need to be? How would one go about calculating this?
I assume you need some kind of drag coefficient and a density for hair to start with. Not sure where to find that information.
Spiders fly on a strand of silk, so I think it should work. A streamer is still creating friction as the air flows by it, though you’re right that it’s narrow shape is certainly not ideal for maximizing drag.
Technically, while wind currents do play a part, spiders don’t fly; they use the earth’s magnetic field to float. Different mechanics.
Whoa.
That’s some stuff right out of science fiction. Very cool.