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.

  • Otter@lemmy.caEnglish
    15·
    3 days ago

    Can people survive being lifted by their hair? I’m unsure.

    Coincidentally, I saw this from a few days ago

    https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2025/5/circus-performer-hangs-by-her-hair-for-over-25-minutes-to-take-decade-old-record

    A circus performer with seriously strong locks has broken a hair-hanging record that went unchallenged for more than a decade.

    In the picturesque setting of Redwood National and State Parks in California, USA, Leila Noone spent 25 min 11.30 sec hanging by her ponytail to claim the record for longest time suspended by the hair.

    The American took on the challenge in June 2024, breaking the previous record of 23 min 19 sec, that had been set by Suthakaran Sivagnanathurai (Australia) all the way back in 2011.

    • Pennomi@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      3 days ago

      For what it’s worth, if you don’t train for this you can get some nasty scalp separation injuries.