Fly out the car window: what happens?

Flint · 12-25-2008, 10:32 PM

When you have a fly in your car, and you shoo him out the window, what happens to him?

Say you're travelling at highway speed, what happens when his little fly wings hit that fast-moving air? What about the turbulence between the two bodies of air? I'm sure a fly's body isn't designed for that (or maybe it is).

I'd think the fly's wings would get ripped off his body, or he would almost instantly perish by some other means. I'm almost certain he doesn't just blissfully fly away, and wonder what zip code he's in.

What do you think? Maybe one of you smart-types who knows all about physics and whatnot.

12-25-2008, 10:32 PM	#1
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	Fly out the car window: what happens? When you have a fly in your car, and you shoo him out the window, what happens to him? Say you're travelling at highway speed, what happens when his little fly wings hit that fast-moving air? What about the turbulence between the two bodies of air? I'm sure a fly's body isn't designed for that (or maybe it is). I'd think the fly's wings would get ripped off his body, or he would almost instantly perish by some other means. I'm almost certain he doesn't just blissfully fly away, and wonder what zip code he's in. What do you think? Maybe one of you smart-types who knows all about physics and whatnot. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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