[Ed]

I've had tincts jump and hit a concrete floor from four feet in the air with absolutely no problems.

In the article I pointed out, the drop occured at a significantly greater height..and applies to the frogs.

The impact on the concrete is probably loud due to it being closer to the microphone and if you place a loose sheet of plastic on a concrete floor and then drop something on it, you can get a louder sound than if it impacted the floor.

Ed

 

[frogface]

Read the comments from the person who posted the clip

Well that would have been a really good idea

 

[nurse3766]

those are some really fucked up videos
they made me sick tbh

 

[heatfreakk3]

those are some really fucked up videos
they made me sick tbh

Language...

 

[AlexRible]

Just to add my experience, I had a full grown tinct jump from the top of the viv "Legs sprawled out" onto a hard wood coffee table. No ill effects, the distance was 2.5-3 feet.

It probably has to do a lot with the way they land. Just like us, if you take a hard fall you are going to be in some pain.

 

[heatfreakk3]

I had a galact jump from probably 4 feet, he fell on carpet though. But was perfectly find. Scared me to death though!

 

[btcope]

that was so twisted ... "la la la, ho hummm, gonna poke you with this stick until you bail!"

I'm sure terminal velocity of a thumbnail frog is relatively low... If you look at their cross-sectional area, all sprawled out, they're way better off then a denser bodied frog like a tinc or say... this poor fella.

They probably grab a few leaves on the way down like that giant blue woman in avatar to slow em down a bit more.

Let's get nerdy on it ...

Velocity_terminal=sqrt[(2*frog_weight)/(drag_coefficient*air_density*frontal_frog_area)]

... Does anyone have a good equation for shape effects on a falling frog??? ... ahh, I lost my train of thought.