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8 February, 09:02

A crow who wants to eat a snail will drop it from a high place to crack the snail's shell and expose the tasty flesh. In order to crack the snail's shell, it must be going 15 m/s when it hits the ground. Assume that the snail free falls. How high does the crow have to be when it drops the snail for the shell to crack?

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  1. 8 February, 09:10
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    At least 15 meters above the ground because

    15 m = 33 miles per hour
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