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If you caught a dragonfly and brought it up on a plane...?

and let it go at a high altitude, will it survive? will it freefall? glide?

Update:

hahaha...I know it's an odd question, I was just standing on the balcony watching them go by and noticed one that flew higher than any i've ever noticed

...I really shouldn't let my mind wander so

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    depends how high if you dropped it at 3000 metres then it would probalbly survive but at 10000 metres it would die from the cold.

  • 1 decade ago

    it depends how high and what kind of plane. what an odd question :)

    Since a jet can travel higher than an open cabin plane, and you would not be able to let it go outside of the plane, i am guessing you are talking about an open cabin plane. In which case the dragonfly would survive, and would glide.

    If you are talking about a commercial airliner, the point is mute because you cannot release it outside of the plane, let alone get it on the plane.

    Strange

  • 1 decade ago

    If I assume high altitude to mean 30000-40000 ft, then it would probably freeze to death, then freefall, although the air currents might keep it aloft for quite a while.

  • 1 decade ago

    i think it would die because who knows how long they can fly without getting tired

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