FYKOS Year 31 Series 4 Problem 5 — impossibility of infection · FYKOS 31 #31.4.5
Physics · mechanics
Problem
Imagine that we accelerate a usually sized bacteria into velocity v=50 km⋅h−1 in the horizontal direction and we let it move freely in air. Estimate the distance traveled by the bacteria before it stops.
The result might be surprising for you. How is it possible to become infected this way with a bacterial infection? Discuss why is it possible despite the result.