I got to thinking last night that theoretically, with enough hair, the air resistance would slow you down so that your terminal velocity would be low enough to land unharmed. How long would it need to be? How would one go about calculating this?
I assume you need some kind of drag coefficient and a density for hair to start with. Not sure where to find that information.
This would be a perfect question for That’s Absurd Please Elaborate.
https://thatsabsurdshow.com/ask
You should also ask if this could solve anything.
I feel like this question would also fit well in xkcd’s what if section.
https://what-if.xkcd.com/
Yeah, as he’s already done one which touches on the material properties of hair, this seems right up his alley!