2. For "sufficiently large" objects moving "sufficiently fast" through a fluid (i.e. for large Reynolds numbers),...
Large objects have inertia and tend to keep moving-Newton's first law. Life is very different for small microorganisms that swim through water. For them, drag forces are so large that they instantly stop, without coasting, if they cease their swimming motion. To swim at constant speed, they must exert a constant propulsion force by rotating corkscrew-like flagella or beating hair-like cilia. The quadratic model of drag given by the equation, D⃗ = (12CρAv2, direction opposite the motion), fails for very...