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  1. cybercore

    Flying snakes' secret revealed

    Link Removed Link Removed The snake dangles 49 feet (15 meters) off the ground, tail entwined around a branch. Suddenly, the animal rears up and launches, flinging its body toward the forest floor. In other reptiles, the leap would be suicidal, or at least an invitation for broken...
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    • aerial aerodynamics animal behavior animal physiology biology biomimetics chrysopelea ecology flying snakes forest habitat gliding kinetics mechanics nature physics research science southeast asia study wildlife
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  2. reghakr

    Five Theoretically Awesome Attempts to Fly (That Failed)

    When you really think about it, the ability to fly is pretty much the most mind blowing experience a human being can ever hope for. Think about it: you’re defying gravity. Yet we still find time to complain about it whenever possible. The ways we fly are constantly improving to combat our ever...
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    • aerodynamics aircraft aviation design experiments failures fieseler flight goodyear hiller history hovercraft innovations inventions kamikaze military parachute coat prototype tests world war ii
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