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Re:Why Flamingos Are More Stable on One Leg Than Two by tomxor on Thursday May 25, 2017 @05:58PM (#14420473)
Also dead fish can swim upstream... evolution has a way of just making things work well mechanically.
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Re:Why Flamingos Are More Stable on One Leg Than Two by plg on Thursday May 25, 2017 @08:15PM (#14421114)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtuHgl35TT4
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Re:Why Flamingos Are More Stable on One Leg Than Two by kcanini on Thursday May 25, 2017 @08:55PM (#14421342)
And sailboats can sail upwind.
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Re:Why Flamingos Are More Stable on One Leg Than Two by maxxxxx on Thursday May 25, 2017 @06:39PM (#14420707)
I don't think 's true. What fish would that be?
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Re:Why Flamingos Are More Stable on One Leg Than Two by ploughjogger on Thursday May 25, 2017 @06:43PM (#14420724)
It seems to be possible: http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~glauder/reprints_unzipped...
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Re:Why Flamingos Are More Stable on One Leg Than Two by cgag on Thursday May 25, 2017 @06:43PM (#14420726)
It looks like it sort of is (trout): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRWgqDi-ihs
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Re:Why Flamingos Are More Stable on One Leg Than Two by ModernMech on Thursday May 25, 2017 @07:30PM (#14420920)
Here's another example: https://vimeo.com/44887922

http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~glauder/reprints_unzipped...

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