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Post by pinxminx on Mar 24, 2009 11:15:24 GMT
I was just wondering ... 
This morning I was out running in the park and high up on a hill in the beautiful morning sunshine, I came across a flock of birds flying high up above me. Twisting and turning at high speed, soaring and then gliding in magnificant pefection and uniformity they amazed me, the sharp turns at top speed truly terrific. What a wonderous sight. The aerodynamics of the squad breathtaking. Talk about 'Red Arrows'. Eat your heart out who needs them. 
However, on reflection I just can't stop wondering... how do they know which way to go  , who decides? Purrrluss. How come they don't crash into each other?
There's nothing dumb about birds. 
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Post by sushimo on Mar 24, 2009 11:59:14 GMT
I've seen millions of bats doing the same thing, and never even touching each other. There was a bit about this on one of those nature progs recntly. It was showing 1,000's of starlings over Rome, and how they never collided. On a slowmo close up you could see they all had their own space, even when tearing along at a terrific rate. We could learn a lot from those birds!  |
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Post by pinxminx on Mar 24, 2009 14:00:14 GMT
Yeah we sure could.
I wonder if it could have anything to do with the wind and turbulence.
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Post by cryptonomiumo on Mar 25, 2009 9:54:37 GMT
It's just how they're geared. Most of their brain is dedicated to processing the information required to stay in formation.
That's why the Red Arrows are impressive. We have the capabillity of mastering an art which is entirely out of our nature.
A bird learning to use the Green Cross Code, now that would be impressive.
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Post by yord on Mar 25, 2009 10:36:50 GMT
a bird that can reverse park even more so
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Post by cryptonomiumo on Mar 25, 2009 11:12:19 GMT
Haha! Or not have to turn a map upside-down when driving south.
Oh I hate stereotyping but, girls really are rubbish at parallel parking and such, and the ones who can are either butch or really attractive. Interesting mix.
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Post by pinxminx on Mar 25, 2009 21:36:20 GMT
'Most of their brain is dedicated to processing the information required to stay in formation.' Ok, well yep, I guess I can process that, kind of. Butttttttttttttttt which bird decides on which way to go, and for what reason? |
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Post by pinxminx on Mar 25, 2009 22:41:30 GMT
I can reverse park quite fine!
Can't promise where I reversed thou!
I have a tendancy to forget, where I parked.
3rd floor
2nd floor
Iz it A or C block?
(bites bottem lip)
Yew, I was far more interested in what I was gonna buy.
Got me into truble loads of times.
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Post by pinxminx on Mar 25, 2009 22:52:08 GMT
I hate reversing in front of a man!
I know I'm going to go wrong!
That's just plainly obvious!
And they know it.
It un-nervers me.
But I get them back! He he he
In the morning, when I take my daughter to school, it's so busy.
Trying to get out on the main road, well it's so tiresome.
So I just wind down my window and give the biggest smile and if it's a man in the queue, works everytime
Men are sooooooooooooooooo easy to manipulate!
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Post by pinxminx on Mar 25, 2009 23:08:02 GMT
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Post by cryptonomiumo on Mar 25, 2009 23:12:57 GMT
Not sure how they choose who leads. Maybe they have natural leaders, with several hundred behind bitching... But following anyway.
Women are, of course, equally easy to manipulate. But you'd know that.
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Post by pinxminx on Mar 25, 2009 23:25:13 GMT
LOL's
Chew!
Yeah I guess I would know that.
Still an interesting point.
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