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| − | The bumblebee is a four-winged insect. Its wings swivel and flap. | + | The bumblebee is a four-winged insect. Its wings swivel and flap, knocking into each other which produces a buzzing sound. |
| + | Despite the small area of its wings, the [[vortice]]s produced when the wings collide provide additional lift. [http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2004Mar/gee20040405024594.htm] | ||
According to a persistent urban legend, the laws of physics supposedly say that "bumblebees can't fly". This stems a rough calculation based on the assumption that their wings are fixed like that of an airplane. <ref> [http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040911/mathtrek.asp Flight of the Bumblebee] - Ivars Peterson </ref> | According to a persistent urban legend, the laws of physics supposedly say that "bumblebees can't fly". This stems a rough calculation based on the assumption that their wings are fixed like that of an airplane. <ref> [http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20040911/mathtrek.asp Flight of the Bumblebee] - Ivars Peterson </ref> | ||
Revision as of 20:31, March 31, 2007
The bumblebee is a four-winged insect. Its wings swivel and flap, knocking into each other which produces a buzzing sound. Despite the small area of its wings, the vortices produced when the wings collide provide additional lift. [1]
According to a persistent urban legend, the laws of physics supposedly say that "bumblebees can't fly". This stems a rough calculation based on the assumption that their wings are fixed like that of an airplane. [1] Strobe photography of bumblebees in flight showed how the wings move.
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- ↑ Flight of the Bumblebee - Ivars Peterson