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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. | ||
| − | 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. Strobe photography of bumblebees in flight showed how the wings move. | + | 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> |
| + | Strobe photography of bumblebees in flight showed how the wings move. | ||
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| + | ==Notes== | ||
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Revision as of 20:27, March 31, 2007
The bumblebee is a four-winged insect. Its wings swivel and flap.
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.
Notes
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- ↑ Flight of the Bumblebee - Ivars Peterson