Flying Snake Mysteries Revealed 78
Rambo Tribble writes "Researchers from Virginia Tech are reporting they have uncovered the secrets behind the genus Chrysopelea's aerodynamic feats . These ophidians are capable of gliding some distance while appearing to slither through the air. The BBC's article on the revelations hosts a short video of the phenomenon. At the heart of Chrysopelea's feat is a remarkable ability of the snakes to alter their body's cross-section. Finally, snakes that don't need to be on no stinking plane." The paper [PDF] has some more cool pictures, too.
I have HAD it... (Score:0, Funny)
...with these monkey-fighting snakes on this Monday to Friday plane!!
Flying Snake Experts? (Score:0, Funny)
Re:Paper has some cool pictures? (Score:5, Funny)
Like it or not, pictures are still a more efficient way of communicating data than text. By an order of magnitude.
You've lost me on that...can you show me a graph?
Re:Paper has some cool pictures? (Score:2, Funny)
sure! how bout a bar graph...
Efficiency of Medium
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Re:Flying Snake Experts? (Score:4, Funny)
As God is my witness, I thought those things could fly.