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danparsonson
30 days ago
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Flies keep landing on North Sea oil rigs
It helps to be extremely lightweight and small - the smaller you get, the less effort you need to put into just staying aloft.
driggs
30 days ago
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The smaller you are, the less energy you can store.
Efficiency is a maximization of these ratios.
vintermann
30 days ago
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What happens when we start making drones that small, I wonder.
Tepix
30 days ago
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It's called smart dust. Check Sci-Fi bookshelves.
easygenes
30 days ago
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“Flies Aren’t Real”
withinboredom
30 days ago
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Haven’t you noticed fewer birds than you saw when you were younger?
Cthulhu_
30 days ago
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Not to mention they're much more influenced by wind currents.
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