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It seems to me there is still so much to learn from nature. Something that is impressive to me is how insects manage energy, tiny things moving or flying aroun
by melenaboija 6y ago
It seems to me there is still so much to learn from nature.
Something that is impressive to me is how insects manage energy, tiny things moving or flying around and processing information for hours with I don't know what source and storage for it.
I am obviously a total ignorant in physics and biology.
- tibbydudeza 6y agoATP synthase. It is a protein that has a stator like in a motor that rotates in phases when it combines ADP and phosphate to make ATP. Amazing.
- mushishi 6y agoI was coming to say the same thing. Here's a short animated video about it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXpzp4RDGJI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXpzp4RDGJI
- agumonkey 6y agoWhenever you're into microelectronics and robotics you cannot not be amazed by insects, those things are so ridiculously fantastic yet completely mundane (or annoying) for most of the world.
- eointierney 6y agoYou might enjoy "There's plenty of room at the bottom" by Feynman.
- csomar 6y agoActually it's the human bodies that are quite wasteful (so are humans themselves). Many big animals can keep going without food for months. And it's not just their oily fat reserves, they are much more efficient with energy.
- chmod775 6y agoHumans are just better at other things. Like problem solving. A big brain takes a lot of energy. Plus human bodies aren't all that terrible: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Persistence_hunting https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Persistence_hunting
- cosmodisk 6y agoAlso at hunting. We have no competition in this area.
- Klinky 6y agoThe human body is good at being flexible and adapting to a wide variety of environments. You see it in a lot of areas of life, rigid efficiencies and flexible inefficiencies. Being more flexible has its costs and benefits. Humans are very much "jack of all trades, master of none".
- nobodyandproud 6y agoNo way. Humans are long distance champions (ymmv). As long as we can track an animal, we can run run them down to exhaustion.
- wruza 6y agoIsn’t that because hairy animals often overheat quickly? (As opposed to being exhausted energy-wise.)
- tcoff91 6y agoI’d imagine it’s also due to our bipedal locomotion, our ability to carry water, our intelligence helping to pick superior routes, and yes we have a cooling advantage compared to most other mammals. Maybe slow vs fast twitch muscle fiber amounts too?