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The synopsis for this is: a type of frog is very small, and their vestibular systems are too small to work properly - so jumping results in an "uncontrolled lan
by Timon3 4y ago
The synopsis for this is: a type of frog is very small, and their vestibular systems are too small to work properly - so jumping results in an "uncontrolled landing". And the videos[1] are about as funny as you can imagine!
[1] https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abn1104#supplementary-materials https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abn1104#supplemen... -> Other supplementary materials -> Movies S1 to S6; S1 is a reference frog, S2-6 are the mentioned frog
- darkerside 4y agoAmazing. I need these set to actual commentary on the Olympic ski jump.
- alehlopeh 4y agoThe article is a fun read; it’s informative and has a humorous bent, and it avoids coming across as pretentious or lacking detail. The site’s “paywall” is just a banner over the full content of the article, making it amenable to Reader mode. It’s like a 2 minute read. Just read it.
- Timon3 4y agoI mostly just wanted to show people the cool frog videos :) of course people should read the article, but now those who don't also got to enjoy them.
- Abishek_Muthian 4y agoKatherine J. Wu did not hold back in roasting the poor frog, Yet did complete justice to the research as well. I appreciate her & The Atlantic for publishing this piece.
- macjohnmcc 4y agoPretty much guaranteed to always be the agony of defeat.
- anoncow 4y agoYouTube Link for the videos - https://youtu.be/w-ngnnhcT-s https://youtu.be/w-ngnnhcT-s
- millerm 4y agoThank you.