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Sure, and airplanes are inspired by birds. That doesn't mean that detailed studies of the Boeing 747 are going to unlock a lot of hitherto unknown mysteries of
by vkou 3y ago
Sure, and airplanes are inspired by birds. That doesn't mean that detailed studies of the Boeing 747 are going to unlock a lot of hitherto unknown mysteries of heron behaviour.
- jacobsimon 3y agoI mean, I know you’re just providing an analogy, but people are still studying the physics of bird flight and we’re nowhere close to building machines yet that can maneuver the way birds can. https://www.quantamagazine.org/geometric-analysis-reveals-how-birds-mastered-flight-20220803/ https://www.quantamagazine.org/geometric-analysis-reveals-ho...
- ben_w 3y agoI could believe "we have more to learn", but not "we're nowhere close": https://youtu.be/w6VLzKACnS8?si=DZgOPuBRG4Vt98su https://youtu.be/w6VLzKACnS8?si=DZgOPuBRG4Vt98su
- jacobsimon 3y agoTIL