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[Phys-L] Straining at a Gnat?
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: brian whatcott <
betwys1@sbcglobal.net
>
Date
: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 10:05:57 -0500
Science magazine (4/10/14) includes the following article:
*Flies Evade Looming Targets by Executing Rapid Visually Directed Banked Turns * <
http://mailings1.gtxcel.com/portal/wts/ccmckdyey-36efqD3aiOwkfqixr78vdkKWwNpikJhsQ3m
>**
/F. T. Muijres et al./
At first glance, this represents what the cynical public might easily regard as
"gilding the lily" (or in more ribald terms, "Polishing a t**d")
How else would a flight vehicle avoid a rapidly approaching obstacle?
Brian Whatcott Altus OK Indian Territory.
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