Apparently, nobody has ever told the darn bumblebee that it can't fly. According to scientists, bumblebees are 'aerodynamically incompatible with flight'. The main question is...why doesn't the bumblebee listen?
This conclusion was based on calculations using the aerodynamic theory of 1918-19. This theory basically said that bumblebee wings were too small to create sufficient lift to support it. There are many different "myths" about who discovered that the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly.
A study done in early 2009 at Oxford University, found that the bumblebee's wings work independently from one another. This showed that it the airflow around the wings never joins up to support the insect, but yet...it still flies.
They say this is "the power of its own ignorance" that it doesn't know it can't fly. Really...who cares if they technically can't fly...isn't that what is great about nature? Somethings should be left unanswered.
This conclusion was based on calculations using the aerodynamic theory of 1918-19. This theory basically said that bumblebee wings were too small to create sufficient lift to support it. There are many different "myths" about who discovered that the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly.
A study done in early 2009 at Oxford University, found that the bumblebee's wings work independently from one another. This showed that it the airflow around the wings never joins up to support the insect, but yet...it still flies.
They say this is "the power of its own ignorance" that it doesn't know it can't fly. Really...who cares if they technically can't fly...isn't that what is great about nature? Somethings should be left unanswered.
Sandi, the link to the study only goes to a picture of a bumblebee. Did the study find that bees "can't" fly? Because the other link suggested that the whole story is an urban myth. If that latter is true, I think you need to recast your lede.
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