Oddball Stuff You Should Know

oneh2obabe · Post by **oneh2obabe** » Oct 13th, 2020, 5:00 pm

One helluva journey ... no food, no sleep, no bathroom breaks.

A 12,000-kilometre non-stop round-the-world flight from Alaska to New Zealand would tire out even the most seasoned air traveller, without the help of a snack, a nap or some distracting entertainment. For the male bar-tailed godwit, on the other hand, it’s a piece of cake.

© Provided by National Post Scientists believe the bar-tailed godwit does not sleep on its long journeys, despite flapping its wings non-stop

Scientists say the bird has set a new world record for avian non-stop flight, after tracking its route over 11 days from southwest Alaska to a bay near Auckland, flying at speeds of up to 55 km/h.

“They are designed like a jet fighter. Long, pointed wings and a really sleek design which gives them a lot of aerodynamic potential,” Dr. Jesse Conklin told the Guardian of the bird’s feat. Conklin is a scientist with the Global Flyaway Network , a worldwide partnership between researchers who study epic migratory patterns.

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/a ... d=msedgdhp

stuphoto · Post by **stuphoto** » Oct 13th, 2020, 8:26 pm

What an amazing bird, however I would be very surprised if they don't take Bathroom Breaks along the way [icon_lol2.gif]

I hope you don't mind me posting something I found amazing too.

Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are capable of swimming incredible distances, according to a new study published in Zoology, which recorded polar bears regularly swimming over 30 miles (48 kilometers) and, in one case, as far as 220 miles (354 kilometers). The researchers believe the ability of polar bears to tackle such long-distance swims may help them survive as seasonal sea ice vanishes due to climate change.

Taken from here
https://news.mongabay.com/2012/05/just- ... bear-swim/

Catsumi · Post by **Catsumi** » Oct 13th, 2020, 8:55 pm

Catsumi · Post by **Catsumi** » Oct 13th, 2020, 8:56 pm

normaM · Post by **normaM** » Oct 14th, 2020, 8:39 am

Love weird stuff like this ( head crammed full of odd knowledge)
I will spare you the pictures but my women - look why Chainsaws were invented

"Two doctors invented the chainsaw in 1780 to make the removal of pelvic bone easier and less time-consuming during childbirth. It was powered by a hand crank and looked like a modern-day kitchen knife with little teeth on a chain that wound in an oval. ... Here is the first surgical chainsaw used for those symphysiotomies."

oneh2obabe · Post by **oneh2obabe** » Oct 14th, 2020, 2:29 pm

Elephants are the only animals that can snorkel without aid. By holding the tips of their trunks above the water's surface, elephants can traverse rivers totally submerged. They simply walk across the riverbed.

alanjh595 · Post by **alanjh595** » Oct 14th, 2020, 4:23 pm

I think that is where we got the idea, now known as "snorkeling".

alanjh595 · Post by **alanjh595** » Oct 14th, 2020, 4:33 pm

I think that is where we got the idea, now known as "snorkeling".

oneh2obabe wrote:Elephants are the only animals that can snorkel without aid. By holding the tips of their trunks above the water's surface, elephants can traverse rivers totally submerged. They simply walk across the riverbed.

Elephants-snorkeling-across-Chobe-River-L.jpg

Now we all know where the word "snork" came from.

stuphoto · Post by **stuphoto** » Nov 21st, 2020, 3:33 am

I recently learned that some of the world's largest Lakes, Rivers and Waterfalls are located Underwater :200:

Although you really don't want to swim in most of them.

There are 10 amazing examples in this 12 minute video

oneh2obabe · Post by **oneh2obabe** » Nov 21st, 2020, 10:33 am

No wonder he went by his last name. Pablo Picasso’s full name was:

Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso

stuphoto · Post by **stuphoto** » Nov 21st, 2020, 12:27 pm

oldtrucker wrote:If you were landing a C-172 into a 60 knot headwind, you would land going backwards.

Not a C172 but you get the idea https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vP13XPMNfc

That is cool,

Who needs Landing Gear when you have a Nissan Frontier pickup truck

And yes you can land a plane on a moving truck.

I don't recommend trying it with a tunnel ahead :biggrin:

dogspoiler · Post by **dogspoiler** » Dec 9th, 2020, 11:50 pm

oldtrucker wrote:
stuphoto wrote:Who needs Landing Gear when you have a Nissan Frontier pickup truck

Please tell me you don't believe that vid is real.

I've seen that same act at the Abbottsford Airshow, it's really real.

Sonny Taylor · Post by **Sonny Taylor** » Dec 10th, 2020, 6:33 am

stuphoto wrote: Who needs Landing Gear when you have a Nissan Frontier pickup truck

This is a 20 year old video, but rather funny; DC-10 Emergency Landing on Road; nose settles on car

Video was privately made on a $300 budget.

The story of the video: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/405_(film)

lifegives · Post by **lifegives** » Dec 10th, 2020, 11:01 am

"52 things I learned in 2020"

https://medium.com/fluxx-studio-notes/5 ... 380692dbb8

stuphoto · Post by **stuphoto** » Dec 11th, 2020, 9:28 am

oldtrucker wrote:
dogspoiler wrote: I've seen that same act at the Abbottsford Airshow, it's really real.
Ya the airshow vid is but the other one with the CGI 727(?) landing on the pickup-...no.

I do wonder if a pickup could be modified to handle the speed, weight and sudden impact.

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