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Hayduke, in Its diving speed during flight is more than 300 km (186 miles) per hour, making it not only the world’s fastest bird but also the world’s fastest animal.

I’m sorry. That answer wasn’t in the form of a question.

LazaroFilm,
@LazaroFilm@lemmy.world avatar

I hate that. In France we have Question Pour Un Champion (questions for a winner) where the host gives a definition and ends with “I am…” and the contestant would say “a cheetah”

SpaceNoodle, (edited )

Nobody cares about France

Edit: downvotes from Frenchies mad that they still haven’t come up with their own word for Internet

sigmaklimgrindset,

Are we bringing that “x country hate lol random” thing from Twitter/Reddit to Lemmy? I’m kind of over that.

Unless ofc you’re from the former French Colonial Empire. Then hate the French as much or as little as you want, you probably have your reasons.

SpaceNoodle,

You don’t seem to be over that strawman you’ve built.

sigmaklimgrindset, (edited )

I’m Devastated

Obi,
@Obi@sopuli.xyz avatar

If it’s not Julien Lepers doing it I’m not interested.

LazaroFilm,
@LazaroFilm@lemmy.world avatar

Je suis je suis je suiiiissss……

LazaroFilm, in Its diving speed during flight is more than 300 km (186 miles) per hour, making it not only the world’s fastest bird but also the world’s fastest animal.
@LazaroFilm@lemmy.world avatar

On earth = cheetah

In the skies = dumb falcon

Zehzin, in Its diving speed during flight is more than 300 km (186 miles) per hour, making it not only the world’s fastest bird but also the world’s fastest animal.
@Zehzin@lemmy.world avatar

A tiny tardigrade shot off a .50 bullet. It would probably survive too

ThePyroPython, (edited ) in Its diving speed during flight is more than 300 km (186 miles) per hour, making it not only the world’s fastest bird but also the world’s fastest animal.

Fuck you, the Peregrine Falcon is awesome, it is best bird, fight me.

I will not have my boy be slandered like this.

SpaceNoodle,

It’s only “fast” because it’s just falling.

ThePyroPython,

Ok buddy, let’s see you pull out of a terminal velocity (180mph) head first dive.

As any pilot will tell you; if you manage to pull out of a dive it’s not falling out of the sky, it’s aerobatics.

Ontop of this, it’s catching prey in it’s talons, let’s see you try and grab anything when traveling at 180mph in any direction.

SpaceNoodle,

I’ve ridden in an airplane before, it’s not difficult.

wildginger,

Bet you coulda outran pompeiis lava flows too

SpaceNoodle,

In an airplane? Probably.

dependencyinjection,

I’ll fight you. My man the crow will mess up your stupid falcon.

CluckN,

That’s clearly a jackdaw

Cqrd,

Oh God

Anticorp,

They will too! My neighborhood murder is enormous, and they keep the airspace clear of bald eagles. If an eagle ever dares enter our neighborhood, the crows flock out of the trees by the hundreds and chase that motherfucker off, cawing all the way. When they’re done, they all return to the trees and caw for a good half hour afterwards. My guess is they’re talking about how bad ass they are.

UncleBadTouch,
@UncleBadTouch@lemmy.ca avatar

I’ll let my B&G macaws fight for me. However I do think the Peregrine is the best raptor in the world.

RIP_Cheems,
@RIP_Cheems@lemmy.world avatar

Isn’t this also the bird that picked up its prey and drops them from a great height to kill them since it can’t kill with its claws?

Dabundis,

Even better. It curls its feet into fists and dive bombs with a 240mph punch to stun its prey, then casually walks up to finish the job with its beak.

It kills with the real life Falcon Punch

Narrrz, in When an eel has a maw with a phyrangeal jaw, that's a moray!

when the moon hits your knees
and you mispronounce trees
sycamore

samus12345, in When an eel has a maw with a phyrangeal jaw, that's a moray!
@samus12345@lemmy.world avatar
Luvs2Spuj,

This game really messed up having no separation between power and air. You could get smashed out by goombas on land then just have a little dip to recharge. Part of the charm I suppose, I love that game.

somePotato, (edited ) in Its diving speed during flight is more than 300 km (186 miles) per hour, making it not only the world’s fastest bird but also the world’s fastest animal.

To be faaaair, the cheetah reaches 100+ km/h on it’s own merits, the dumb falcon just falls really fast

If you drop a whale from space it will probably beat that speed record while falling, the falcon doesn’t get extra credit just because he can get up there and survive without help

Ottomateeverything,

There ain’t no way a whale’s terminal velocity reaches 240 mph. The falcon’s credit comes from the fact that it can make itself so aerodynamic.

RampageDon,

Straight horizontal max speed flight for the falcon is 110-130 km/h though, so still very fast even when not falling.

Selmafudd,

I had a pretty cool encounter with one about 6-7 years ago, I was on a driving holiday and we were cruising throught the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park doing about 90-100km and one of these guys just casually comes up to my window, so close I could have grabbed it. It must have picked some drag effect off the van like a wake in the air or something and it was just gliding next to us with the occasional flap for a good 5 minutes until there was an incoming car and it ducked out

essteeyou,

That must have been incredible!

Willy,

A bowl of petunias would beat the falcon at some points in its descent from space. Possibly over and over again.

DroneRights,

Okay, show me a cheetah running in microgravity.

Thade780, in Its diving speed during flight is more than 300 km (186 miles) per hour, making it not only the world’s fastest bird but also the world’s fastest animal.
@Thade780@lemmy.world avatar

Pretty sure my daughter runs faster when there’s a spider in her room.

IHawkMike, in When an eel has a maw with a phyrangeal jaw, that's a moray!
ChaoticNeutralCzech,

Randall made the same kind of joke in what-if.xkcd.com/141/ – can you find it?

fossilesque, in An impressionist fond of a waterlily pond, that's a Monet
@fossilesque@mander.xyz avatar

I’ll allow it.

abbadon420,

You can get a master’s in art, so it must be a science, right?!

fossilesque,
@fossilesque@mander.xyz avatar

MFAs might have more talent than my MSc lmao.

I_am_10_squirrels, (edited )
rhythmisaprancer, in Its diving speed during flight is more than 300 km (186 miles) per hour, making it not only the world’s fastest bird but also the world’s fastest animal.
@rhythmisaprancer@kbin.social avatar

One of the craziest interactions I have seen was when a Peregrine Falcon attacked a Canada Goose in flight. We were watching the goose fly up canyon and the peregrine must have thought it was too close to its nest or something. Only time I've heard a goose make a sound like that!!

solariplex, in When a grid's misaligned with the one that's behind, that's a Moiré

Thanks, TIL!

BroBot9000, in When a grid's misaligned with the one that's behind, that's a Moiré
@BroBot9000@lemmy.world avatar

Was that line for captain disillusion or am I remembering that wrong?

TacoNissan,

It’s from an xkcd

AtmaJnana,

Color pattern m.xkcd.com/1814/

BroBot9000,
@BroBot9000@lemmy.world avatar

YES!! Thanks, that was driving me crazy.

Captain Disillusion did a whole series on video technology and I falsely remembered it coming from there.

teft, in When a grid's misaligned with the one that's behind, that's a Moiré
@teft@startrek.website avatar

When you take a pic with your phone and the weird things are shown, that’s a moire.

BroBot9000,
@BroBot9000@lemmy.world avatar

When you zoom in a hair and the grid’s everywhere, that’s a moire.

Mouselemming,

When the parallel lines are just slightly inclined, that’s a-moiré!

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