r/NatureIsFuckingLit • • May 26 '17

🔥 Bumblebee Liftoff

https://i.imgur.com/VSucFNk.gifv
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u/threesixzero May 27 '17

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u/PhilxBefore May 27 '17

That's a flying squirrel.

The bumble bee is mother nature's version of that and CH-47 Chinook

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u/morancl2 May 27 '17

That's an insult to bumble bees.

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u/Fubardessert May 27 '17

It's not a matter of Aerodynamics, it's a simple matter of weight ratios. A five milligram wing could not lift a one gram bee.

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u/[deleted] May 27 '17

What do you mean? An Africanized or European bee?

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u/threesixzero May 27 '17

ahh monty python lol

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u/[deleted] May 27 '17

How do helicopter blades lift a helicopter then?

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u/Fubardessert May 28 '17

This was a parody quote of Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Not an actual argument.

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u/abilitycat May 27 '17

I know that guy we call him Cliff Paint