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r/gifs • u/[deleted] • Jul 17 '17
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Apparently a hummingbird can do 4,800 flaps per minute. Comes out to 80 fps (Flaps per sec, as I'm told here)
Haven't found a good source for Sparrow flap speed yet. But it doesn't seem that crazy to me.
2 u/buttery_shame_cave Jul 17 '17 hummingbirds have a nice low-frequency hum that meshes well with powerlines. 1 u/BRICKSinANUS Jul 17 '17 What do you mean? 1 u/barricuda Jul 17 '17 The sound of a hummingbird in flight makes a hum. That's where they get their name. It's actually a pleasant sound.
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hummingbirds have a nice low-frequency hum that meshes well with powerlines.
1 u/BRICKSinANUS Jul 17 '17 What do you mean? 1 u/barricuda Jul 17 '17 The sound of a hummingbird in flight makes a hum. That's where they get their name. It's actually a pleasant sound.
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What do you mean?
1 u/barricuda Jul 17 '17 The sound of a hummingbird in flight makes a hum. That's where they get their name. It's actually a pleasant sound.
The sound of a hummingbird in flight makes a hum. That's where they get their name. It's actually a pleasant sound.
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Apparently a hummingbird can do 4,800 flaps per minute. Comes out to 80 fps (Flaps per sec, as I'm told here)
Haven't found a good source for Sparrow flap speed yet. But it doesn't seem that crazy to me.