Michael Dickinson of Caltech led the creation this cute robot called "Bride of Robofly" to measure the forces of different parts of insect wings as they flapped.
"Scientifically speaking, insect flight was shrouded in mystery for much of the 20th century and even now is haunted by enigmas.
Studies have shown how insects fly by frantically flapping their wings and taking advantage of physical forces too microscopic to be exploited by airplanes. Now scientists are beginning to investigate how insects' brains, although extremely tiny, can manage the incredibly complex motions required for them to stay aloft."
The illusion of water depth was already broken when the camera panned out to show the cars what were only mid tire deep. They would have given it away even without the man walking through.
What I find funnier is the thought of what the guy that walked up was thinking as he approached a bunch of yahoos in boats.
I'd like journalists to stop living out their fantasies of being filmmakers. They are supposed to convey information, not play on emotions.
We know what a flood is. If you are shown in a boat, we'll assume there's no way for you to stand anywhere. If you show us images of a burning tank in Lybia filmed under 10 different angles, we're gonna assume a sh*tload of tanks are burning.
To me, all these "illustrative" inclusions in news reports are, if not lies, manipulations.
Oh also, stop asking everybody in the street their opinion on stuff they're clueless about.
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What I find funnier is the thought of what the guy that walked up was thinking as he approached a bunch of yahoos in boats.
We know what a flood is. If you are shown in a boat, we'll assume there's no way for you to stand anywhere. If you show us images of a burning tank in Lybia filmed under 10 different angles, we're gonna assume a sh*tload of tanks are burning.
To me, all these "illustrative" inclusions in news reports are, if not lies, manipulations.
Oh also, stop asking everybody in the street their opinion on stuff they're clueless about.
Or they may be referring to how deep it was last night. Which is still misleading.
Or they may have been lying.