Helpful Posts: Just for interest. I saw this poor specimen whilst photographing the hovers last week. You would think that it would be totally incapacitated or at least only capable of flying in circles. However it flitted around just like the others that were in perfect condition. Remarkable!
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Thread: Shouldn't fly but it does.
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11th October 2015, 09:38 PM #1
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Shouldn't fly but it does.
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11th October 2015, 09:43 PM #2
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Re: Shouldn't fly but it does.
Fault tolerance
Lets see Airbus or Boeing achieve that
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11th October 2015, 10:10 PM #3
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Re: Shouldn't fly but it does.
Clearly the designer factored in redundant capacity.
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12th October 2015, 12:03 AM #4
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Re: Shouldn't fly but it does.
Nicely spotted and captured.
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12th October 2015, 12:09 AM #5
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Very interesting capture.
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12th October 2015, 04:54 AM #6
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Re: Shouldn't fly but it does.
Actually Boeing did. Have a look at http://conservativehideout.com/wp-co...e-wing-002.jpg
Originally Posted by Steaphany
But this shot still goes to show the design in that butterfly's brain can overcome the seemingly impossible.
Thanks for posting.
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12th October 2015, 07:44 AM #7
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Re: Shouldn't fly but it does.
Very nice John.
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12th October 2015, 08:26 AM #8
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Re: Shouldn't fly but it does.
Well caught, John...this should be an addendum to "Houston, we got a problem..." title from Ziggy's dragonfly shot...
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12th October 2015, 04:34 PM #9
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Re: Shouldn't fly but it does.
Nice capture John
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13th October 2015, 09:17 AM #10
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Re: Shouldn't fly but it does.
Apparently the butterfly is not burdened by a knowledge of physics. Nice capture, John.
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13th October 2015, 10:32 AM #11
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Re: Shouldn't fly but it does.
Thanks all. As I said, just for interest. I think you've got it Greg. We sometimes overthink problems. Animals just get on with it. With a relatively short life span, I guess that's all you can do.
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13th October 2015, 10:38 AM #12
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Re: Shouldn't fly but it does.
Well spotted!
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13th October 2015, 10:17 PM #13
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Thank you Kay.
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13th October 2015, 11:39 PM #14
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Re: Shouldn't fly but it does.
Hello,
Very well observed and photographed. Your background story added a lot to your fine work.
Poor butterfly. Grand that he flew anyway. Nature is remarkable!Last edited by Pica; 15th October 2015 at 12:52 AM.
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14th October 2015, 10:32 AM #15
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Hello to you too Pica and thank you for the comment. Yes that is what makes nature so interesting. Originally Posted by Pica
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14th October 2015, 08:04 PM #16
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Re: Shouldn't fly but it does.
If I had spotted that shot, the butterfly would have flown by the time I had my camera ready, well done and well spotted
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14th October 2015, 10:04 PM #17
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Thank you Norman. When the sun is out, they sometimes settle. I find that as long as I don't cast a shadow, they will occasionally stay put.
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14th October 2015, 11:28 PM #18
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Re: Shouldn't fly but it does.
well spotted and photographed!
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15th October 2015, 09:43 AM #19
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Thank you Joe.
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15th October 2015, 11:04 AM #20
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Re: Shouldn't fly but it does.
Well seen and beautifully captured.
Regarding that bit about overthinking - maybe not. Consider our size compared to theirs and...
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