Re: OT: Quick Intro
| From: | John Cowan <jcowan@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, February 23, 2003, 22:48 |
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Christophe Grandsire scripsit:
> Or the one about whether some birds could carry sheep or not in flight! ;=
At the risk of importing a flamewar: no way. Nothing that runs on biological
energy can generate enough thrust for the purpose. The largest of raptors is the
Andean condor at about 11 kg; a 5 kg newborn would be way too heavy for it.
--
John Cowan jcowan@reutershealth.com www.ccil.org/~cowan www.reutershealth.com
"If I have not seen as far as others, it is because giants were standing
on my shoulders."
--Hal Abelson
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