▲ 62 ▼ Could a bird propel a skateboard by flapping its wings? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by TheBananaKing@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 33 comments fedilink hide all child comments That is to say, could they get enough forward thrust to push themselves along, without taking off? Maybe with like a little perch to hang onto...
[–] TheBananaKing@lemmy.world [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Let's assume we size the board to fit the bird :) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sukhmel@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago To fit by size or by mass? That's likely irrelevant, as rolling friction may be made quite low anyway permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 1 point 2 years ago To fit by size or by mass? That's likely irrelevant, as rolling friction may be made quite low anyway permalink fedilink source parent