▲ 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] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, and that's not the question I'm asking. I'm asking whether they could sustain forward thrust in a standing position, and without actually taking off. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sukhmel@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago Most likely, yes. If anything, a bird may stand in reverse and flap the wings in front of itself. But I would expect that its maneuver ability would allow it to do so in different ways ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago Most likely, yes. If anything, a bird may stand in reverse and flap the wings in front of itself. But I would expect that its maneuver ability would allow it to do so in different ways ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ permalink fedilink source parent