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...

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[–] 45 points 2 years ago (1 child)

There's nothing in the laws of physics that precludes it. Skateboards can be extremely light and have ball bearings with extremely little friction. It's not all that unusual for a strong breeze to make a board start rolling all by itself

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Quite right. It's only bees 🐝 that are prohibited from skateboarding by the laws of physics.

    (Is this meme still relevant or am I getting old?)

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Someone has been playing Skatebird!

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm sure an eagle could even pick it up and fly away with it. I've seen eagles pick up mountain goats.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yea, but I was talking about taxiing like a plane on the runway.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Surely you can see the energy required to pickup and fly with a skateboard is orders of magnitude greater than simply pushing the skateboard?

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  • [–] [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.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I have no doubt a bin chicken could.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    Any but the smallest of birds should do it easily.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I don't see why not, though I bet it can't go as fast as a turtle on a skateboard?

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