Scientific researchers have long been debating whether being overweight provides an extra cushion that increases the chances of surviving a car crash or if being overweight decreases the chances. According to a study taken over the course of ten years consisting of about 300,000 car accidents, the chances may or may not increase with differing [...]
Entries from May 11th, 2010
Birds of a Feather Attack Together
May 11th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Physics
Apparently flocks of birds defend themselves from predators by ganging up and forming mobs. The mobs, however, have no hierarchical structures. There is no pecking order and no head bird leading the pack. Ecologist have observed some level of organization within bird mobs. The mobbing birds are quite sophisticated in their attack. To study the [...]
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