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OT: Speed of an unladen swallow: For the math types out there and you know who you are
OK, the meds have kicked in. I'm not a theoretical math kinda person (but I married one). I'll
trust ya'll to figure out if this guy is full of crap or not. Main point being that there are
people in the world who have time to do this kind of stuff. I appreciate his efforts and hope that
he lives far from
me. His favorite color is blue?
http://www.style.org/unladenswallow/
Layne
PS. There was running in the movie that was the impetus for this. ("Run away! Run away!" - the most
brilliant military tactic ever devised.)
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I dont know who is worse.... the dude that did all the research or YOU for finding it!
:) L
Layne Wallace wrote:
> OK, the meds have kicked in. I'm not a theoretical math kinda person (but I married one). I'll
> trust ya'll to figure out if this guy is full of crap or not. Main point being that there are
> people in the world who have time to do this kind of stuff. I appreciate his efforts and hope that
> he lives far from
> me. His favorite color is blue?
>
> http://www.style.org/unladenswallow/
>
> Layne
>
> PS. There was running in the movie that was the impetus for this. ("Run away! Run away!" - the
> most brilliant military tactic ever devised.)
>
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speed times, distance travel. equals. Favor color is blue. As the crow fly.. Two birds of a
feather.. Which came first the chicken or the egg.. Like a Dove.. The falcon or the eagle.. so whats
your point?
(X) (Y)=(X) spped of a swallow is.(X) So if a 200 pound woman wants to run at say 8.5 on a treadmill
. so what. If RR wants to keep a runner from flying. again so what. If an individual wants to
keep another from posting. again so what. The speed time . Whats your point.
"Layne Wallace" <lwallace@unf.edu> wrote in message
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I liked the pictures.
"Layne Wallace" <lwallace@unf.edu> wrote:
> His favorite color is blue?
No. Red! Aaaaaahhhh!
Brian Jones
On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 13:35:34 -0000, "apusapus" <apusapus@clara.co.uk> wrote:
>"Layne Wallace" <lwallace@unf.edu> wrote in message
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>
>I liked the pictures.
>
Viewed them "one handed" Ausparagus puss?
>His favorite color is blue?
No, yellow.
Aieeeeeeeeee!
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Layne Wallace wrote:
I wasn't sure if "swallow" was the noun or the verb when I first read the subject line. Oscine birds
are must easier to define mathematically than gulps. :)
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On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 12:44:17 GMT, Leo wrote:
>I dont know who is worse.... the dude that did all the research or YOU for finding it!
>
The neighbors are nervous, too. :-)
Layne
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On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 19:48:00 GMT, Doug Freese wrote:
>I wasn't sure if "swallow" was the noun or the verb when I first read the subject line. Oscine
>birds are must easier to define mathematically than gulps. :)
>
:-) Doug, Doug, Doug. Here you are thinking about the next brew. Or, were you
thinking about tequila and the worm would make it a laden swallow?
Layne
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On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 19:48:00 GMT, Doug Freese <dfreese@NOBShvc.rr.com> wrote:
>
>
>Layne Wallace wrote:
>
>I wasn't sure if "swallow" was
Our resident expert on "swallowing" has spoken.
Thanks Layne. I'm a big fan of Monty Python and got a kick out of the web site. I printed it out and
my daughter (also a Python fan) is taking it to school today.
Would someone please repost the link? I don't read Layne and Dot (mr and mrs boring) so I missed it.
On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 08:53:59 -0500, Dave B. <toomuch@spam.com> wrote:
>Thanks Layne. I'm a big fan of Monty Python and got a kick out of the web site. I printed it out
>and my daughter (also a Python fan) is taking it to school today.
On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 14:56:32 GMT, Scratchy@yahoo.com wrote:
>Would someone please repost the link? I don't read Layne and Dot (mr and mrs boring) so I
>missed it.
>
Now, now, Bill. Jealousy is a stinky perfume. Although I do appreciate the company you place
me in. :-)
Google should have the link since most of my posts have archive allowed. Hey, that way you could
catch up on what you've missed!
Layne
>On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 08:53:59 -0500, Dave B. <toomuch@spam.com> wrote:
>
>>Thanks Layne. I'm a big fan of Monty Python and got a kick out of the web site. I printed it out
>>and my daughter (also a Python fan) is taking it to school today.
>>
>
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Layne Wallace wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 14:56:32 GMT, Scratchy@yahoo.com wrote:
>
>
>>Would someone please repost the link? I don't read Layne and Dot (mr and mrs boring) so I
>>missed it.
>>
>
> Now, now, Bill. Jealousy is a stinky perfume. Although I do appreciate the company you place
> me in. :-)
yea, I feel honored too.
>
> Google should have the link since most of my posts have archive allowed. Hey, that way you could
> catch up on what you've missed!
LOL. Do you mean this troll is so, ahhh, challenged, they don't know how to use google?
Their loss ;)
Dot
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On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 08:41:51 -0500 (EST), Tom Wheeler wrote:
>Let me think. snow or crok in 3 feet of back yards water..... I think I pick snow. thank you. Hay
>the yankers goose be going south. Why is that. One flew over the coo coo nest.
>
:-) They aren't that bad. And, they are pretty tasty. I'll keep an eye out
for the geese.
Layne
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"apusapus" <apusapus@clara.co.uk> wrote in message news:<1069335332.11996.0@demeter.uk.clara.net>...
> "Layne Wallace" <lwallace@unf.edu> wrote in message
> news:yjnyynprhasrqh.homph50.pminews@newsgroups.bellsouth.net...
>
> I liked the pictures.
None of those confusing words to mess up your feeble mind.
In article <yjnyynprhasrqh.homph50.pminews@newsgroups.bellsouth.net>, Layne Wallace
<lwallace@unf.edu> wrote:
>OK, the meds have kicked in. I'm not a theoretical math kinda person (but I married one). I'll
>trust ya'll to figure out if this guy is full of crap or not.
Well, the Strouhal number part is fine, but it obviously doesn't go far enough. That
non-dimensionalization -- fA/U, where f is the flapping frequency, A is the amplitude of flapping,
and U is the speed -- is missing something important, as shown by the comments about the lengths
of the various birds' wings.
What's needed is a second geometric parameter, i.e., the length of the wing. That can
non-dimensionalize against the flap amplitude, so l/A.
From the results mentioned at the web site, we can expect the Strouhal number for optimal flight
to be a decreasing function of
l/A (lower strouhal number for longer wings).
It is left as an exercise for the Black Night to derive the precise relation.
>Main point being that there are people in the world who have time to do this kind of stuff. I
>appreciate his efforts and hope that he lives far from
>me. His favorite color is blue?
>
>http://www.style.org/unladenswallow/
>
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