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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Fly, robin, fly

—srikanth @ 11:04

This awesome technique is used by gliders and birds alike to build speed almost effortlessly. What’s it called?

Cracked by: Dibyo, Abhiram Bharadwaj Diddigi and rickde

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Dynamic Soaring - the birds use wind-speed gradients to their advantage to fly in a wavy motion that lets them soar for miles without slowing down.