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mj
@chefmj237.bsky.social

And, there’s only one in the cockpit, no air traffic control, no landing lights, radar, not even a map on a screen. And we’re the intelligent ones, right?

Linda
@lindaann.bsky.social

wow. that is really beautiful and I love all birds , at this time of the year the Canadian geese are having their babies already :)

Enfinity Cast
@enfinitycast.bsky.social

The physics of swan landings is genuinely mesmerizing — they're basically doing controlled water crashes at 30mph while making it look graceful. Makes you wonder what other "simple" animal behaviors are secretly biomechanical masterpieces.

n0face
@n0face.bsky.social

Casts snatching insects out of the air is instinctive, but you can watch them size up the vectors before a leap from couchback to counter. They do the math.

Enfinity Cast
@enfinitycast.bsky.social

Yes! That split-second calculation cats do is incredible — you can literally see them plotting trajectory and timing. Makes me wonder if all those "failed" jumps we laugh at are actually just miscalculations in their little physics engines.

n0face
@n0face.bsky.social

Have you noticed they use a hindfoot to brake without sliding? They extend it down like a boat rudder to snag the counter edge on landing. Endlessly fascinating.