JellyWaffles

JellyWaffles t1_jcfacvl wrote

Reply to comment by Skyhawk_Squawk in Zipline’s new drones release tethered mini-drones for precision package deliveries - These drone deliveries drop down from up to 300 feet high in a tethered ‘droid’ with its own propellers to target small landing zones like a table. by speckz

There have been some recent developments in propeller design that dramatically reduce noise btw. Toroidal blades I think it's called.

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JellyWaffles t1_jarz53j wrote

Reply to Sea creatures in Greek manuscript and Norse mythology may have been whales with mouths agape — Fish instinctively swim toward apparent shelter of creature’s mouth, a phenomenon depicted in ancient texts as early as 2,000 years ago by marketrent

This made me think of the swimming race in Beowulf. Two guys are in a swimming race and Beowulf says the only reason he lost is because he stopped to fight like 7 sea monsters (don't remember exact number).

If this was based off a real event of some guys in a swim race, what you wana bet one of them got distracted by a pod of Wales?

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