Want to fly? Don't copy the birds and the bees

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Karin Jespers studies the flight of a racing pigeon. Reflective tape similar to that used on safety clothing allows cameras to calculate where dots are on a pigeons wings. Credit: Structure and Motion Laboratory Royal Veterinary College
Karin Jespers studies the flight of a racing pigeon. Reflective tape, similar to that used on safety clothing, allows cameras to calculate where dots are on a pigeon's wings. Credit: Structure and Motion Laboratory, Royal Veterinary College

Since earliest recorded history, and presumably beyond, humans have always wanted to fly. First attempts involved imitation of winged creatures around them, and unfailingly ended in disaster.


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