RE: Curious Science Questions of Wonderment
December 28, 2016 at 2:20 pm
(This post was last modified: December 28, 2016 at 2:22 pm by Secular Elf.)
(December 28, 2016 at 2:11 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I know bugger all about houseflies so I can't help you there.
I once asked a mate of mine – chemical engineer, very bright fella – ' You know how the universe is made of, like, stuff? How does that work exactly?'
He paused for a few seconds and said, ' I'm fighting the urge to light you on fire.'
Boru
Is funny!
(December 28, 2016 at 2:14 pm)vorlon13 Wrote:(December 28, 2016 at 2:04 pm)Secular Elf Wrote: Did you ever have a curiosity about something that you always wondered about and wanted a scientific answer to?
Mine is why does a housefly that is flying around in your car never smack into either a front or back windshield or door window while the car is in motion or stops suddenly?
Does anyone know the answer? Have another curiosity that needs answering? Post it here.
Flies are small enough the viscosity of the air is a larger factor for them than us.
Moving an aquarium around doesn't slam the little fishies up against the glass, if you're looking for an analogy. IOW, air is 'thicker' for flies.
Interesting. That makes sense. I had not thought about it that way before. Thanks vorlon.
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