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1. Wonder of Science (wonderofscience@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 21-Oct-2023 08:52:37 JST Wonder of Science

   An owl gliding through a cloud of helium-filled soap bubbles reveals wingtip and tail vortices.

   Video credit: Usherwood et al.
   Source: https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/223/3/jeb214809/223686/High-aerodynamic-lift-from-the-tail-reduces-drag

   • PassTheSalt (2du@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 21-Oct-2023 09:44:27 JST PassTheSalt

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     @wonderofscience okay sure the owl is cool but WHAT!! You can fill soap with helium???? That’s so freaking cool!!!!!

   • Mama Inu (mamainu@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 21-Oct-2023 10:57:13 JST Mama Inu

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     @wonderofscience 😮 That is so cool.

   • Ken Carlson (kenzofkc@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 21-Oct-2023 11:30:32 JST Ken Carlson

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     @wonderofscience Mesmerizing!

   • Jimmy Havok (jhavok@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 21-Oct-2023 13:10:54 JST Jimmy Havok

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     @wonderofscience That is a genius idea. Did they manipulate the size of the bubbles to give them neutral bouyancy?

   • YamakaziTaiga (yamakazitaiga@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 21-Oct-2023 17:32:37 JST YamakaziTaiga

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     @wonderofscience am I on mushrooms?

   • Lucas Janin (lucas3d@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 23-Oct-2023 01:04:26 JST Lucas Janin

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     • Todd Vaziri

     @wonderofscience @tvaziri Fantastic reference! Planes create the same vortex motion. I discovered this during the supervision of a recent project #vfx https://youtu.be/dfY5ZQDzC5s?t=154

   • dxzdb (dxzdb@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 23-Oct-2023 12:52:22 JST dxzdb

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     • Adam Wulf

     @wonderofscience @adamwulf Makes me wonder what it would look like if I walked through a cloud of helium-filled soap bubble.

   • Ron Jeffries (ronjeffries@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 03-Dec-2023 00:46:08 JST Ron Jeffries

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     @wonderofscience
     Lovely