The North Wind flies with ye faithful Servant. The wonder clock. 1915. Howard Pyle.
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“Smeaton’s Tower” ~ Photo by megsphotosuk
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the names fakename.......... STACY FAKENAME
🏃♂️💨 kofi link in bio if you’re feeling generous 🏃♂️💨
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Just a random question I had, but, I'm curious. So pterosaurs—at least some of them—were very large. However in modern times, the flying animals that exist are much smaller. Was the atmosphere easier to fly through millions of years ago or is it just that there aren't as many super big animals so there isn't a niche for a super big flying animal? Or was there something unique about Pterosaurs that made them capable of getting so huge? Or none of the above?
this is a question many researchers have themselves! we aren't sure. the atmosphere *was* different, but not in ways that would affect flight as far as we can tell. It's possible that Neornithines (aka "modern birds") just can't fly at those big of sizes. They do have fundamentally different (and weird) wings, compared to membraneous wings. They did get bigger than today - the largest flying birds such as Pelaogrnis and Argentavis are all extinct.
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"Southbound ducks on western flyway." Life. September 28, 1959. Cover photo.
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why is it called the cockpit?
Planes were very slow, once. To make a transatlantic journey, they'd need food and even livestock. Originally, the cockpit was where they kept the rooster, but as planes grew faster and needed more precise control, the pilot would take over the seat vacated by the rooster, hence, their part of the plane is still called the cockpit.
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"Three Travelers” by as_it_is
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reading in transport series: another plane edition
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