Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Hummingbirds make fighter pilots look like pansies

"Hummingbirds are the fastest animals on Earth, relative to their body size. They can cover more body lengths per second than any other vertebrate and for their size can even outpace fighter jets and the space shuttle – while withstanding g-forces that would make a fighter pilot black out." From the Guardian.

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