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Airspeed Velocity of an Unladen Swallow

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[URL=http://www.style.org/unladenswallow/]Estimating the Airspeed Velocity of an Unladen Swallow[/URL]

[QUOTE]A 54-year survey of 26,285 European Swallows captured and released by the Avian Demography Unit of the University of Capetown finds that the average adult European swallow has a wing length of 12.2 cm and a body mass of 20.3 grams.[/QUOTE]

some ppl got too much time on their hands :rolleyes:

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  • ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie." London, UK
    Re: Airspeed Velocity of an Unladen Swallow

    [QUOTE]some ppl got too much time on their hands :rolleyes: [/B][/QUOTE]

    amen to that!
  • Lord RefaLord Refa Creepy, but in a good way
    aah! Finally! An answer to the question that has troubled millions!

    happy noodle boy!
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Re: Airspeed Velocity of an Unladen Swallow

    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by wiseguy [/i]
    [B]some ppl got too much time on their hands :rolleyes: [/B][/QUOTE]

    Hey, I know how they feel! :D
  • RubberEagleRubberEagle What's a rubber eagle used for, anyway?
    Ok, great, but what about the african swallows? and how does a coconut affect their flight-performance?
  • TyvarTyvar Next best thing to a St. Bernard
    1. to determine the velocity of the african sparrows simply find the weight and wingspan and plug it into the moddels

    2. A swallow can NOT cary a coconut, it would just perch on it. and chirp at you.. probably something like:


    Chirp? chirp chirp? cheap chirp chirp CHEEP!?

    Translation: What? carry the coconut? are you a god damn freakin loon!?
  • Lord RefaLord Refa Creepy, but in a good way
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Tyvar [/i]
    [B]1. to determine the velocity of the african sparrows simply find the weight and wingspan and plug it into the moddels

    2. A swallow can NOT cary a coconut, it would just perch on it. and chirp at you.. probably something like:


    Chirp? chirp chirp? cheap chirp chirp CHEEP!?

    Translation: What? carry the coconut? are you a god damn freakin loon!? [/B][/QUOTE]

    And then it would take a machete out of the secret compartment in the coconut, and shread you into ribbons!

    And then It'd make the ribbons into pretty little butterflies, and EAT your intestines! Bwuahahahahahhaha!
  • WORFWORF The Burninator
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Lord Refa [/i]
    [B]And then it would take a machete out of the secret compartment in the coconut, and shread you into ribbons!

    And then It'd make the ribbons into pretty little butterflies, and EAT your intestines! Bwuahahahahahhaha! [/B][/QUOTE]

    I always knew there was something strange about swallows.

    Worf
  • TyvarTyvar Next best thing to a St. Bernard
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Lord Refa [/i]
    [B]And then it would take a machete out of the secret compartment in the coconut, and shread you into ribbons!

    And then It'd make the ribbons into pretty little butterflies, and EAT your intestines! Bwuahahahahahhaha! [/B][/QUOTE]


    Exactly, because I mean wouldnt you feel the same if somebody came along and told you to fly around with an object that was like 8 times your size? I mean, come on people.
  • El-DiabloEl-Diablo Ranger
    Someone hasn't seen a certain movie ;)
  • Lord RefaLord Refa Creepy, but in a good way
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by El-Diablo [/i]
    [B]Someone hasn't seen a certain movie ;) [/B][/QUOTE]

    You talkin' to me, huh? *DeNiro impression*

    I've seen Quest for the Holy Grail a few times... So I've seen it. ;)
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by WORF [/i]
    [B]I always knew there was something strange about swallows.

    Worf [/B][/QUOTE]

    I'll never look at them the same way again.
  • El-DiabloEl-Diablo Ranger
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Lord Refa [/i]
    [B]You talkin' to me, huh? *DeNiro impression*
    [/B][/QUOTE]

    Nope, mainly I refered to Tyvar's quite serious post. :D
  • Lord RefaLord Refa Creepy, but in a good way
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by El-Diablo [/i]
    [B]Nope, mainly I refered to Tyvar's quite serious post. :D [/B][/QUOTE]

    I thought it was laden with sarcasm.. Oh well. :p
  • O'Brien_EFO'Brien_EF Trainee
    what, a swallow carrying a coconut!!!!?
  • El-DiabloEl-Diablo Ranger
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Lord Refa [/i]
    [B]I thought it was laden with sarcasm.. Oh well. :p [/B][/QUOTE]

    Could be, maybe I was just fooled by my first impression of it.
  • O'Brien_EFO'Brien_EF Trainee
    [QUOTE]I thought it was laden with sarcasm[/QUOTE]

    It could grip it by the husk....
  • TyvarTyvar Next best thing to a St. Bernard
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by El-Diablo [/i]
    [B]Nope, mainly I refered to Tyvar's quite serious post. :D [/B][/QUOTE]


    Me? serious? what the hell? are you NEW here or something? :D
  • El-DiabloEl-Diablo Ranger
    Okay, you got me there :D
  • the_exilethe_exile Kupo!
    [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by O'Brien_EF [/i]
    [B]It could grip it by the husk.... [/B][/QUOTE]

    I's not a question o' where it [i]grips[/i] it! :D
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