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Wave-riding and wave-passing by ducklings in formation swimming (discuss.tchncs.de)
submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2021.820

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[–] [email protected] 137 points 4 days ago (7 children)

Imagine the moma duck as a oval cylinder of uniform density

[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And ignore any friction caused by water

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 days ago

They're literally measuring the coefficient of drag from the water tho lol

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