Is it a bird? Well, no, it's a plane... but to these cranes it's mum. tags flock cranes learn migrate following microlightEver since they were hatched, they've been tricked into believing this featherless microlight is the parent they should follow. But it's not some cruel joke by the chap in the yellow helmet. It is part of a project which conservationists hope will safeguard the species. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago |
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Japanese legend promises that folding 1,000 origami cranes will bring about wishes for a speedy recovery from illness and a long life. 1 comments edit related share plime.comAt only 14 years of age, Brendan Klein already needs that legend to hold true. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago |
The unmanned aircraft that is able to stay in the air for about 5 years at a time is a project of DARPA, a company that characterizes its project as a "persistent pseudo-satellite capability in an aircraft package." picked by maxriter 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
The 1950s was the decade of the test pilot and the experimental aircraft, as aviation technology turned to the jet engine and pushed its limits in both speed and endurance. With the world divided in Cold War, the stakes were high. Jet aircraft dominated both U.S. and Soviet arsenals and the data returned by subsonic and supersonic test flights had implications for the coming space race as well. picked by deEPCHIll 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
**May bother some viewers** Recovered audio from aircraft black boxes. I'm amazed how calm many of these pilots and crew are! I wondered about posting this. I feel we owe a level of respect to these people. picked by ogri2003 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share science |
Will they never learn? Will we? Following an additional 37.8 billion in bailout money, we learn that AIG spent $86,000 for a hunting trip to England picked by tigertony 1 year ago 22 comments edit related share politics |
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The web has lots of free translation sites to translate between human languages but what about canine languages? A language that make large use of the body? Well thanks to modern technology now you can learn how to interpret what your dog is saying. picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago 6 comments edit related share plime.com |
An Indonesian businessman sparked a scramble for cash when he dropped 100 million rupiah ($11,200) in banknotes from an aircraft today to promote a book he has written. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
Flying at more than twice the speed of Concorde and five times the speed of sound, this hypersonic airliner is set to be the future of modern air travel. Looking like a supersonic passenger plane from Gerry Anderson's Thunderbirds, the revolutionary aircraft with a top speed of 3,400mph aims to fly between London (or Brussels)and Sydney in under five hours. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share technology |
Never cease to surprise people who can draw positive that neither of the most boring things on there. Here for example, truck or a crane, or even boring - "box" and the concrete pipe plant. Is it thought that they could laugh and enjoy? picked by urkeee 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |