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New Theory on Water Strider Propulsion

Posted by michael on from the good-junkyard-wars-challenge dept.

capt.Hij writes "There is an interesting article at the Christian Science Monitor about how water skimmers are able to move the way they do. This new theory debunks the previously accepted theory and answers why smaller, younger water skimmers are also able to move the same way as their elders: 'As he looked into the question, he adds, he learned that the reigning explanation leaves an unsolved puzzle: If these tiny insects propel themselves in the way many researchers think they do, then baby water striders should go nowhere fast.'" There's also a BBC story with pictures.

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  1. BOOoooooring by deggy · · Score: -1, Troll

    I mean, usually I can see the interest in most /. articles, but with this, who the hell cares??

  2. New Theory by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    There is a theory about anal strider propulsion on Yahoo. It has more details about propulsion (or revulsion) techniques.

  3. Re:Dancing legs by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Thanks for posting the "same news in norwegian". That is really "informative".

    Did you subscribe just so you could be the first to post some links just to get karma?

    You karma whoring little bastard. You little karma slut. What WOULDN'T you do for karma?

  4. Let the Christian trolls roll by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    The name of the publication, Christian Science Monitor, means that they take a Christian perspective on things. Believe it or not, God has done amazing things that many people, including myself, have witnessed first hand. Now we don't believe in evolution, but there is much more to science than how life began. It is a mystery. I agree that there is some "evolution" (adaptation), but to create every thing, something much more complex had to happen. The bottom line: Just because the Scientists believe in the living God doesn't make their work uncredible

    1. Re:Let the Christian trolls roll by BadDream · · Score: 0, Troll

      Belief in God requires Faith Faith is belief without proof or evidence Science is belief with proof and evidence Religion has its place, is very powerful, and has nothing to offer science but inherent bias.

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      No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife between the shoulder blades will seriously cramp his style.