Submitted 2 weeks ago by phudgins@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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Are they flying? We’ll never know
The main difference between swimming and flying is basically just how compressible the fluid you’re moving through is, so it’s not that different really. Although I guess you can fly through space so my attempt to sound clever kind of falls through, huh?
Just look at the compression in 3D (resistance to existing motion) instead of just in up/down 2D space and your analogy still works, even in space.
you’re mostly right !
you can fly through space, but not like a bird flies through air or sharks swim in water; “swimming” in space is way weirder.
I can’t find it, but there’s a video on PBS Space Time where they talk about how that could work
Well, are they?
I understand not wanting to go 100% weird with most people, but damnit weird is interesting. So be a bit weird.
No, they think it’s space.
TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Some crabs can swim.
phudgins@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
They must be helicopters then.
GluWu@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
Everything leads to
crabVTOL