Comments on: To Build Better Shock Absorbers, Study the Woodpecker’s Bash-Proof Brain http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/02/07/to-build-better-shock-absorbers-study-the-woodpeckers-bash-proof-brain/ Quirky, funny, and surprising science news from the edge of the known universe. Fri, 25 May 2012 18:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Georg http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/02/07/to-build-better-shock-absorbers-study-the-woodpeckers-bash-proof-brain/comment-page-1/#comment-63307 Georg Tue, 08 Feb 2011 10:58:55 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=16096#comment-63307 In WWII so called "proximity fuses" were introduced in US artilllery. Such a fuse contained one of the very first "pencil tubes", made from glas and thin nickel wires/sheet. Nevertheless such tubes resisted the shock when fired from a artillery gun. AFAIR the shock resistance figures in data sheets were some thousand gs. In WWII so called “proximity fuses” were introduced
in US artilllery. Such a fuse contained one of the very
first “pencil tubes”, made from glas and thin nickel
wires/sheet. Nevertheless such tubes resisted the shock
when fired from a artillery gun.
AFAIR the shock resistance figures in data sheets were
some thousand gs.

]]> By: Kevin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/02/07/to-build-better-shock-absorbers-study-the-woodpeckers-bash-proof-brain/comment-page-1/#comment-63306 Kevin Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:51:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=16096#comment-63306 Brian, how does any of your comment have any relevance to the technology being researched? The bird doesn't die from any of its blows proving its head can survive the impact. If there was a rodent which could jump off hundred meter cliffs and survive, even if it was stupid, it would be something to look into. Brian, how does any of your comment have any relevance to the technology being researched? The bird doesn’t die from any of its blows proving its head can survive the impact. If there was a rodent which could jump off hundred meter cliffs and survive, even if it was stupid, it would be something to look into.

]]> By: Brian Too http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2011/02/07/to-build-better-shock-absorbers-study-the-woodpeckers-bash-proof-brain/comment-page-1/#comment-63305 Brian Too Tue, 08 Feb 2011 01:06:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/?p=16096#comment-63305 Everything about this article is wrong! Behold the woodpecker, nature's dumbest bird. Dumber than a soccer hooligan on a 9 day bender. Dumber than that bank robber who deposited his loot directly into his bank account, <i>at the branch he just robbed</i>. Dumber than 'Dumb and Dumberer'! Oh they start out plenty smart, but after a few day's of DIY carpentry? Dumb! Whut? Everything about this article is wrong!

Behold the woodpecker, nature’s dumbest bird. Dumber than a soccer hooligan on a 9 day bender. Dumber than that bank robber who deposited his loot directly into his bank account, at the branch he just robbed. Dumber than ‘Dumb and Dumberer’!

Oh they start out plenty smart, but after a few day’s of DIY carpentry? Dumb!

Whut?

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