garfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)English · 2 years agoTIL that the insect Issus coleoptratus uses mechanical gears to synchronize its legs when jumping. This is the only known occurrence of functional mechanical gears in nature.www.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up1205arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1204arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the insect Issus coleoptratus uses mechanical gears to synchronize its legs when jumping. This is the only known occurrence of functional mechanical gears in nature.www.smithsonianmag.comgarfaagel@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned (TIL)English · 2 years agomessage-square5linkfedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarebionicjoeylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoThis reminds me of the Kyle Hill video about the question “are there more doors or wheels?”
This reminds me of the Kyle Hill video about the question “are there more doors or wheels?”