Drone footage of fledging penguins jumping off cliff
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Drone footage of fledging penguins jumping off cliff
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Re: Drone footage of fledging penguins jumping off cliff
#2This should probably just link directly to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PwDFddpo4c (if you're impatient, skip to 1:50).
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#3How is this related to tech and hacking or anything with innovation?
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#4This should probably just link directly to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PwDFddpo4c (if you're impatient, skip to 1:50).
There's times and place when I don't have time, patience or can't due to circumstance watch a video so just seeing a couple of pictures is enough.
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#5Its interesting how unskilled nature can be and still get away with it (here I guess to the thick fur/skin/fat below).
If humans would jump from such height so badly, many injuries and possibly few deaths would be happening. I've done my fair of jumps in Swiss swimming pools / beaches where 10m jumping board is standard equipment, and even slightly incorrect landing can be quite brutal on the body. Falling ie on the back badly orientated could easily move vertebrae with corresponding consequences.
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#6It kind of bothers me that animals probably do this stuff because they are so freakin hungry. Nature is beautiful but harsh.
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#7How is this related to tech and hacking or anything with innovation?
It's a great inspiration for linux wallpapers and memes. ; )
Re: Drone footage of fledging penguins jumping off cliff
#8Its interesting how unskilled nature can be and still get away with it (here I guess to the thick fur/skin/fat below). If humans would jump from such height so badly, many injuries and possibly few deaths would be happening. I've done my fair of jumps in Swiss swimming pools / beaches where 10m jumping board is standard equipment, and even slightly incorrect landing can be quite brutal on the body. Falling ie on the…
Indeed. Not to mention, aside from a few "jumps", most of the falls in the video seem unwanted/slips due to pushing. Uncoordinated, and hitting the water pretty much randomly.
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#9How is this related to tech and hacking or anything with innovation?
From the guidelines:
> On-Topic: Anything that good hackers would find interesting. That includes more than hacking and startups. If you had to reduce it to a sentence, the answer might be: anything that gratifies one's intellectual curiosity.
Re: Drone footage of fledging penguins jumping off cliff
#10It kind of bothers me that animals probably do this stuff because they are so freakin hungry. Nature is beautiful but harsh.
Fear not, no penguins were harmed in the making of this film.