Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Samurai Maple Seed


For many years, the lowly maple seed has been described as nature's helicopter. Recently, that thought has taken on a whole new meaning as science has moved to imitate nature in way that would have seemed impossible even a few years ago.  To understand that point, this is one you will have to see with your own two eyes.  If the video alone is not enough, a link to an accompanying  article has also been provided below (3:54):





Comment: Any operator who looses control of one of these rascals will come to appreciate the meaning of "Samurai" the same way James Bond came to appreciate Oddjob's hat.


Lead photo credit: wikipedia.org

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