But, even that explanation has been held in question. http://plus.maths.org/content/buzz-bumblebees
"Based on these experiments we concluded that the [Cambridge]
hypothesis cannot explain the attachment of the vortex
throughout the
stroke," said Professor Dickinson. So how does the bumblebee
fly? "We
still don't know for sure" - and the bumblebee flies anyway.
"The data support an alternative hypothesis?that downward flow
induced
by tip vortices limits the growth of the leading-edge vortex."
James M. Birch & Michael H. Dickinson
Bumblebee flight is hardly an article of faith... IMHO.
My only objection is the allusion to a false equivalence with the
apparent purpose to discredit science. As if, since science can't
explain everything perfectly without controversy, it is no better than
mythology in describing reality.
Dude, I'm not discrediting science at all, but you gotta admit there's
a lot that science can't explain.
Science doesn't have all the answers yet, but that doesn't mean those
answers lie within the realm of religious superstition.
Like I told "thumper"
'And what marvels me is those who feel that if science can't prove it,
then there is (nor can be ) any other explanation. None!'
(I did correct my sentence)
?;^ )
The rational answer is, "Science hasn't been able to prove "X" *yet*.
The irrational answer: god did it.
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Authur C. Clarke
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. "
The irrational answer: god did it.
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The rational answer. Gods did it, alien's did it, F'n magic did it. Any
answer fits.
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