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Old 22nd Jul 2013, 07:45
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Yamagata ken
 
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Danny. Putting on my boffin's hat, "the flight of the bumble bee" is understood. From memory, the wing action approximates a horizontal figure-of-eight (an infinity sign if you wish). Bumble bees get lift from each forward and aft stroke. Thus demonstrating that bumble bees are much cleverer than boffins.
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