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Functioning ‘mechanical gears’ seen in nature for the first time

Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2021 7:52 pm
by Woodchopper
Read all about it and watch a video here: https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/fun ... first-time

Re: Functioning ‘mechanical gears’ seen in nature for the first time

Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2021 7:55 pm
by Grumble
Woodchopper wrote:
Sat Mar 06, 2021 7:52 pm
Read all about it and watch a video here: https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/fun ... first-time
Published
12 Sep 2013
I knew I’d seen it before! Why has this one resurfaced I wonder?

Re: Functioning ‘mechanical gears’ seen in nature for the first time

Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:10 pm
by jimbob
Grumble wrote:
Sat Mar 06, 2021 7:55 pm
Woodchopper wrote:
Sat Mar 06, 2021 7:52 pm
Read all about it and watch a video here: https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/fun ... first-time
Published
12 Sep 2013
I knew I’d seen it before! Why has this one resurfaced I wonder?
It is amazingly cool though

Re: Functioning ‘mechanical gears’ seen in nature for the first time

Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:33 pm
by Woodchopper
Grumble wrote:
Sat Mar 06, 2021 7:55 pm
Woodchopper wrote:
Sat Mar 06, 2021 7:52 pm
Read all about it and watch a video here: https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/fun ... first-time
Published
12 Sep 2013
I knew I’d seen it before! Why has this one resurfaced I wonder?
Didn’t realise it was from seven years ago. I saw a link on Twitter, thought it was new.

Still cool though.

Re: Functioning ‘mechanical gears’ seen in nature for the first time

Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2021 10:53 pm
by Grumble
Woodchopper wrote:
Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:33 pm
Grumble wrote:
Sat Mar 06, 2021 7:55 pm
Woodchopper wrote:
Sat Mar 06, 2021 7:52 pm
Read all about it and watch a video here: https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/fun ... first-time
Published
12 Sep 2013
I knew I’d seen it before! Why has this one resurfaced I wonder?
Didn’t realise it was from seven years ago. I saw a link on Twitter, thought it was new.

Still cool though.
It is. This kind of thing happens occasionally, if you missed it first time round it’s great. It’s just a mystery as to why things suddenly become popular after years of obscurity.

Re: Functioning ‘mechanical gears’ seen in nature for the first time

Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2021 11:02 pm
by Gfamily
Grumble wrote:
Sat Mar 06, 2021 10:53 pm
Woodchopper wrote:
Sat Mar 06, 2021 9:33 pm
Grumble wrote:
Sat Mar 06, 2021 7:55 pm

I knew I’d seen it before! Why has this one resurfaced I wonder?
Didn’t realise it was from seven years ago. I saw a link on Twitter, thought it was new.

Still cool though.
It is. This kind of thing happens occasionally, if you missed it first time round it’s great. It’s just a mystery as to why things suddenly become popular after years of obscurity.
There are super spreaders on social media. I can tweet and get no responses, but if I reply to someone with a big following, I can get a huuuge amount of interaction.
This wasn't so much of a thing in 2014, much less earlier.