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Sir loin of leisure...
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Topic Author's Original Post - Dec 21, 2008 - 02:46pm PT
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But they sure as hell can swim,(these and other exiting animal facts brought to you by sir loin of leisure)...
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Dec 21, 2008 - 02:52pm PT
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I'm in an argumentative mood this morning...
Flight is the process by which any object achieves sustained movement either through the air (or movement beyond earth's atmosphere, in the case of spaceflight) by aerodynamically generating lift, propulsive thrust or aerostatically using buoyancy. From Wikipedia...
but I'd generalize it:
Flight is the process by which any object achieves sustained movement through a fluid by dynamically generating lift, propulsive thrust or statically using buoyancy.
in which case Penguins fly...
in my opinion, opening up the definition of flight to include space travel is totally stupid... it's done, but I suspect the motives.
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Sir loin of leisure...
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 21, 2008 - 03:03pm PT
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easy ED, flying in the water is called SWIMMING...
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Dec 21, 2008 - 03:07pm PT
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and a sail boat on a broad reach?
I know, it would be called "sailing"
what do flying, sailing and swimming all have in common?
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Captain...or Skully
Trad climber
The Idaho Riviera
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Dec 21, 2008 - 03:09pm PT
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They all require resistance....a medium with which to funtion.
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dirtbag
climber
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Dec 21, 2008 - 03:13pm PT
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I still blame Bush for this mess.
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John Moosie
climber
Beautiful California
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Dec 21, 2008 - 03:15pm PT
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Isn't there a difference between propulsion and lift? I think of flight as including lift.
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Captain...or Skully
Trad climber
The Idaho Riviera
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Dec 21, 2008 - 03:15pm PT
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G'head. Penguins still won't fly.
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Captain...or Skully
Trad climber
The Idaho Riviera
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Dec 21, 2008 - 03:22pm PT
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That's when they leave......
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Sir loin of leisure...
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 21, 2008 - 03:22pm PT
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I was lax,with my spelling..I knew ED was out there...waiting...
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Captain...or Skully
Big Wall climber
Perched atop the Black Cliffs
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Dec 21, 2008 - 03:25pm PT
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Well, you can't spell, but you're correct. Penguins can't fly.
Continue grooving about.....
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Dec 21, 2008 - 03:26pm PT
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i'm exiting while the exiting is good... just another fact about this animal
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Sir loin of leisure...
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 21, 2008 - 03:27pm PT
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unless of course you throw em ,or kick em real hard...
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Ed Hartouni
Trad climber
Livermore, CA
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Dec 21, 2008 - 03:30pm PT
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I leave you with this...
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Joe
Social climber
Santa Cruz Mountains/Los Gatos
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Dec 21, 2008 - 03:31pm PT
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what about at the penguin cafe?
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MH2
climber
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Dec 21, 2008 - 03:31pm PT
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But can they march? Will they buy trombones?
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Captain...or Skully
Big Wall climber
Perched atop the Black Cliffs
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Dec 21, 2008 - 03:32pm PT
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vare ees deees place?
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John Moosie
climber
Beautiful California
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Dec 21, 2008 - 03:44pm PT
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Its antarctica. Its upside down down there, which is why penguins can fly. Just look at a globe, then you will understand.
I still don't understand why they don't walk around on their heads down there.
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