That and what we probably cannot see are the swarms of moths/mosquitos/whatever in the air desperately trying to escape.
dj_alfi
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Originally posted by jennypie
Some birds are like schools of fish in their flying formations. That is, they move depending on where surrounding birds in formation move/take their cues from the nearest birds.
I read somewhere that each starling observes 6-7 other starlings in the formation to see where they should fly.
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Originally posted by dj_alfi
I read somewhere that each starling observes 6-7 other starlings in the formation to see where they should fly.
then you really need to start watching TV or something... you sad
ziptnf
I actually emailed my Artificial Intelligence professor about this very video. He did his dissertation on swarms and nanotechnology related items. It's interesting, he gave me three words: cohesion, separation, alignment.
Anyone interested in Swarms should read this. Fascinating stuff.
The17sss
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Originally posted by ziptnf
Anyone interested in Swarms should read this. Fascinating stuff.
:stongue: That just sounds hilarious. lol... anyone interested in swarms.
meriter
highways like veins
we_R_DNA
The birds are doing complex quantum mechanical wave functions by utilizing a complex array of groupings. These wave functions, shown in real time, have yet to be understood by humans at this current time. Ultimately the birds, and there are a lot of them, know how to do complex quantum mechanical wave functions on the fly.
ziptnf
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Originally posted by The17sss
:stongue: That just sounds hilarious. lol... anyone interested in swarms.
Get your head out of the gutter! :mad:
d-miurge
The birds reminds me of what we made
the birds reminds me of what remains
astroboy
I think they kinda explain the phenomenon in the vid xtr3m posted
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Originally posted by xtr3m
Starlings
Dj Nacht
Win post by Nefardec
Wtf are these birds doing, besides tripping me out?
we_R_DNA
More power to those who can lift themselves up off the ground; "Home where I wanted to go." ~ Clocks
