Sifting Truth From Hearsay
The Poetry of Reality with Richard Dawkins
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The Power of Wingsuits
How do you get an eagle? Well, that's gliding, that's soaring, that's using pheromones. That's another trick that many animals use. A pheromone, you have a rising, hot air rising. And you see these wonderful birds, eagles and vultures circling round and round and round - just going gently without flapping their wings. They're sensitive adjustment to the flight surfaces. When they reach a great height, they can then glide gently downwards to the next thermal... human glider pilots do the same thing. I imagine you ask for the window seat on a plane. Always. Yes.
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