I personally do, but talk to many people who think it is a load of BS. What do you think?
2006-07-12 10:58:20 · 8 answers · asked by AmplePressure 2 in Environment
It worked for the Wright Brothers. Wing warping. Ryan's aerelions were more suited to more rigid airframes, but computer controls are now suggesting a return to more continuously variable wing geometries.
And Eli Whitney? The cotton gin - the old paradigm was having slaves pull the seeds from the cotton and no one had made a machine to do that. But he saw a cat snagging something through a picket fence and reversed the process. His gin pulled the cotton fibers off the cotton flower which was retained by slats.
2006-07-12 11:40:22 · answer #1 · answered by David in Kenai 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We're talking about biomimicry, as in "the application of methods and systems found in nature to the study and design of engineering systems and modern technology"?
It's quite clear that it happens and that it's a good strategy.
A perfect example is velcro; the man who invented velcro did so after seeing how the seeds from a certain type of plant stuck to his clothing.
You can find more examples here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomimicry#Examples_of_biomimetics
2006-07-12 18:05:46 · answer #2 · answered by extton 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's a good strategy. We already found that whatever we build kills so taking it from the experts helps.
2006-07-12 20:22:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah it's a lot of BS if you ask me.
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2006-07-12 18:01:52 · answer #4 · answered by Bighand 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why don't you explain wht it is?s it cloning?
2006-07-12 18:02:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually its qiute a good idea.
2006-07-12 18:20:08 · answer #6 · answered by That one guy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can you not...the proof is in the pudding....
2006-07-12 18:37:22 · answer #7 · answered by lifeinquestion 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is it?
2006-07-12 18:01:43 · answer #8 · answered by burnt bob 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋