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Surf the Wake: How do fish swim in schools without colliding?
Fish are able to move in groups, without separating or colliding, due to a newly discovered dynamic: the followers interact with the wake left behind by the leaders. The finding offers new insights into animal locomotion and points to potential ways to harness energy from natural resources, such as rivers or wind.
“Air or water flows naturally generated during flight or swimming can prevent collisions and separations, allowing even individuals with different flapping motions to travel together,†explains Joel Newbolt, a doctoral candidate in New York University’s Department of Physics and the lead author of the research, which appears in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. “Notably, this phenomenon allows slower followers to keep up with faster-flapping leaders by surfing on their wake.â€
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Arava Sport Center – the Swimming Pool
EGL Charitable foundation – Pool and Sports center
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Breakfast with Bob: Nice, France Edition Lucy Charles-Barclay
Every year the premiere swimmer in our sport, Lucy Charles, just keeps getting stronger and, at the 2019 Challenge Roth, she not only won the race, but she broke 3:00 hours for an Iron Distance marathon for the very first time.
Filmed on location at Le Siecle Restaurant at Hotel West End on the Promenade des Anglais at the world championships in Nice. Brought to you by Velofix, Polar, UCAN, Active.com, and Premium Plus Sports Travel.
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This Rivers Reel Flows
We’re rollin’ down the rivers in this reel. All kinds of rivers, including a river in the Peruvian jungle that is hot enough to kill you, a holy river in India that’s turned toxic because millions of tons of flowers that are dumped into it every year, and a river Missoula, Montana, that’s got waves big enough for surfing.
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YouTuber Sees What Happens When You Open A Bottle Of Liquid Nitrogen At The Bottom Of A Pool
A curious YouTuber sees what happens when you release a tank of liquid nitrogen at the bottom of a water source.
See Digg
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Wetlands – A Short Documentary About a Mermaid Community in Virginia
Persia Beheshti made this short film about a community of mermaids in Virginia. It’s narrated by one of the mermaids, Mermaid Undine.
See Boing Boing
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The 4ocean Mobile Skimmer
We are stoked to present the 4ocean Mobile Skimmer! We custom manufactured this vessel to expedite the process of collecting accumulated plastic out of the ocean. We have been testing the vessel locally, and are excited to deploy it at our international locations where it can have the most impact. Stay tuned for updates.
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Woman sexually assaulted by Stanford swimmer Brock Turner in 2015 reveals her identity
The woman who was sexually assaulted by a Stanford University swimmer in 2015 — and who later went internationally viral with an empowering anonymous statement at his sentencing — has revealed her identity with the publication of a memoir.
The New York Times reports the woman formerly known as “Emily Doe†reveals her name, Chanel Miller, in her upcoming memoir, titled Know My Name, which is scheduled for release on Sept. 24.
In a clip from an upcoming segment of 60 Minutes, Miller reads from her victim impact statement delivered in a California courtroom to her assailant, Brock Turner, who served just three months in jail in a decision that sparked outrage and led to the 2018 recall of the presiding judge in the case.
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