Observatory: Filming the Flight of a Winged Maple Seed

Thursday, June 11, 2009 - 14:00 in Astronomy & Space

An aerospace engineer has figured out why the seed’s whirling gives it extra lift, allowing the wind to carry it a mile or more.

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