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What about those Canadian Geese?  

rusty_nail 74M  
37 posts
2/15/2019 3:54 am
What about those Canadian Geese?


What about those Canadian Geese flying in a "V"?

I have a thirst for odd facts. So, when I have the afternoon off on the road, to fill the time, I look things I thought about during my driving hours.

So, what about that "v" formation all the time? Well, not all the time, occasionally I spy the geese in in angled line behind the lead Goose.

Same reason.

The geese naturally know about aerodynamics.
See, the first goose in flight disturbed the air current with its flapping wings. That movement of air causes the space behind and to the side of that goose to be easier for the next goose to flap its wings, fly and keep in line.

So on and so as the geese line up on each side of the lead flapper to stay aloft and move forward with less energy.

Then as the lead goose gets tired as the leader uses more energy to fly, it is the community way of the geese for another to take over until that goose gets fatigued. That change out continues to their destination.

Thus the vee flight pattern.

OK< this fact is just "fill in" should there be a lull in a conversation, or an award moment/comment caused a need for interjection of something to break the ice.

Ta TA, see ya!


japaneseass 56F  
50231 posts
3/9/2019 5:32 am

lol...oh that's why...

on the other hard...

japaneseass uses a 18 wheelers for NAS car drafting...lol...it works every time...


rusty_nail replies on 3/9/2019 7:16 am:
yes you do.

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