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Invention of a giant kite-pulled carriage in the 19th century
From his passion for kites, an English teacher invented a carriage pulled by a pair of giant kites, which could run 32km/h in the 19th century.
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Decoding the 'desert kite' on the Ustyurt plateau
Ustyurt is located in Central Asia, spanning Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
New technology
Design a wind turbine that flies automatically like a kite
Kitekraft's kite-shaped wind turbine design helps to reduce construction costs, making it easy to apply in places where it is difficult to transport large propellers.
Animal world
Shocked with the clip of flamingos pecking at each other's heads for blood, but the real reason is that everyone feels fluttering
The cause behind the image
Oceanography
Tiny sharks have the ability to self-illuminate their prey
Sharks often sneak and sniff prey before they attack. But all this newly discovered shark needs to do is glow in the dark, and the prey will come to them.
Archeology
Thousands of 9000 year old giant 'kites' are scattered throughout the Middle East
At the end of 2017, there are about 400 stretched stone architectures, some of which are about the size of a few football fields, have been seen in non-human and living…
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Types of 'flying to the sky' with the air that people think of
Besides the purpose of moving from one place to another, people also created many new forms of flying for entertainment or sports purposes.
Archeology
Huge rock trap of the ancient people
Wearing a kite-like shape when viewed from above, this ancient building is essentially a giant trap used to hunt animals.
History
June 15: Benjamin Franklin performs the first lightning experiment with kite wings
In 1752, Benjamin Franklin performed lightning experiments in a very famous atmosphere.
Animal world
The reason the pink milk is red is blood
We often attach ourselves to the ability of lactating lactating milk to mammals. But mammals are not the only class that can secrete nutrients for young children.
Animal world
Riding 'riding' birds on the air
The small black paddle actively attacks Burmese flower kites when it is struggling with prey.
Animal world
Discover the species of bird named
Kites are famous for being faithful birds. The bird also appears on the coat of arms of Sudan and South Africa.
Animal world
7 species of venomous predators like ...
Hedgehog with stabbing sting, honey badger has sharp fangs with the same ability
Animal world
Ghost spiders know how to fly silk to make kites to cross the sea
Ghost spiders use silk as kite wings to fly hundreds of kilometers through the ocean to settle on the island more than 600km from the Chilean coast.
Animal world
The power of the ninja bird's kick
The snake-eating kite can kick 5-6 times its body weight, causing the prey to be defeated.