applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoIf a human shapeshifter turned into a flying bird they would be the largest one alive, assuming mass is conserved.message-squaremessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down17
arrow-up181arrow-down1message-squareIf a human shapeshifter turned into a flying bird they would be the largest one alive, assuming mass is conserved.applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square55fedilink
minus-squaredaannii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·5 days agoYou ever seen an ostrich? Bro they are bigger than humans.
minus-squarerants_unnecessarily@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoBut for a bird with a human’s mass to be able to fly, it would have to be huge. Much larger than an ostrich. Birds have hollow bones so their mass in comparison to their size is very little.
minus-squareAmidFuror@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up9·5 days agoHas either of you seen a flying ostrich or emu?
minus-squareorenj [he/they]@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 days agoPlease dont introduce emus to siege weapons, they’re already a significant military threat without them
minus-squaredaannii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoYeah I definitely missed that part. Also pretty sure they can glide. ? Does that count. ?
minus-squareAmidFuror@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoHave you seen their wings? They’re not going to be gliding either.
You ever seen an ostrich?
Bro they are bigger than humans.
But for a bird with a human’s mass to be able to fly, it would have to be huge. Much larger than an ostrich.
Birds have hollow bones so their mass in comparison to their size is very little.
Emu as well
Has either of you seen a flying ostrich or emu?
What if you use a trébuchet ?
Please dont introduce emus to siege weapons, they’re already a significant military threat without them
Yeah I definitely missed that part. Also pretty sure they can glide. ? Does that count. ?
Have you seen their wings? They’re not going to be gliding either.