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articianIs this where flying fish come from?
MrFisk*wtf
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newtboyMaybe in Colorado it is.
Is this where flying fish come from?
SagemindWell that's dumb!
Wouldn't the fall kill them, or knock them out???
Hitting that waters surface is pretty hard!
WaterDwellerLooked easy to me. In fact, I don't think a single fish missed!
Hitting that waters surface is pretty hard!
Jinxsays...And...and the fish are, err, cool with this are they?
SFOGuyIn this video, I see the inspiration for a what could be written as a weirdly wonderful scene in any sequel to Finding Nemo...
Payback"That's not flying, that's falling... with style."
Is this where flying fish come from?
KrazyKat42says...I am sick and tired of these motherf***ing fish on this motherf***ing plane!
ant"Mine."
In this video, I see the inspiration for a what could be written as a weirdly wonderful scene in any sequel to Finding Nemo...
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SagemindWhen I say "Hitting that waters surface is pretty hard!"
I'm not saying it's difficult for the pilot to hit the target.
I'm saying that the fish falling would be hitting a hard, solid surface of the water, knocking out or killing many of them.
Looked easy to me. In fact, I don't think a single fish missed!
WaterDwellerI know, I was just poking fun at your phrasing
When I say "Hitting that waters surface is pretty hard!"
I'm not saying it's difficult for the pilot to hit the target.
I'm saying that the fish falling would be hitting a hard, solid surface of the water, knocking out or killing many of them.
PaybackIt's probably not as bad as you think. Fish are aerodynamic (hydrodynamic?) so they would probably enter the water nose first no matter how they started out. Their tails dragging more, and forcing their heads downwards. Their terminal velocity is also very slow being they weigh so little. Pelicans dive into waters quite a bit faster than these fish would fall, and they suffer no ill effects.
I haven't done any studies, but considering how much it would cost to outfit a plane like this and fly around fish-bombing, I would think they figured out if the fish would survive or not.
When I say "Hitting that waters surface is pretty hard!"
I'm not saying it's difficult for the pilot to hit the target.
I'm saying that the fish falling would be hitting a hard, solid surface of the water, knocking out or killing many of them.
eric3579"Because of their small size, this process of dropping doesn't hurt the fish (it's like a high diver diving into a deep pool of water). The survival rate of these fish is around 99 percent."
From a this interesting article about how they do it.
http://www.utahfishfinder.com/articles/flying-fish.html
also @Payback may be interested in the article
Well that's dumb!
Wouldn't the fall kill them, or knock them out???
Hitting that waters surface is pretty hard!
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