There was a publication, maybe in german, not sure, which stated that bumblebee can’t fly due to their aerodynamics which i think assumed that a bumblebee was a fixed wing aircraft, which it obviously isn’t. Or maybe it was a hoax to proof that hoaxes spead and can’t be retracted. Not sure.
I think it’s quite old actually, dating back to the 1920s or 30s.
I don’t have a source but I’ve always heard it as “according to everything we know about aerodynamics bumblebees shouldn’t be able to fly but they do anyway.” People use it as motivation, or to justify ignoring proven science.
wym bumblebees can’t fly I’ve seen them myself
There was a publication, maybe in german, not sure, which stated that bumblebee can’t fly due to their aerodynamics which i think assumed that a bumblebee was a fixed wing aircraft, which it obviously isn’t. Or maybe it was a hoax to proof that hoaxes spead and can’t be retracted. Not sure. I think it’s quite old actually, dating back to the 1920s or 30s.
I don’t have a source but I’ve always heard it as “according to everything we know about aerodynamics bumblebees shouldn’t be able to fly but they do anyway.” People use it as motivation, or to justify ignoring proven science.
(Edited to fix swype errors)