March 11, 2010
A Chameleon's Tongue
Interesting stuff today at livescience.com:
It's powered by a special mechanism, one that separates the tongue's projectile-like motion from direct muscle contraction, and allows it to accelerate at 41 Gs, said Christopher Anderson, a researcher at the University of South Florida. One G is the normal force of gravity. An astronaut feels about 3.5 Gs during a space shuttle liftoff. A mere 8 Gs will cause most people to black out.
Read the whole story: Chilled Chameleons Still Quick to Snag a Meal.
Posted by Jeff at 09:50 PM
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