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Reply #30 - Nov 11th, 2005 at 2:04pm
 
Do you still have the penguin skins? Pictures...? Grin

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Reply #31 - Nov 11th, 2005 at 4:51pm
 
Hey I had penguin skins! Actually, I had whole penguins - a freezer full of them. Frozen into "lifelike" swimming postures and "mounted" on stainless steel probes...

I was working on a project to investigate the hydrodynamic properties of diving birds, and we scanned the birds using a laser profiling system, generating patterns that were used to cut 3d models that we tested in a towing tank (think 100m long single lane pool).

Hey look! One of the papers is online:
The Journal of Experimental Biology


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Ok, that's a picture of the development of one of the Guillemot models, but I had penguins too, honest!

Those birds stunk. Still, I wish I still had a couple of the models kicking around. They were really cool. I was (in)famous as "that penguin guy" around my department, a reputation not toned down at all when my next project saw me bringing whole muskox hides into the lab...

I'm guessing that penguin wouldn't be a vary tasty treat. One of the reasons that my birds smelled so bad is that they are all fish eaters, and the oily fishyness flavours them nicely. "Grain fed" poultry is common for a reason! Cheesy

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Reply #32 - Nov 11th, 2005 at 4:56pm
 
hey this is jt again
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Reply #33 - Nov 13th, 2005 at 9:38pm
 
I bet those frozen penguins would make great ammo though. Grin
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Reply #34 - Nov 14th, 2005 at 3:44pm
 
Hey badgerdude... I'm not so god at jokes. so i ask for to be sure...Did you actually shot at penguins?
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Reply #35 - Nov 17th, 2005 at 8:31pm
 
Hey maybe we could write a New paper on the Aerodynamic Properties of Frozen Diving Birds. What do you think Mattias?
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Reply #36 - Nov 17th, 2005 at 8:33pm
 
Sorry, I meant Matthias. Embarrassed
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Reply #37 - Nov 18th, 2005 at 10:25am
 
I don't think he cares realy much... Roll Eyes
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Reply #38 - Nov 18th, 2005 at 11:29am
 
I'd love to have a sling large enough to sling a whole, frozen chicken, just so I could truthfully say I have. I mean, in a list of weirdest things slung, that would have to be up there. Looking back on it, at one time, we did have a list like that. Now where did that list get off to?
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Reply #39 - Nov 18th, 2005 at 11:35am
 
I think Matthias penguins beat your chickens in the weird dept. Cheesy
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Reply #40 - Nov 18th, 2005 at 11:41am
 
LOL Grin what about slinging computer parts? maybe not so wild that slinging penguins,but....
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Reply #41 - Nov 18th, 2005 at 11:44am
 
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Hey maybe we could write a New paper on the Aerodynamic Properties of Frozen Diving Birds. What do you think Mattias?


It's actually much the same thing (aero/hydro). The only real difference when you are working with fluids are their density and viscosity (how "thick" they are) - when we test different objects, and particularily when working with scale models, we need to adjust the speed as well. For instance, I've tested submarines in a wind tunnel. You need to run the windspeed faster than water, but otherwise the results are comparable to testing in water, which tends to be more difficult.

Heh, you could add some nice fletching to the mounting rods and play a wicked game of illegal lawn darts. I think by the time I was finished, those models cost upward of 1500$ each though, not to mention being the only set in existence, so we tried to take pretty good care of them. One of the profs used to borrow the penguin for his lectures though, and tended to get carried away and start using him as a pointer.

No worries on spelling either - a good tip though for everyone is to take advantage of the "modify" button on your own posts if you want to correct something. If you look back through my posts, you'll see how often I get one right first try! Smiley

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Reply #42 - Nov 18th, 2005 at 11:57am
 
This gets better and better. A illegal game of Lawn Penguins with a one of a kind set costing over $1500. Now thats something for the man who has everything. You ought to put that on Ebay! Just in time for the holidays........HAHAHA Grin Grin Grin  Or maybe the holiday cover of Neiman-Marcus Grin Grin Grin
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Reply #43 - Nov 18th, 2005 at 12:03pm
 
LOL bighakuna Grin
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Reply #44 - May 2nd, 2006 at 7:29pm
 
just bringing this to the front for those interested in the topic
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