Penguin poop velocity, doo-dah, doo-dah
August 12, 2017 12:42 PM Subscribe
Science Vault: Projectile Penguin Poop Pressures. Helpful diagram included. See also: 9 Quirky Animals With Very Special Ways Of Pooping
Well, thanks for this. Got a Attenborough addicted buddy who is also deeply in touch with his inner 8th grader, who is stressed right now, so this helped cheer him up a bit. Lovely that. Cheers.
posted by Samizdata at 2:21 PM on August 12, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by Samizdata at 2:21 PM on August 12, 2017 [1 favorite]
Not a proper list if it doesn't include wombats.
posted by Fuchsoid at 4:27 PM on August 12, 2017 [4 favorites]
posted by Fuchsoid at 4:27 PM on August 12, 2017 [4 favorites]
→ Not a proper list if it doesn't include wombats.
You'll never look at an Oxo cube the same way again.
posted by scruss at 7:38 PM on August 12, 2017
You'll never look at an Oxo cube the same way again.
posted by scruss at 7:38 PM on August 12, 2017
That penguin diagram is the greatest thing I've seen all week.
posted by essexjan at 6:11 AM on August 13, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by essexjan at 6:11 AM on August 13, 2017 [1 favorite]
I can personally testify that penguins can really achieve some distance with their poop. I almost got hit by some when visiting a penguin colony in Chile, and I was pretty impressed with the distance achieved.
posted by piper28 at 7:50 AM on August 14, 2017
posted by piper28 at 7:50 AM on August 14, 2017
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They make ice cubes when they pee, oh dee doo dah day
posted by azpenguin at 1:56 PM on August 12, 2017 [8 favorites]