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minus-squareAVincentInSpace@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoDid you mean pounds per square inch? The foot-pound is a unit of torque. That number would make more sense for the force generated by its wings.
minus-squareA_A@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agothink of the bird’s claw as a small torque wrench … similarly, when we unscrew the cap of a jar, we notice that our hands have a limited torque capacity.
Did you mean pounds per square inch? The foot-pound is a unit of torque. That number would make more sense for the force generated by its wings.
think of the bird’s claw as a small torque wrench … similarly, when we unscrew the cap of a jar, we notice that our hands have a limited torque capacity.