BS: Tilting penguins

Subject: RE: BS: Tilting penguins
From: Troll
Date: 02 Nov 00 - 10:18 AM

Spaw, are you being anti-avian? Hmmmm? Do you have something against penguins; some deep-seated dislike of a creature that always wears a tuxedo?
Possibly you don't like tuxedos and transfer this to these comical but possibly endangered birds.
Why don't you like tuxedos Spaw? Is it because the players in the symphony wear them and you always wanted to be a classical musician? Thats it isn't it? theres no repertoir for ass-blown possumin the classical world and you feel rejected.
You must learn to deal with these feelings and not transfer them to helpless penguins. If you'd like to talk about it, just call. We are here to help.

troll

Subject: RE: BS: Tilting penguins
From: catspaw49
Date: 02 Nov 00 - 10:07 AM

Maybe the English government can use some of those planes designed by using the Frisbee that we developed over here. I mean if you're going to piss away money............

Its nice to know there are other governments outside the US who will drop big bucks on semi-ludicrous crappola.

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: Tilting penguins
From: A Wandering Minstrel
Date: 02 Nov 00 - 08:53 AM

So I'm here on me back on the ice
Though the sun on me tum is quite nice
Cos that bloody jet plane
has flown over again
And some days they're doing it twice

:P

Subject: RE: BS: Tilting penguins
From: Mooh
Date: 02 Nov 00 - 08:40 AM

The Penguin Book of Antarctic Folk Songs.

The Antarctic Book Of Penguin Folk Songs.

I feel a comedy routine coming on...

Subject: RE: BS: Tilting penguins
From: Lena
Date: 02 Nov 00 - 08:38 AM

Bah.

Subject: RE: BS: Tilting penguins
From: MMario
Date: 02 Nov 00 - 08:32 AM

this looks like a "Song Challenge" topic!

Subject: RE: BS: Tilting penguins
From: magician
Date: 02 Nov 00 - 07:43 AM

The RAF have Penguin standing up squads to check on the penguins that have fallen over on their backs because some of them can't get up again.

Subject: Tilting penguins
From: sledge
Date: 02 Nov 00 - 07:37 AM

In todays Daily Telegraph, the leading egde of science

BRITISH scientists are heading for the South Atlantic in an attempt to disprove claims that penguins fall over backwards when aircraft fly overhead.
Royal Navy and RAF pilots have been bringing back reports of toppling penguins since the Falklands War in 1982. The flightless birds are said to be so mesmerized by helicopters and jets that they lose their balance as they attempt to keep track of them.
Dr Richard Stone, of the British Antarctic Survey, will spend four weeks videoing helicopters from the ice patrol ship Endurance as they buzz colonies of King Penguins on the island of South Georgia to discover what effect they have. Stuart Matthews, operations officer of the Endurance, believes the reports. He said: "The penguins always look up at the helicopters and follow them all the way until they fall over backwards."
But Dr Stone was more sceptical. He said: "I'm afraid it's an urban myth. Aircraft do have an effect on penguins, but not to the extent of birds falling over.
"The intention of the work is to discover if overflights can harm colonies at breeding time. The tourism trade is growing on South Georgia and we want to ensure that the effects are understood."
It is believed that penguins react to aircraft because they see them as possible predators. They have been known to run from low-flying planes, and minimum altitudes are already recommended.
Endurance's two Lynx helicopters will fly at altitudes between 1,500ft and 6,000ft over breeding grounds, using different approach patterns. The expedition will take advantage of the benign Antarctic summer. Experiments will continue next year with fixed-wing aircraft.
South Georgia, once home to a thriving whaling station but now with only two or three permanent residents, is becoming popular with adventure seekers.

Once this popular "urban myth" has been fully explored, what next? What scientific breakthrough would Mudcaters call for to be investigated next.