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[dorian gray]

i like that ducati

 

[spaffe]

Nice ones snow2fall, especially the third one.


We had some rather chilly weather here in Sweden as well a couple of days ago; around -15C/5F which is pretty low for these parts.

(How come ducks' feet don't freeze solid?)

 

[Crimson Velvet]

(How come ducks' feet don't freeze solid?)

Ducks have stragically places veins above each foot which quickly heats and reheats the small amounts of blood that go into and out of their feet.

 

[lizard]

!!!!!!!!
the things you learn on RC!

 

[dorian gray]

i was talking about the motorcycle. not the animal.

 

[spaffe]

Ducks have stragically places veins above each foot which quickly heats and reheats the small amounts of blood that go into and out of their feet.

Hm ok, but I don't think I get it: if they pump blood into their feet it will cool, and it will require heat from the body to make it warm again before it goes down into the cold feet once more. It seems strage if so small quanitites of blood are required to keep the feet warm, that it doesn't affect the rest of the body; I mean those duck feet ought to be pretty damn cold standing on ice and being kept in ice cold water
But if it requires a lot of blood, then I don't see how they can avoid freezing to death, warming all that blood...

 

[Hell Mike]

IT MUST BE MAGIC

 

[lizard]

ducks must be made of wood, because they can float...and if they can float...they must be witches...

 

[NAD]

(How come ducks' feet don't freeze solid?)

ADORABLE.

 

[lizard]

lunch.

 

[Crimson Velvet]

Hm ok, but I don't think I get it: if they pump blood into their feet it will cool, and it will require heat from the body to make it warm again before it goes down into the cold feet once more. It seems strage if so small quanitites of blood are required to keep the feet warm, that it doesn't affect the rest of the body; I mean those duck feet ought to be pretty damn cold standing on ice and being kept in ice cold water
But if it requires a lot of blood, then I don't see how they can avoid freezing to death, warming all that blood...

A graphic explenation might help.

x1: Warm blood is pumped into the duck's feet.

x2: As the blood reaches the the point furthest away from the warm body, its temperature has dropped drastically.

x3: Here comes the genious; See how cloes the veins are? The blood is re-heated by the very same blood that is pumped into the feet in the first place. You see, the blood on its way to the feet doesn't require the same warmth as the blood in the rest of its body, as the feet doesn't affect the overall body-temperature.

It's an absolutely brilliant cycle, and a brilliant example of how species adapt to their respective enviroments.

 

[lizard]

5 stars. I can't wait to share this info with the server team.

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

not to mention a majority of a ducks feet consist of: bone. skin. nothing really to freeze.

 

[lizard]

now, if a duck were to try to lick ice, that would be a different story.

 

[NAD]

Holy shit dude, you're better in MSPaint than me!

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

haha. yea

 

[Crimson Velvet]

Holy shit dude, you're better in MSPaint than me!

Yes, but I use my power to do good! To educate the people of the world!

 

[Conspicuously Absent]

i dunno, i think i own some of you guys at MSPaint.

 

[NAD]

We should have an Official RC MSPaint Off. Here's an old one from me, a portrait of Salman Rushdie:

 

[spaffe]

A graphic explenation might help.

x1: Warm blood is pumped into the duck's feet.

x2: As the blood reaches the the point furthest away from the warm body, its temperature has dropped drastically.

x3: Here comes the genious; See how cloes the veins are? The blood is re-heated by the very same blood that is pumped into the feet in the first place. You see, the blood on its way to the feet doesn't require the same warmth as the blood in the rest of its body, as the feet doesn't affect the overall body-temperature.

It's an absolutely brilliant cycle, and a brilliant example of how species adapt to their respective enviroments.

Haha, I salute yours and nature's genious.