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Anything with WINGS can fly. Anything that flies must have wings. True?

Unless you're a rocket propelled by fuel to go to the moon or the sun or a new exoplanet.

Posted - July 25, 2021
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  • 34253
    No....not everything with wings can fly. 

    No....not everything that flies has wings. This post was edited by my2cents at July 25, 2021 6:16 AM MDT
      July 25, 2021 6:16 AM MDT
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  • 258
    No. Annoyingly, I must demur:

    Helicopter does not have wings, yet flies:
    https://en-academic.com/pictures/enwiki/76/Leonardo_da_Vinci_helicopter.jpg

    Passenger-carrying drone!:
    https://www.popsci.com/ehang-passenger-carrying-drone/

    Chicken has wings, but does not fly:
    https://breele.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/flychicken2_blog.jpg

    Flying squirrel:
    https://omegaforums.net/attachments/e0dcec10-1074-4900-b616-709d4e256cc1-jpeg.739069/

    Flying possum:
    https://pixels.com/featured/1-common-brushtail-possum-bg-thomson.html

    Mr. Kim's flying noodle boat - Fifth Element:
    https://external-preview.redd.it/I9qKGJv5WCTVCPQ5Zfr8hbjFEZKkBiUPaa2lVlrIzZY.jpg?auto=webp&s=97b58dc24b2b3e57acc7e8fd7a59c7fa2b34c13a

    Flying Saucer - Forbidden Planet!:
    https://horrornews.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Forbidden-Planet-photo-7.jpg

    Another excellent Flying Saucer!:
    https://www.alamy.com/search.html?qt=fl3099&imgt=0

    Frisbee:
    https://whyy.org/articles/the-art-and-science-of-a-good-frisbee-throw/







    This post was edited by Robert at July 25, 2021 1:10 PM MDT
      July 25, 2021 12:03 PM MDT
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  • 757
    Actually, chickens can fly. Not long and far, but they can fly.





    This post was edited by Wolfhound at July 25, 2021 2:55 PM MDT
      July 25, 2021 2:42 PM MDT
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  • 258
    I may stand corrected, but: What! He alleges (through those videos he uploaded) all "that" to amount to: flying; cluck, cluck!

    This is a covert documentary showing how chickens learn to "fly":
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_zdyGw0tEo
     This post was edited by Robert at July 26, 2021 3:32 PM MDT
      July 26, 2021 2:32 PM MDT
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  • 757
    Image result for laughing gif
    Thanks for the laugh. Now I want to watch the whole movie. 
      July 26, 2021 4:05 PM MDT
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  • 113301
    ANNOYINGLY? Thee or me?
      July 26, 2021 3:59 AM MDT
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  • 258
    I meant that annoyingly I had to demur! (Is that okay; or am I in trouble?!) This post was edited by Robert at July 26, 2021 2:42 PM MDT
      July 26, 2021 2:29 PM MDT
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