How Bird Wings Work (Compared to Airplane Wings) - Smarter Every Day 62
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SMARTER EVERY DAY - DEEP DIVE #2
How Bird Wings Work - Smarter Every Day
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How Wings Work -- A reference for creature props
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How do you clip a wing?
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how to clip your birds wings (with call ducks)
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Why clip feathers? An Interview of Kelly
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Changing feathers while still being able to fly?
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Don't bail out! Keep going!
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Biomimicking a Bird?
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A robot that flies like a bird
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Huge variety of feather shapes all from the same bird
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Feather Structure
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"Look at this bird"
*Takes out a live bird*
Lol. 😆
It seems like when he says that, it's normal to have birds in his house.
+FlyingWalrus I like how the bird, once he lets go of the wing one time, its like "No, your oils will not stay on me. *clean clean clean*" or that's what it looked like
LOL
i didn't see that coming
and ??
Did anybody else just lose it when he simply said “Now look at this bird” and whipped out a regular bird like it was a normal thing? I love this video
and how he just thorught it and let it fly
Wait what?
Umm yeah it’s a normal thing birds aren’t rare you know Idk where you’re living are you in the arctic?
also when you watch a second time and you see its head pop into frame a few seconds before he lifts it up
I like to pertend that the birb is talking an im is voice.
This dude just pulled a bird out of nowhere
Nonsense! You should look better: befor showing up the bird, he clearly visible hold it in his right hand.
Magic. :)
he needs to go in america's got talent
steep turn is possible for the swallows because of their wing design. But I've never seen the design for flight backwards (not turning, I mean literally flying backwards from the ground). Is there any bird species whose wings are designed for backward flight.
@@bertschoofs8494 oh yeah!
"look how fast it happens"
*throws bird*
"Look at this bird"
*pulls out bird from pocket and pretends it isn't weird*
Only on smarter every day
lol ikr
Hahahhah
On this channel, it isn’t weird, lol
Lol just posted the same thing
that bird is ADORABLE
Doves are extremely cute!
I wish I had one as a pet :(
So true 😂😂😂😂
That bird gonna die to a plane one day 🙃
ok
What a precious bird, it's amazing how calm the bird is.
Doves are absolute sweethearts, I miss my two doves all the time.
“Look how fast this happens”
*throws bird*
😂
this guy has such a charismatic face, idk, I just love him for no reason
João Estrela nice
The stuff he makes might be the reason...
Congrelation joho' you are in love with this guy😀
He kinda looks like that sniper dude from Saving Private Ryan. Thoughts?
its the engineer face
so many engineers i know have a similar face for whatever reason
I want to know what else he could just pick up and show on camera.
“Look at this Koala Bear...”
Not a bear...
"Look how fast it happens." *Throws the Koala *
Giraffe
Oh god I looked up this video because I need to animate a bird for an animation and now I'm even more confused oh geez
LOL SAME
ahah same here !
A hahahahaha hilarious
same here :P lol. but only i am animating Bat
LOL, i searched how to animate wings. But this is what i found. Im so confused too xd
Guy: " look at this bird"
Takes out live bird*
Bird: 🔪put me down...
"I'LL REPORT YOU TO PETA!!!!!!"
*procedes to throw bird*
@@katpatterson1665 😂 😂
It makes me happy when a subscriber subscribes because of a video that I, myself really really enjoyed making, even though it's not made to appeal to the rest of the internet.
You adore money 😂
@@thestrongman11😂
Amazing stuff. And I bet this is only touching on the engineering involved. What about feather shape, variance in length, material, bone structure, body shape/s etc etc. The design is just mind blowing,,, and beautiful.
nature never ceases to amaze
Remain a loyal subscriber and I will explain this. In Peru we took the LC320S out on a boat to a special log that our guide, Gerson knew about. When we got to the log, there were dozens of bats. We focused the camera, then tapped the log, resulting in all the bats flying off all at once. The exact reason we spent the morning doing this was to compare bat flight to bird flight.
Bats 🦇 don't have feathers?
I do have one of the best jobs ever, but I save up lots of vacation and plan all these trips to coincide with one another. Tons of planning goes into this stuff. Most of the time I'm losing money.
The bird be like
"What are you doing hooman?! Ah stop touching my flying limb!!! Did you just throw me away?! RUDE!"
lol
i once saved a pigeon he didn't fly away when we took him outside but we couldn't keep him for long so we gave him to a woman that keeps pigeons every time i think of him į cry beacause i mis him so much (sorry if i misspelled english is not my first language)
Vilte Gylyte, you did very well. I understood you perfectly
I envy your kids, for having such an interesting and smart father.
I enjoyed this video, keep up the good work.
I'm from Alabama. Check out a few more of the videos if you enjoy thinking and learning like this. Sometimes I do stuff just for fun or because it's amazing, but often I do stuff like this that makes us think.
i'm currently making an animation of a pegasus flying and videos like this help a lot! thank you!
Cool! I'm also a practicing animator. Do you do 3d or 2d?
sorry for the late reply. don't go through my notifications often. i do 2d with flash! but i would like to learn 3d. it looks fun. i'm really into 2d because i like to draw so it comes more naturally to me.
that bird is soooo cute
I love that you're always so excited to teach. If you're aren't a teacher you should strongly consider it.
Hello 9 years later! I don't know where this channel was out nearly a decade ago, but he's certianly making good money and continuing to teach us cool things! We definitely need more super passionate people like him in our schools :)
"look at this bird"
*Shows live bird *
The bird: *pls,help,me*
Thanks for re-sharing this on facebook mate! Hadn't seen this one!
Want to do a Skype interview for my second channel, FunnerEveryDay?
what?
I’m with you Kevin... “Wat?”
Just looking through the comments for fun as I do, and with only 11 likes and the most random question, Destin out of left field.
Don't worry man! it's been 8 years I bet if you repost this question, you'll get plenty of takers now that your channel has grown.
so did the interview happen?
yo am i too late to do it
Nice video and observations. I hadn't seen the "low pressure" indications of the upper feathers like that before.
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Where the arguments and misconceptions start is when you ask what actually causes the low pressure over the top. Once you learn that, it's really elegant how all the natural phenomena/laws fit so nicely together
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Cheers, ScienceAdvisotSteve
Nice channel mate. Your attitude and simplicity in your discovery is infectious enough to leave you wanting more. Got yourself another subscriber.
You absolutely deserve it. I've barely commented on the videos I've watched of yours because the creators of the channels almost never seem to respond to most comments. I definitely felt you were different. Something about your videos is so engaging. You have a way about you that makes everything you say interesting. I think it's your enthusiasm for the subject. You still have... humility. That space poop video? You COMPLETELY tied it to together- not even a question. I think you've got a gift.
"Look at this bird!" *pulls out bird*
“There are three things that are too amazing for me,
four that I do not understand:
19 the way of an eagle in the sky,
the way of a snake on a rock,
the way of a ship on the high seas,
and the way of a man with a young woman.
Your channel is always answering questions just as i come to ponder them, thank you.
Thanks Destin, it never stops marveling me, your videos. Great man!
leonardo da vinci noticed this, he even designed mechanical wings that do this.
No, he did not. He did not design louvered wings. He did design an ornithopter, but that's not what this video is about, really.
wow he must have had ultra slow mo features in his eyes to figure that out...
he was stoned@@jonavuka
increasing the density of the air by humidifying it a bit more we can fly as well, using just our arms and hands it's easy to imitate the movements of a bird and experience how our body reacts on certain movements.
It's generally known as swimming.
As it happens, increasing humidity actually decreases the density of air. Sorry to kinda ruin your joke. :P
+diannafiredal Even in the joke this is kind of obvious
I thought humans required pixie dust and uplifting thoughts.
Swimming is not like flying at all.
you could swim the same way birds could fly, however the fish's way of swimming is much more efficient. water and air both flow the same and are both considered fluids so it makes sense that a bird flapping motion at least could be used underwater as the generation of lift is unessecary
Thank you for making these videos. They're awesome, and I love to learn about new things. Especially from someone with such a great attitude. Keep it up!
I looked up the verse at the end of the video and got a big grin. Well done!
This would be amazing to see Hummingbird wings reacting the same way... I'll have to search for that.
Never thought of this. My whole life up until this point feels like a lie.
I just found this channel, thanks for subtitles! They help a lot.
This channel is amazing. I just found it, and I'm hooked.
0:24
Dove: Hello youtube
Me: Oh hi!
Its a piegion
they have wings which can function like a helicopter blade AND like the stiff wings of an aerofoil, reciprocally and quickly
Perfect coverage of info in 4 minutes. Also that bird art at the end is so cute
One of your absolute best videos. So simple, so amazing!!
Am wondering ...nature has to claim his patent right for our technological advancements :)
no it dosen't
97GoldDust I guess you dont uunderstand biology. lol
sami aklilu I guess you dont uunderstand patents. lol
Thank you, It makes me try to imaging how Pterosaur flight might compare. As their wings were made of one piece rather than the multiple feathers of a bird wing, there would clearly be some important differences. Any ideas?
Pretty impressive production value on this video! You are either like super rich or put a lot of work and passion in this ... or both.
Incredible. I spent 30 minutes watching this over and over making notes. I now know more AND really understand the main idea behind the bird wing and how it works. And yes I am aware not all birds have the same type of wing but I got out of this video as much as I needed for now.
I just wanted to say how awesome your video was, and this goes to show how great an awesome THE CREATOR is.....absolutely amazing.
yup!
Simply speechless. This is beyond captivating. Informative, interesting, and just plain cool. Gorgeous birds.
Amazing video, brilliant interpretation of the slow-mo. Thanks so much for sharing your unique perspective.
God still continues to amaze me every single day of my life.
If we could make an arctificial muscle like an organic muscle... I wonder, would be easy to make a robot that flies like birds.
Female Hitler Hydraulic pumps doesn't have the same efficiency, velocity and versatility, muscles are much more practical.
Someone said if some humans had wings that could fly it would be scary.
I think wearing bionic wings would be awesome and scary too.
yes
Just look up ornithopters. Those are mechanical flapping flying machines. We have them, they're just not that great.
I own both of those books you set on your desk. I started reading Rocket Propulsion Elements freshman year of high school. You're my new favorite channel!
Destin, your the best. Thanks for the premium work on here. The internet should have more of it.
Why do doves make that funny noise whenever they fly?
Fashion
Birds flying Kinda like people swimming
I can see why you'd think that, but swimming and flying are quite different.
Good point, they just swim in fluids with much lower density.
No, it's very different from swimming. You don't generate lift while swimming, you mostly rely on buoyancy. Birds do not rely on buoyancy.
Destin, I really like the verses you add at the end: they're so thoughtful!
Also - Reepicheep! :D
Fascinating! I didn't know this. I love birds to bits, but just assumed their feathers never parted. Thanks for the video!
Bird wings = Venetian blinds. :-)
"How Bird Wings Work (Compared to Airplane Wings)"
Much better. Makes sense, though: evolution had 150 million years to get bird's wings right.
Pretty sure birds could fly back then too
loved this info and your " I am learning something new through observation " attitude. thanks!
Thank you so much for pointing all of this out! I never thought of the de-lamination feature. I knew that feathers turned, but never could figure out why. This will be so cool when I implement it into my wings-building project. :)
why hasn't a human being created a plane with wings that operate exactly like the flaps on a bird?
silvercord2018 they're called ornithopters. and they're amazing.
silvercord2018 Many reasons, for example, money cost, more work put into it, more work to fly the plane, and not needed for it to fly. However it would be really cool to see planes operate like this. :)
silvercord2018 i cant imagine it would be too practial.
Ravius Boi It would be an option of air flight once advanced robotics can achieve similar degree of flexibility and functionality as a bird with its wings. Considering all the differing things birds can and have to do to fly in varying situations, A bird's wing would render helicopters, VTOLs, and some high speed aircraft obsolete within a generation.
it wouldnt work unless someone invented clawed feet for landing gear.
Science without perception of its Creator only leaves you with just Wow and How??
And when it is complimented with what the Creator says about it like below::
The Holy Quran, Chap Mulk(67), v 19 " Have they not looked to the birds above them spreading their wings, and (at times) they fold (them) in? No one holds them up except the Rahman (the All-Merciful Allah). Surely He is watchful of every thing. "
Doesn't it clears your wonders ?
I would seem fit to put another verse from the Holy Quran here,
Chap Baqara(2) v 2: " This Book has no doubt in it - a guidance for the God-fearing, (2) ".
This didn't help at all.
Can you rule out any reason other than aerodynamics, to keep the birds alight ?
صدق الله العظيم :)
Look for more birds and their flights and migrations in extreme conditions - ruby throated humming birds, bar headed goose, bar-tailed godwit
I often come back to this episode when in need of bird reference for work ! What I'd really love is a new and more in depth episode(or series) on flight :D
On birds, different flight techniques, aerodynamics, thermals and what they are, how birds use them, how paragliders use them and such things :D
there's a lot to cover there, surely enough for a series on flight ! 😏
Again, love the episode and can't wait for more ♥
Dude, you never fail to Smarter me up.
If you ever need to visit the UK for one of your projects, get in touch and I will help you any way I can.
Good, but it annoys me how you're holding the bird as an 'object'. I know it isn't hurting the bird in any way but be a little bi careful please
I've had birds they aren't fragile 😂
if the bird was hurting it would have freaked out
He was being as gentle as he needed to be.
In fact, if you grip it too lightly there's more chance of harm or injury. Watch animal caretakers hold birds compared to people who just found a bird in their home or sth.
Think of chicken 🍗 when u are eating fools ; u r killing and eating
god is good
noah spray haha
Evolution created birds, not "god"
ImSoNotSleepy
Funny how you used the word created. We all know something as wonderful as birds had to be created.
god is evil
Of course a guy in the heavens wanted to have birds on his planet and just poofed 18.000 different bird species into existence over the last "couple thousand" years. /s
But that means he also made Cannabis, Magic Mushrooms, Cocaine, Heroin, Mescaline and other things... Why do we forbid sky-guy's awesome stuff he made for our enjoyment?
Jokes aside, why don't you leave this religious nonsense out of the comment section of a science video and keep making your pastor rich with the money-seeds our sky-guy loves so much? Because you know... An almighty entity that created everything definitely needs money, a thing humans invented to have an easier time with trading.
i love watching your channel grow. idk how i got here, but im glad i did :D
I always like the very end when we see you interacting with your children somehow, or see how they helped out. I've always been a big fan of trying to get the kids as interested in this stuff as I am!
That is God's design that no man can copy. Thank you for the video it was informative.
Except Biomimetics is already a field of research and robotic birds exist. try again religious dude
***** Wait, where'd my comment go? xD
I explained this to the guy :v
OatmealTheCrazy I dont see any comments so perhaps they were deleted
***** Yes, which is worrying. :
+Novashadow115 and who made the robatic birds......
um evolution....?????????
"Do they not see the birds above them, spreading out [their wings] and then closing them? None can hold them aloft except for al-Rahman. Surely, He sees everything" [Surah Tabarak; 19].
How can anyone believe that such precision and beauty and functionality emanates from nothing? Truly, the creation of Allah is the ultimate proof for the Lordship of Allah.
anizenen Walaikum Assalam wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu.
Firstly, I am a brother :) And another name of Surah Mulk is Surah Tabarak.
Iman Project If you try to explain something, just mention the most common name and no other names for experts like you. Don't create unnecessary confusion.
Tarique786 What is the confusion in there? At least you learned something new :) Learning about the Qur'an is a lifelong thing. And I'm no expert.
Tarique786 they're right, surah mulk is also called surah tabarak
Just sitting here, amazed that there are actually muslims that talk about their religion.
I've been a bird watcher since I can remember and have observed what you say but your images enlighten me even more. Have you ever filmed a bats? I would be interested in your view and slowmo on how they fly.
i feel like I've watched this video, but it's just uploaded today. So either that I had a glimpse of the future or you just uploaded this again. Cool vid btw
"Do they not see the birds above them, spreading out [their wings] and then closing them? None can hold them aloft except for al-Rahman. Surely, He sees everything" [Surah Tabarak; 19].
Wat. Air holds them aloft, not some man-made idea.
John Gault Objectivism is the same level of bullshit.
God is obviously the ultimate engineer. Praise God.
Yes, yes i am. Thank you.
arnt batstrand To make that statement you would have to be all-knowing. It doesn't take much to realize that. You can state you you don't "think" he exists, but without all knowledge, you can't make that absolute statement.
***** Sure I can. When you look at a painting, how do you know there was a painter? Because the painting is 100% absolute evidence that there was a painter. When you look at a building, how do you know there was a builder? The building is 100% absolute proof there is a builder. Same with creation. How do we know there was a creator? The creation is 100% evidence of there being a creator. And the Bible tells us who that creator is: God. It's really rather simple. And we have a scientific law that says life only comes from life. A scientific law is better than a theory even. So, since life cannot come from non-life, then life must have been created. The only reason anyone denies it is because they don't want to be held accountable for their sinful lifestyles.
Tommy Scott so many fallacies, its hard to pick 1. Ok so first, "scientific law says life only comes from life", what created the first living being [in your opinion, God]? I bet you can't answer that question without destroying the "law" you just stated. Second, you are narrow minded for only including objects with an obvious creator. What created the earth, or any other planet/star, object in the universe? I can bet it wasn't done by a living thing, but instead by forces. Prove me wrong.
imthetank3 OK, so let's take your futile rebuttal one by one. 1. You failed to disprove the law of biogenesis. In fact, all you did was try to turn the question back on me.You must disprove that law to continue. But just to show how silly your attempt was, I'll even answer. Yes, God created us and since God is life the law is still upheld. So, now you need to disprove that law to even have a starting point.
2. I'm narrow minded to only include objects with an obvious creator? Too funny. All of creation has an "obvious" creator. That's the point. DNA, mathematics, symbiosis, metamorphosis, etc. It's just so blatantly obvious. Why don't you explain metamorphosis in an evolutionary paradigm?
Just finished Deep Dive #2, awesome stuff man, love your channel! Where do you find all of this impressive music?
One of the best explanations of flight in an easy to understand language!
awesome video.. I just started studying mechanical engineering and honestly your videos make it look a lot more interesting than the courses I take
stumbled past this video since I couldn't sleep and THIS IS AWESOME! I've always wondered how birds could fly and this is a great explanation! thank you!!
This is really useful for artist and animators too. Thank you for sharing. Definitely something more to think about and appreciate the next time I go hiking and bird watching. Love your homing pigeon too!!!
Wow, that was really interesting! Good one, Destin.
your awesome
videos like these change my perspective on things
i love how the simple things can blow your mind :D
Excellent ! Thanks, it spices life up to learn new things and as a hang glider pilot it helps me to understand how the magic of flying can happen ! Please carry on !
your awesome Destin thanks for the cool videos!
Nature's so amazing - and so are you for making these videos. Smarter every day indeed...
Thank you for making these videos! You are great!
over and over and again and again, thank you SO MUCH. i actually understand things when you explain them and all the things you are amazed by i am amazed by too.
@2.55 it looks like the joint is hyper extending to allow for that. So cool.
awesome explanation ! you're really smart, dude :D I too thought that it was similar to an aircraft wing, in addition to the forward motion to create thrust, but I've never spotted such details !! thank you man
Love your video! Keep up the good work!
WOW never met people this helpful before on youtube, thank you so much, i'll see what i can do with openFOAM inside a VM. now i have these program names i've actually found many MANY other programs i could use too trough wikipedia :)
Superb, really great knowladge.Thanks for explanation.
Thanks for the very interesting video :-)) That birdie is feeling very comfortable with you ! Awesome :)
I have always realised that birds wings are like sets of oars on top of one another. After the thrust stroke the Oar (feather) is twisted and leaves a gap almost neutralizing any drag on the wing as it moves forward. Your video shows perfectly that process. You stole my thunder. Well done. Terry, Hereford , UK
Great video Destin.
Subscribed, your vids are awesome!
I noticed in your hummingbird videos that it looked like they were creating lift on the backstroke and I was a little curious about whether other birds do the same thing. Question semi-answered. Thanks for a great video! BTW check out those hummingbird videos, the lift-on-the-backstroke thing really shows up well.