Quote Originally Posted by Peelee View Post
That's why it's so delightful! The whole helicopter thing I do is not too dissimilar, it's to emphasize how impressive it is that we were able to create wingless aircraft that can hover and fly backwards, both incredibly difficult feats to pull off (only one bird can do either of these!). And compact to boot! They're engineering marvels, we created flying cars over fifty years ago and people just don't want to give them their fair credit.
Only one bird can do either of those things? I'd guess hummingbirds, but now I'm curious!