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Maple seeds' unique spinning motion allows them to travel far even in the rain, a new study shows
We estimated that raindrop collisions reduce a samara's time in flight and the distance it ... to unravel the flight mechanics of the "rolling samaras" found on tulip poplar and ash trees. These seeds ...
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Maple seeds' unique spinning motion allows them to travel far even in the rain, a new study shows
The spinning flight of a maple samara. From an engineering perspective ... mechanics of the "rolling samaras" found on tulip poplar and ash trees. These seeds rotate like maple samaras, but ...