5 Jan
2016
5 Jan
'16
11:29 a.m.
http://www.newsweek.com/chameleon-tongues-are-amongst-worlds-fastest-most-po... says they accelerate their tongues at 264 gees, i.e. 2.6 km/sec^2, a record. Claims muscles are not believed capable of producing accelerations above about 18 gees. The chameleon does it with pre-stored elastic energy in the fashion of a catapult. I believe some jumping insects use the same kind of trick. -- Warren D. Smith http://RangeVoting.org <-- add your endorsement (by clicking "endorse" as 1st step)