Pinnipeds (for example seals) tend to have vibrissae (i.e. whiskers) of varying flexurality (stiffness), arranged in a mystacial (moustache-like) format. Warranting an experimental investigation: “This is the first comparative study on the mechanical properties of pinniped mystacial vibrissae.” – explain a team of researchers from Texas A&M university and West Chester University, US. The investigators […]
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For infinitely-long-frozen-seal fans
Want to understand infinitely long frozen seals? A fairly good place to start is the classic study: “ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF THE FROZEN SEAL,” J.F. Bailey, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, February 12, 1957. The report explains that: “As a result of a theoretical analysis of an infinitely long frozen seal, an equation has been derived […]