mad scientists at it again

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7388689.stm

Actually it’s me this time. And before you start it’s not tax payers’ money, its mine. All the work was carried out in my own back garden at my own cost. Well you have to find something to do over the summer! And yes I suppose I do get paid for sitting in the sun watching flowers wavy!

 

Similar thing happens in Chicago Rock

When fat old slappers wobble at passing blokes in the hope of getting polinated.

 

It works for me

go on, give us a wobble!

 

"Short, fat-stalked flowers don't wobble enough and are less attractive to pollinators; yet very wobbly flowers are just too wobbly for the insects to handle, as the insects cannot land on them.

"Only flowers that wobble the right amount are successful in setting seeds."

What's that in layman's terms? Well done though.

 

So you want me to post the orginal paper then - I think not!

I am from Wath, I call a spade a F***ing spade

 

Well done lad nt

 

You ought to get your entrance money back

Or at least something to throw at them.

 

"The finding helps explain why many flowers waft in the breeze" - And there was me thinking it was the breeze just making it happen!

 

Well done. This BBS triumphs yet again in the field of publishing.

 

I think wobbling flowers is about my level.

 

its an interaction

if the flowers did not have stalks (and plenty dont) the the breeze could not do its funky stuff.
so you are half right, and 50% is a pass. (I am marking today can you tell?)

 

You used your own money to watch flowers sway?

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I'm off in the back garden to use my own money to sunbathe.</p>

 

same thing nt

 

RE: its an interaction

But....do they waft in the wind because they have stalks, or do they have stalks so that they can waft in the wind?

I think you should ask some flowers this.

I liked the comment "insects can not detect movement, which is clearly rubbish", is that what it says in the paper...."we read other studies, but they were just cack!"

 

It must be a slow news day

Its on the bbc main news page

 

Good stuff. Did the study eliminate that some insects don't like landing closer to the ground or something. They could be allergic to soil and that. I think you should do the same study in the French Polynesia where they have massive insects and the soil is nicer. I'll carry your bags.

I'm a scientist's assistant.

 

RE: its an interaction

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It's also worth pointing out that movement causes plant limbs and flower stalks to strengthen up to resist it so obviously natural selection has caused these plants to allow the right amount of movement to attract the insects.</p>

So **** off Eastie.</p>

 

It clearly IS rubish though

Otherwise how easy would it be to kill flies and wasps buzzing around the windows?

 

which means

Its just 5 clicks from the BBC main page via my home page to the BBS