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jamesadrian
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i was once told that a mechanism on the back of a house fly makes its flight more stable than it might otherwise be by driving a mass or a pair of masses back and forth along a line.
My theory is that changing the direction of the line along which these masses are traveling requires work.
I also wonder if a fly can stop rotating by starting up this back and forth motion. The two masses might alternate between moving toward each other and moving away from each other.
Whether I have the anatomy of a house fly right or not, I ask you to consider such mechanisms and whether they would work as I expect.
Thank you for your help.
Jim Adrian
My theory is that changing the direction of the line along which these masses are traveling requires work.
I also wonder if a fly can stop rotating by starting up this back and forth motion. The two masses might alternate between moving toward each other and moving away from each other.
Whether I have the anatomy of a house fly right or not, I ask you to consider such mechanisms and whether they would work as I expect.
Thank you for your help.
Jim Adrian