"Bees have been flouting the laws of mathematics since the 1930s. Calculations have shown that their wings could not provide enough lift to get their bodies off the ground, but that didnt stop them. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees dont care what humans think is impossible, says the narrator at the beginning of 2007s Bee Movie. Now a new mathematical analysis has put together a complete picture of how bees, as well as other insects and small birds, actually manage to fly. ...."
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