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How many swallows does it take to carry a coconut?

By Daniel Moore
Two swallows carrying one coconut wouldeach have to flap their wings at 111.8 beats/second, assumingweight and constant flight velocity are proportional and that theline holding the coconut was weightless.

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Correspondingly, how many sparrows does it take to carry a coconut?

Guard: It's not a question of where he grips it! It's asimple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird couldnot carry a one pound coconut! Of course we all knowthat, in order to maintain air-speed velocity, a swallow needs tobeat its wings forty-three times every second.

Likewise, do coconuts migrate? Coconuts cannot migrate. However, they canbe carried by certain species of swallow to climates that normallywould be unable to grow palm trees. Said swallows are generally ofan African variety, which are very strong and can grip saidcoconut by the husk for long periods of time, often longenough to cross the ocean.

Hereof, can a five ounce bird carry a one pound coconut?

A five-ounce bird could *not* carry aone-pound coconut!

What are the three questions asked in Monty Python?

ARTHUR: Good luck, brave Sir Lancelot. God be with you.BRIDGEKEEPER: Stop! Who would cross the Bridge of Death must answerme these questions three, ere the other side hesee.

Related Question Answers

How fast does a swallow fly?

31 – 40 mph Travelling

How many times does a swallow beat its wings?

Note that even the tiny Zebra Finch flaps itswings no more than 27 times a second while cruising. Byaveraging all 6 values, we can estimate that an average EuropeanSwallow flies at cruising speed with a frequency of roughly15 beats per second, and an amplitude of roughly 22cm.

What is the airspeed velocity?

In the end, it's concluded that the airspeedvelocity of a (European) unladen swallow is about 24 miles perhour or 11 meters per second.

What is the first animal the French catapult over the wall?

The approach to the bridge is perilousthe knights muststep slowly across a ridge of rocks. 18 What is the firstanimal the French catapult over the wall?

Are those coconuts Monty Python?

Monty Python's coconuts are horses, except thatthey absolutely are not horses, but coconuts. Worse, they'recoconuts, but coconuts cannot exist in Arthur'smedieval England. No, really, and Monty Python may well haveknown it.

What is horse ridden?

A riding horse or a saddle horse is ahorse used by mounted horse riders for sport,recreation or transportation. It is unclear exactly whenhorses were first ridden because early domesticationdid not create noticeable physical changes in thehorse.

Are African swallows migratory?

European swallows spend the winter inAfrica south of the Sahara, in Arabia and in the Indiansub-continent. Other European swallows travel further eastand down the Nile Valley. Swallows put on little weightbefore migrating. They migrate by day at low altitudes andfind food on the way.

Who killed the historian in Monty Python?

King Arthur

Are there different types of coconuts?

Types of Coconuts: Tall and Dwarf Although there are different types ofcoconuts, there is only one species of coconutplant, which is the coconut palm. It's the only typeof palm tree that produces coconuts. There are dozensof different varieties, but they are divided into two maintypes: tall and dwarf.

Are coconuts native to Hawaii?

This makes it difficult to believe that coconutsare not indigenous to the islands. Polynesian settlersbrought these trees to Hawaii hundreds of years ago. Andcoconuts in Hawaii flourished in area's tropicalclimate and lush soil. The coconut trees or nui inHawaiian are palms that can reach up to 100 feet inheight.

Where do coconuts grow naturally?

In the United States, coconut palms can begrown and reproduced outdoors without irrigation in Hawaii,southern and central Florida, and the territories of Puerto Rico,Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealthof the Northern Mariana Islands.

Why do coconut trees grow near the ocean?

They grow well near the ocean because theyconvert salty water into fresh water, enjoy sandy soils, thrive incompetition-free sunlight, are wind tolerant, and they even use thesea to distribute their seed. In this article we'll explorewhy coconut palm trees grow so well near theocean.