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There's apparently a new kind of helicopter.

I don't quite understand how it works, but I bet it's a lot quieter.

http://i.imgur.com/jysvy50.gif



They've used the same tech to make a bird. Not that birds were ever that loud.

When the flutter speed matches the shutter speed - Album on Imgur

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Cool but the bird looks spooky.
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Cool but the bird looks spooky.
I'm pretty sure it's a CIA drone disguised as a bird.
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I'm pretty sure it's a CIA drone disguised as a bird.
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That's hilarious. I bet it creaks like a rusty hinge as it flaps those tin can wings.
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They've used the same tech to make a bird. Not that birds were ever that loud.

When the flutter speed matches the shutter speed - Album on Imgur
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How does that work?
Ever see the spokes on the speeding stagecoach stop and begin to rotate backwards in old cowboy movies? Same thing.

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