It's much harder for a sperm to swim, than it is for a sperm whale. Why? This excellent TEDed video explains:
I think I'll use it next year, during the 'reproduction' section of my first-year biology paper 🙂
It's much harder for a sperm to swim, than it is for a sperm whale. Why? This excellent TEDed video explains:
I think I'll use it next year, during the 'reproduction' section of my first-year biology paper 🙂
Marcus Wilson says:
Purcell’s paper is a really good read. The key from a physics point of view is breaking time-reversal symmetry. http://sci.waikato.ac.nz/physicsstop/2009/01/yet-more-swimming-pool-physics.shtml