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The front of the bullet train was designed to mimic the kingfishers beak as it helps reduced noise leaving tunnels. The guy who designed it was a proper twitcher and noticed how little splash the kingfishers created when diving in the water. Lesson for us all… want to find solutions to problems? Get out in #nature and see how it achieves the same outcome. #somuchtolearn

Biomimicry: Beaks on trains and flipper-like turbines

Biomimicry: Beaks on trains and flipper-like turbines

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