• AVincentInSpace
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    4 months ago

    Did you mean pounds per square inch? The foot-pound is a unit of torque. That number would make more sense for the force generated by its wings.

    • A_A@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      think of the bird’s claw as a small torque wrench … similarly, when we unscrew the cap of a jar, we notice that our hands have a limited torque capacity.