They did the math.
They did the math.
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not sure, but 2 seconds is thinking about living animals tells us that that would probably bend over first.
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Maybe not projectile vomit but they absolutely could reverse peristalsis just like any vertebrate. Giraffes chew their cud while upright after all. Peristalsis is agnostic to how high it's pumping, since there is no functional loss in strength.
Edit: https://www.shutterstock.com/video/clip-1234348-watch-cud-ball-travel-down-giraffe's-neck
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A question I never thought I’d want to have the answer to.
Do birds vomit?
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They feed their young through regurgitation so they do have the ability! Now can it be projected at a distance? Hopefully someone can inform us lol.
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Is friction really negligible here?
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It's probably pretty important. This paper on the terminal velocity of water droplets shows an upper limit of around 10m/s. And terminal velocity is reached in under 6m.
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Thank you for looking it up.
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Even at 10m/s, thats 41kN of force.
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But they were herbivores..? The image shows bones in there
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I too vomit while standing up at my full height.
Ye, they would probably bow down to vomit. Would be interesting to see how giraffes do it.
Puking giraffes, sounds like a band name
I found a youtube video explaining that giraffes have four stomachs. They vomit from the forth to the second or first, and very rarely does it come up. https://youtu.be/7EXnc8SXWV8?t=70
Owls (owl pellets) or even snakes and lizards would probs be more accurate imo
That's an impressive superpower.
Looking harmless and then suddenly violently puke like a fire hose stream on some poor bankrobbers or something.
I bet that it wouldn't need to be some strong acid to be an effective repellent.
I call it "stand and deliver"