A selection of interesting posts from TG channels from Russian Baikonur ROIN / Bad space about the case when the legs are not the main thing:.
"In front of the brittle axis (Anguis fragilis). And no, it's not a snake, although it looks very convincing. Before us is a real lizard, which in the course of evolution lost its limbs.
Axes can blink, throw their tail when in danger, and partially regenerate it. In fact, that's where the name comes from - Shabir. They also give birth to young and incredibly long-lived lives. In captivity, some individuals have lived to the age of more than 50 years. These reptiles live in forests, gardens and meadows, feeding mainly on snails, worms and other small invertebrates. They are completely harmless to humans, although due to their resemblance to snakes they are often killed. And completely in vain. The labor is quite calm, they get used to people and can even learn to take food from their hands. By the way, they have a very impressive relative - the yellow. Also a legless lizard, only sometimes more than a meter long. So the lack of legs does not make a reptile a snake." Scientific absurdity about a pink flash in the forest:.
« The pink robin (Petroica rhodinogaster) is a small bird native to southeastern Australia, including the cool, wet forests of Tasmania. The male is distinguished by a bright pink chest and a white spot on his forehead. Against the background of green vegetation, its color looks particularly unusual. Females and young birds are much more modest in color - mostly grayish-brown." Pill to the head on who will blink first:.
"An anchor pullout test is one of the key tests where an anchor is subjected to increasing axial loads to determine how much force it can withstand before being pulled from its base. Hydraulic equipment pulls the anchor through the adapter perpendicular to the surface, records the maximum load and the mode of failure - whether it is pulling out of the anchor, cracking concrete or destroying the adapter."