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Word: grasshopperman (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1958-1958
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...fast-action fiber. How far the grasshopper leaps depends on the number of impulses it sends its leg muscles: one impulse produces a hop; two a "moderate jump"; three an all-out effort. Somehow the grasshopper gets all this done in one-thirtieth of a second. Marvels Grasshopperman Hoyle: "A superb example of natural economy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Grasshopper's Hop | 1/6/1958 | See Source »

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