The wing has an asymmetric shape that<\/span> Deflection of air by the wing<\/em> forces the air passing over it travel faster than the air that passes below.\u00a0 The air below presses on the wing with more force than the faster-moving air above, lifting up both the wing and the metal tube to which it is attached.\u00a0 The metal tube, and the seats inside, travel at 900 kilometres per hour across the ocean.<\/p>\n And the ocean, which is over 3000 km wide and averages ~4000 m deep, didn’t even exist<\/em><\/strong> back when the plankton were catching the rays.<\/p>\n Map of the age of the ocean floor. Most of the floor of the Atlantic Ocean is less than 100 million years old. Much of the source rock for North Sea oil was formed in the Jurassic (145-200 million years ago). Image from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (http:\/\/www.ngdc.noaa.gov\/mgg\/ocean_age\/). Click for for large version.<\/p><\/div>\n Around 150 million years ago, plankton floated in warm seas.\u00a0 Using energy from nuclear reactions in the Sun, they built their bodies from protein and fat and carbohydrate.\u00a0 Then they died and their bodies sank to the muddy sea floor.\u00a0 … Continue reading ![\"Ocean](\"http:\/\/www.ngdc.noaa.gov\/mgg\/ocean_age\/data\/2008\/image\/age_oceanic_lith.jpg\")
<\/a>EDIT: 10 N0v 2011 – altered wing lift mechanism.\u00a0 See comment below.
\nEDIT: 27 Mar 2013 – altered turbine thrust mechanism.\u00a0 See comment below.<\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"