whirligig

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Whirligig beetles, the world’s fastest-swimming insect, achieve surprising speeds by employing a strategy shared by speedy marine mammals and waterfowl, according to a new Cornell University study that rewrites previous explanations of the physics involved.

From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2024

If the 500-plus pages of Bryson’s book seem a little too daunting, I would recommend Natalie Angier’s The Canon, which bills itself as “A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science.”

From Forbes • Apr. 6, 2015

“The Whirligig Park is the catalyst needed to propel Wilson into 21st century competitiveness and quality of place.”For nearly a decade the city has held the Wilson Whirligig Festival, in honor of Mr. Simpson.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2013

This fall, the city of Wilson, N.C., which is about 10 miles from Lucama, plans to open the Wilson Whirligig Park, where it will display many of his most ambitious works.

From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2013

Ay, sir; Whirligig and old England against the Globe—Huzza!

From Fontainbleau by O'Keeffe, John