'Gray's Paradox' solved: Researchers discover secret of speedy d...

Courtesy EurekAlert! - Chemistry, Physics and Materials Sciences  Sun, 11/23/2008 - 23:00

(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) In 1936, zoologist Sir James Gray observed dolphins swimming faster than 20 mph, but his studies had concluded that the muscles of dolphins simply weren't strong enough to support that speed.

The conundrum came to be known as "Gray's Paradox." For decades the puzzle prompted much speculation and conjecture in the scientific community.

But now, armed with cutting-edge flow measurement technology, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have tackled the problem and conclusively solved Gray's Paradox.

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