By that standard, so is the Duke.
Posted on 11/27/2009 5:11:11 PM PST by decimon
Prized for their impressive antlers, red deer have been caught in the hunters' sights for generations. But a deer's antlers are much more than decorative. They are lethal weapons that stags crash together when duelling. John Currey, from The University of York, UK, has been intrigued by the mechanical properties of bone for over half a century and has become fascinated by the mechanical properties of antler through a long-standing collaboration with Tomas Landete-Castillejos at the Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha. 'Antlers look as if they are dry,' says Currey, 'but no one knew if they really are dry when used in contests'. Curious to find out whether red deer antlers are used wet or dry when duelling, and how this affects the antlers' mechanical properties, Currey headed south to La Mancha to test the mechanical properties of red deer antlers and publishes the discovery that dry antler is stiff and tough on 27 November 2009 in the Journal of Experimental Biology at http://jeb.biologists.org.
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By that standard, so is the Duke.
makes a good knife handle
Better grab some antler, pilgrim.
True. And I guess that's been true for a long time.
Stiff deer antlers are my Boxer’s dream! He loves to chew on those things!
That’s why antlers are made out of antler.
Crafty devils, those deer.
John Currey, from The University of York, UK, has been intrigued by the mechanical properties of bone for over half a century and has become fascinated by the mechanical properties of antler through a long-standing collaboration with Tomas Landete-Castillejos at the Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha.Don't drink, don't smoke, what does he do?
I expect to see this phrase in Viagra spam any day now.
The real question is how much money did this guy get in grants to discover what hunters have known for centuries?
What you do when you’re in a rut.
My gun dealer so far this season has shot two spike bucks and a four pointer. Doesn’t bother him a bit. He just carried them to the deer processor and observed,
“You can’t eat the antlers!”
;^)
I wouldn't, but some people do...
“You can’t eat the antlers!”
I wouldn’t, but some people do...
So as those:
http://www.deerantlerextract.com
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