B.C. by Mastroianni and Hart for August 27, 2012

actually they do

too much nascar

The “V” formation IS a draft formation. Also, geese take turns in the lead so they can rest in the draft.

Looks like maybe their V is vertical instead of horizontal.

I’ll bet those geese know more about air flow that we give them credit.

@BigChiefDesoto (yesterday) re: “Prominent Scientist Resigns”….the follow-up story on that is that the APS simply smeared him.

That is a draft formation. That’s why they keep changing the one at the front who is encountering and deflecting the wind resistance.

Anyone know why normally one leg of the V is longer thatn the other?

That’s easy. It’s not a ‘V’, it’s a CHECK MARK.

have you ever noticed that when geeseare flying in a V formation that one side of the V is longer than the othe saide? there is a reason for this do any of you know the answer? ??? answer is below

There are more geese in the longer side

what the flock

When the leader goes to the back he gets to ’ Fly United ".

As opposed to a bottle formation?

What’s the matter with the geniuses reading your strip today? The columns would be the same length if the second goose in long side would fly alongside the first goose in the short side.The long side has the last leader in the rest spot.

One leg has more birds in it! Duh!

@plods with beer, They think it is because the lead bird goes to that spot on the changeover and will get more easy flying time so in other words, a little rest

i asked my cousin’s brother, a goose, why geese fly in a " V "form, he said that’s because they don’t know how to make a " W "……