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grue@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 46d (4 replies)

Boxfish have a surprisingly low coefficient of drag, so much so that Mercedes made a concept car inspired by them.

realitista@lemmus.org · 13 pts · 46d (3 replies)

I assumed that that's what they were poking fun at. I think many cars have taken hints from it. But you can store a lot more in a boxfish, that's for sure.

Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 46d (2 replies)

many cars have taken hints from it. But you can store a lot more in a boxfish, that's for sure.

Than in a car?

realitista@lemmus.org · 5 pts · 46d (1 reply)

Depends on the size of the car

Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 46d

AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 46d

I am the box fish! Fear me!

Lexam@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 46d

The box fish has many... qualities though.

Fmstrat@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 43d

Loaf.

M137@lemmy.today · 0 pts · 45d

With it's box like body, the box fish gets its name from that shape, it's the most box shaped fish in the sea.
The sailfish is not.