Just how dangerous are swans?

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I was at the duckpond today eating my lunch and got talking to a colleague about how dangerous swans are... and it got me thinking about what people say about them being able to break your arm with a "wing slap" :eek:

Do you lot think there is much truth in it? im not sure myself...

also as a bonus keyboard warrior question: could you take an adult swan? :p
 
pyro said:
Was your lunch "special", or, "spaced"? I don't see how a swan could do this. :p
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just something i heard... they are pretty damn strong

no lol i just went there to get away from the phone :o
 
break its neck tbh

im sure i could take one on in true keyboard warrior style :p

one thing always makes me wonder though if it is capable of breaking bones surely it would be inflicting just as much damage on itself as the bones within its wing arent exactly going to be a few inches thick
 
Birds bones have a honeycomb structure so they are much less dense than humans. I can't see a swan doing anything. They just don't have enough muscle.
 
Energize said:
Birds bones have a honeycomb structure so they are much less dense than humans. I can't see a swan doing anything. They just don't have enough muscle.
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Agreed. I have heard the myth about them breaking arms but I ruled it out because of the part about thier relatively fragile bones. It might be possible for one to break a human arm but they'd almost certainly shatter thier wing at the same time if they tried, which in the wild would probably be fatal for them. I suspect they do have a lot of muscle though, it takes a lot of power to get airbourne, but drag from the wing would limit it's speed nonetheless.
 
ARTIST TO EAT A SWAN 2007
press release

In an extra ordinary art performance, controversial artist Mark McGowan is to eat a swan, in what he calls a protest against royalty,the rich and the upper class. Only the Queen is allowed to eat a swan and anyone caught eating one is liable for arrest and prosecution.

McGowan from Peckham, South East London comes from a working class background and see's the eating of a swan a symbol of the upper class and the breaking of a taboo. A man was recently given two months prison for eating a swan because he was hungry. The performance is to take place at the Guy Hilton Gallery, 35 Fournier Street on Saturday 13th January 2007 at 5pm.

McGowan says,
"This country has one set of laws for royalty, the rich and the upper classes and another set for the homeless, the poor and the working class. With this art performance/protest i want to make a statement, just because you are the Queen of England, it doesn't give you the right to abide by different laws. They do not pay tax the royals, while the rich and the upper classes avoid it at all costs. They break laws, they start wars and they kill people. Basically they do as they like and get away with it. Whats the point of the royal family anyway? Surely it is them that are keeping the class structure going, this great divide. The sooner they are gone the better. I know that by eating a swan i might get arrested, but i want to make a stand, for the poor, the down trodden and the working class. Even though i do not believe that i can make a difference with this protest, i can offer a resistance."

Saturday 13th January 2007

5pm at The Guy Hilton Gallery
35 Fournier Street London E1


for more info call
Guy Hilton 07958595033
Mark McGowan 07944533010

Artist To Eat A Swan 2007
is part of
....so sad
which is a group exhibition based around the theme of sadness.




ARTIST TO EAT A SWAN 2006

Links

PAST EXHIBITIONS/EVENTS

ARTIST EATS FOX 2005

SHORT VIDEO

wikipedia MARK MCGOWAN

My Info:

Name: Mark McGowan 07944533010
 
moon man said:
ARTIST TO EAT A SWAN 2007
press release

In an extra ordinary art performance, controversial artist Mark McGowan is to eat a swan, in what he calls a protest against royalty,the rich and the upper class. Only the Queen is allowed to eat a swan and anyone caught eating one is liable for arrest and prosecution.

McGowan from Peckham, South East London comes from a working class background and see's the eating of a swan a symbol of the upper class and the breaking of a taboo. A man was recently given two months prison for eating a swan because he was hungry. The performance is to take place at the Guy Hilton Gallery, 35 Fournier Street on Saturday 13th January 2007 at 5pm.

McGowan says,
"This country has one set of laws for royalty, the rich and the upper classes and another set for the homeless, the poor and the working class. With this art performance/protest i want to make a statement, just because you are the Queen of England, it doesn't give you the right to abide by different laws. They do not pay tax the royals, while the rich and the upper classes avoid it at all costs. They break laws, they start wars and they kill people. Basically they do as they like and get away with it. Whats the point of the royal family anyway? Surely it is them that are keeping the class structure going, this great divide. The sooner they are gone the better. I know that by eating a swan i might get arrested, but i want to make a stand, for the poor, the down trodden and the working class. Even though i do not believe that i can make a difference with this protest, i can offer a resistance."

Saturday 13th January 2007

5pm at The Guy Hilton Gallery
35 Fournier Street London E1


for more info call
Guy Hilton 07958595033
Mark McGowan 07944533010

Artist To Eat A Swan 2007
is part of
....so sad
which is a group exhibition based around the theme of sadness.




ARTIST TO EAT A SWAN 2006

Links

PAST EXHIBITIONS/EVENTS

ARTIST EATS FOX 2005

SHORT VIDEO

wikipedia MARK MCGOWAN

My Info:

Name: Mark McGowan 07944533010
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That cant be real. :confused:

If it is it just shows how low some areas of so called "art" is getting. :rolleyes:

"Wow im eating an animal! I'm an artist! I'm an artist..."

"No your not matey, your nicked!" :rolleyes:
 
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