The burning question whose answer you've all been waiting for has been answered!

[lance_sibley]

This was posted at TrekBBS, and I thought I'd pass it along for all of you Monty Python fans out there:

Estimating The Airspeed Velocity Of An Unladen Swallow

I must say, the author went to a lot of trouble to work this out. Do read right to the bottom of the page - and I mean right to the bottom of the page.

Comments

Re: Wow....

[boywhocantsayno.livejournal.com]

So was it an African or European swallow?

According to the article, it was a European Swallow (Hirundo rustica).

And can a swallow carry a coconut?

Well, two of them could carry it on a line...