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Hummingbirds are the only birds that create lift from both their upstrokes and downstrokes.
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
Unlike most birds, hummingbirds can get a substantial amount of weight support and thrust from their upstroke, not just their downstroke.
—Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
Perhaps at a certain frequency the upstroke of a dolphin’s tail would load energy into the subdermal sheath, which would then spring back, helping push the tail through its downstroke.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
For a lot of guitar players, that downstroke is home base.
—Ryan Dombal, Pitchfork, 31 Aug. 2023
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Scott Travers, Forbes, 21 Sep. 2024
Unlike most birds, hummingbirds can get a substantial amount of weight support and thrust from their upstroke, not just their downstroke.
—Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
Perhaps at a certain frequency the upstroke of a dolphin’s tail would load energy into the subdermal sheath, which would then spring back, helping push the tail through its downstroke.
—Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
For a lot of guitar players, that downstroke is home base.
—Ryan Dombal, Pitchfork, 31 Aug. 2023
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“Downstroke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downstroke. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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downstroke
noun
down·stroke
-ˌstrōk 
: a downward stroke
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