Timeline for How to prevent the evolution of human flight?
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| Jun 16, 2021 at 21:13 | comment | added | Jack Aidley | Perhaps, but "magic did it" can also simply be the answer if you want to go that route. The Asker specified "feasible": this isn't feasible in a world with anything resembling natural biology. | |
| Jun 16, 2021 at 18:39 | comment | added | rtaft | @JackAidley The story has magic in it...so we can't just assume evolution on Earth applies. Gravity and air density play a role, slightly different gravity and air density could be enough to reduce the likelihood of flying animals (not counting insects as the flying mechanics are different and would not apply toward developing high speed flight) | |
| Jun 16, 2021 at 18:06 | comment | added | Jack Aidley | Because flight has independently evolved at least four times (insects, pterosaurs, birds & bats) and probably more, that suggests that it is very likely to evolve on other worlds. No flying animals is thus not a very plausible answer. | |
| Jun 16, 2021 at 17:52 | history | answered | rtaft | CC BY-SA 4.0 |