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the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow

Eff that. I want to know the air speed velocity of a swallow that’s carrying my groceries.

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21 Responses to “African Or European?”

  1. Sarah says:

    For those who don’t know, that’s from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

  2. Steve says:

    it’s a really well known monty python quote, silly…
    “what is the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow?”
    “an african swallow, or a european swallow?”
    “i don’t know”
    “AAARGGH!” *gets flung to his death*

  3. Fence says:

    “An African or European swallow?”

    “I don’t know that!”

    :D

  4. The One Guy says:

    For a European swallow it’s approximately 11 meters per second, or 24 miles an hour.

  5. Eykal says:

    Let us not forget, African swallows are non-migratory.

  6. Skaoot says:

    Big win!
    When it aired on tv here big subtitle fail though, said 10 wingbeats a min or something O_o

  7. woot says:

    if you ask that on wolfram alpha it gives you an answer. sort of.

  8. Kim says:

    Are your groceries a coconut?

  9. Veneciana says:

    Ni!

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  11. Erin says:

    What if two swallows gripped it by the husk?

  12. kenzi says:

    whats a swallow

  13. Lancer says:

    It can’t carry your groceries! A swallow needs to beat its wings 32 times a minute in order to maintain air speed velocity!

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    HAHA GO MONTY PYTHON

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