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Razzle Dazzle: The bizarre camouflage inspired by Zebras

Episode Summary

Why were navies during WWI painting their ships like zebras to "hide" from the enemy? What products in our daily lives were inspired by animals? How did the invention of the bicycle change the place of women in society? Kyle and Jheisson answer these questions and more as they float across Wikipedia from dazzle camouflage to biomimetics and then mansplain their way through the article for bicycling and feminism. Follow @wikiuniversity on TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram for additional video content Music provided by Davey and the Chains

Episode Notes

Why were navies during WWI painting their ships like zebras to "hide" from the enemy? What products in our daily lives were inspired by animals? How did the invention of the bicycle change the place of women in society? Kyle and Jheisson answer these questions and more as they float across Wikipedia from dazzle camouflage to biomimetics and then mansplain their way through the article for bicycling and feminism.

Follow @wikiuniversity on TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram for additional video content

Music provided by Davey and the Chains