Science Lesson
Some of you have been asking if I can really fly, based on the video of me that you guys saw. Or, to be more exact, how I fly.
The answer is, yes, I really can fly. I've never done exact measurements before, but I'd estimate my own top speed to be perhaps 725km/h or 450 mph. My own flight ceiling is probably about 7620 meters or 25,000 feet. I could probably exceed that, but I've never dared to. I just use the Tornado if I have to go any higher.
If you don't believe me, it's pretty much how I go to work at Edwards AFB. It's quite far from where I'm living now, and it's not fair to bother others to drive me there. If you live in Los Angeles, you might see me in the sky flying north every morning, though I probably won't be flying at top speed unless I'm late – it's quite exhausting, you know. I'm not like Sonic with his apparently infinite stamina. I'm better than before, but not up to his level yet.
As to how I fly, it does work like a helicopter. But how it's possible, well, I'm not really that sure myself, to be honest. I know it's supposed to be biologically impossible, but I've been doing it since I was really young.
Even from the perspective of physics it doesn't make much sense. Other than the fact that I have two of them, my tails are like that of a normal fox tail, soft, bushy and furry. A helicopter blade or propeller is supposed to be hard, rigid and inflexible, which is pretty much the opposite. They do gain those properties when I spin them, and I know this since I can actually smash through some really hard stuff during flight. Though that just raises more questions, huh?
The best theory I can think of is that it has something to do with the Chaos Emeralds. On Mobius, Knuckles once suggested that their powers flowed throughout the world and were rarely absorbed by a few mobian individuals, though he made it clear it was just an old legend told by his ancestors. If it were true, though, it would explain a lot. Those things are powerful, and it wouldn't be surprising if they allowed one to override natural laws of physics or biology.
I guess that's the science lesson for today. Catch you later!