Whales are just like any other fish right? whats so different about them? Their massive size. They have been swimming around the ocean for a long time now, and evolution has enabled them to be a very efficient form of life. They can dive huge distances. They can power their movement with very efficient fins and a tail.

In 2004, scientists at Duke University, West Chester University and the U.S. Naval Academy discovered that the bumps at the front edge of a whale fin greatly increase its efficiency, reducing drag by 32 percent and increasing lift by 8 percent. Companies like Whale Power are borrowing this concept and creating wind turbine blades that greatly boost the amount of energy created per turbine. Other companies are applying the idea to cooling fans, airplane wings and propellers.