I'm only surprised it took them so long.
Well, they only recently thought to put bats on treadmills.
That's one spunky little girl you've raised. I'm gonna eat her.
The Mayor ,'End of Days'
Natter 34: Freak With No Name
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Apr 07, 2005 5:38:28 am PDT #4010 of 10001
sarameg - Apr 07, 2005 5:40:01 am PDT #4011 of 10001
I think with birds that light entering through the skull can effect sleep, so painting the head blocks the light and changes the sleep patterns.
Tangentially, I vaguely remember a study where it was discovered we have photoreceptors on the backs of our knees. Which I find hilarious.
Gudanov - Apr 07, 2005 5:42:18 am PDT #4012 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
Bear in mind though, that I'm not an Ornithologist, I only play one on the Internet.
-t - Apr 07, 2005 5:42:54 am PDT #4013 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I've heard that light on the back of the knee thing. As a remedy for jet lag, I think. It was too strange for me to pursue, though.
sarameg - Apr 07, 2005 5:46:49 am PDT #4014 of 10001
Abstracts here:
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This internet thingy is useful in making sure you aren't just imagining things.
Gudanov - Apr 07, 2005 5:47:52 am PDT #4015 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
This internet thingy is useful in making sure you aren't just imagining things.
That must be why Bush uses the internets instead.
Jessica - Apr 07, 2005 5:48:15 am PDT #4016 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
What I want to know is why someone even thought to try this in the first place.
Well....according to the professor, he was testing a theory that animals react to sunlight absorbed through specific parts of their bodies. But it sounded suspiciously like the study had been invented after a bunch of sleep specialist grad students had shaved all the birds in the lab on a drunken bet.
Not anymore. At least not down here. Completely overcast.
I like overcast. And it's the perfect temperature. Don't wanna be inside.
tommyrot - Apr 07, 2005 5:53:28 am PDT #4017 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
But it sounded suspiciously like the study had been invented after a bunch of sleep specialist grad students had shaved all the birds in the lab on a drunken bet.
How drunk do you have to be to decide that shaving birds is a good idea? My guess is that other drugs were involved.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 07, 2005 5:54:30 am PDT #4018 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
How drunk do you have to be to decide that shaving birds is a good idea? My guess is that other drugs were involved.
Also, I've never heard of shaving feathers. Maybe that's why it happened - they wanted to see if they could.
Poor birdies.
Gudanov - Apr 07, 2005 5:56:38 am PDT #4019 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
But it sounded suspiciously like the study had been invented after a bunch of sleep specialist grad students had shaved all the birds in the lab on a drunken bet.
Actually, this is how most scientific advancements are made. It took a lot of drunken bets to put a man on the moon.