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Echoing to this perhaps, I heard birds can react 13 times faster than we do, which is especially useful in flight with hundreds or thousands of other birds.
by yrcyrc 1y ago
Echoing to this perhaps, I heard birds can react 13 times faster than we do, which is especially useful in flight with hundreds or thousands of other birds.
- stronglikedan 1y agoyou should see the reaction time of the fly that's been in my house for days now
- chrisco255 1y agoThe trick to catching a fly is to move very slowly
- thenthenthen 1y agoCorrect, or let your cat do it :D
- aspenmayer 1y agoI have heard tell that this works. I have it on somewhat good authority that old ladies may also work with unpredictable results. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_Was_an_Old_Lady_Who_Swallowed_a_Fly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_Was_an_Old_Lady_Who_Swal...
- BaseBaal 1y agoWow this brought back a hazy memory of school sing-a-longs, thanks.
- user____name 1y agoYes, smaller animals, faster heartrate, more direct wiring, they probably experience time different than we do. Many human responses are purely unconcious muscle memory due to nervous system latency, this also implies the brain has evolved to be highly predictive as to compensate.
- nkrisc 1y ago> Many human responses are purely unconcious muscle memory due to nervous system latency, this also implies the brain has evolved to be highly predictive as to compensate. Which I’m reminded of every time I reach to grab a knife I’ve dropped, instead of just stepping back and letting it fall.