Scientists Discover Cows Point North

Dr Sabine Begall and colleagues from the University of Duisburg-Essen have discovered that cows tend to point north. The researchers studied deer in the Czech Republic and looked at thousands of images of cattle on Google Earth. The animals tended to face north when eating or resting. "We conclude that the magnetic field is the only common and most likely factor responsible for the observed alignment," the scientists wrote in an article. I guess cows will become the must-have item for long-distance hikers now. Having an edible compass would come in handy if you get lost.

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I propose a new Game Show

[spun]

I shall call it, "Are You Smarter Than a Scientist?" Just pick any old science type story, read a poorly written summary of it, then 'prove' the scientists in question are idiots who didn't even consider the Most Obvious Thing. All Slashbots are welcome to compete.

But a lot of cows have a magnet in their stomach!

[Furan]

This article does not make any mention of Cow Magnets, used to prevent hardware disease in cows.

IANAP but I am curious if it is related.

Re:You too can be an armchair scientist.

[Xemu]

They may just like sun on their backs and not in their eyes.

As most glider pilots can tell you, cows have their backs against the wind. We use them for wind cues during emergency landings.