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Dogs Defecate In Alignment With Earth's Magnetic Field
Daniel_Stuckey writes "But for whatever its worth, all that spinning is far from arbitrary. What dog owners witness is a small and furry version of the aurora borealis and a link between species and environment that's as holistic and beautiful as a dog pooping can be. A team of Czech and German researchers found that dogs actually align themselves with the Earth's magnetic field when they poop. Proving at least that they're really devoted to their work, the researchers measured the direction of the body axis of 70 dogs from 37 breeds during 1,893 defecations and 5,582 urinations over the course of two years, and found that dogs "prefer to excrete with the body being aligned along the North-south axis under calm magnetic field conditions." They fittingly published their results [abstract] in the journal Frontiers in Zoology ."
sounds like a shitty job
What the shit
I do the same, and I have a special rotating toilet in my house for that purpose.
If I can be modded down for being a troll, can I be modded up for being an orc, or a balrog?
I wonder which way they poo in space and can anyone hear them scream?
Some drink at the fountain of knowledge. Others just gargle.
So which causes which?
He defecates in random directions.
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Alternative explanation. Dogs face away from the sun while crapping.
Where is the raw data?
Annoyingly enough some of it is under the sole of my shoe.
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Alternative explanation. Dogs face away from the sun while crapping.
Where is the raw data?
Annoyingly enough some of it is under the sole of my shoe.
May Dog have mercy on your sole...
So stop dicking around already and put a dog in a Faraday cage to see if we can get a dog that doesn't poop!
My dog poops mostly facing east, but I believe that's because I always take him on walks at night along the same route, and there's a long straight easterly stretch close to the end of the route. Come to think of it, I don't remember ever seeing him poop facing north or south. Maybe he's broken.
Oliver's law of assumed responsibility: If you're seen fixing it, you will be blamed for breaking it.
I usually use frontline to get rid of the bugs my dogs may have.
Seven puppies were harmed during the making of this post.
Must be nothing about the NSA today.
Should have been published in "Annals in Zoology" instead
You mean, the frightful day-star, it can actually move?! How fast is it? Can I evade it?
Pooing in space has a well known direction:
Everywhere
I put a magnet on an RC toy car and got my dog to draw pictures on the lawn
Table-ized A.I.
Maybe this research was conducted by grad students. They wake up just before noon, and work for about an hour.
I wonder how many scientists who happen to own a dog are now writing grant applications.
they won't poop on a magnetized carpet?
Oscillate the field and you've at least got an exercise device.
My God, it's Full of Source!
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No, it seems to gravitate toward one's helmet. Dark particles called Murphons appear to be responsible.
Table-ized A.I.
Naw, wouldn't pooping in space be called a floater?
How is this not +5 funny? Fucking zero-g feces!