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Dogs align themselves with Earth’s magnetic field when it comes time to poop
UPI ^
Posted on 01/02/2014 3:00:23 PM PST by Perdogg
Dogs have been found to be sensitive to Earth's magnetic field, and apparently align themselves along the magnetic north-south axis before they defecate. Czech and German researchers studied 70 dogs during 1,893 defecations and 5,582 urinations over the course of two years, and found that when the Earth's magnetic field was stable the dogs chose to align themselves with it. When it was unstable, such as during a solar flare, the dogs would become confused.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Chit/Chat; Pets/Animals; Science
KEYWORDS: animalhusbandry; astronomy; canines; czechrepublic; doggieping; dogs; germany; godsgravesglyphs; gps; helixmakemineadouble; huntergatherers; magneticfield; magneticpole; magnetism; meteorology; napl; poleshift; poopy; puppy; science
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To: Tijeras_Slim
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posted on
01/02/2014 3:13:57 PM PST
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Perdogg
Really, now?
It’s winter in Wisconsin - lots of snow & sub-zero temps. My short-legged Basset Hound pooped IN THE POLE BARN today, to get OUT of said weather.
Pretty sure the magnetic pole had NOTHING to do with that, LOL!
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posted on
01/02/2014 3:14:27 PM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
To: Perdogg
If you get lost in the wilderness just watch your dog poop?
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posted on
01/02/2014 3:14:33 PM PST
by
QT3.14
(Anagram: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA = An Arab Backed Imposter)
To: Tijeras_Slim
“I thought they automatically aligned it with an expensive rug.”
OMG! How true! LOL!
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posted on
01/02/2014 3:15:15 PM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
To: Perdogg
My dogs apparently aren’t that smart. They crap wherever they feel like it.
To: OneWingedShark
It's a little yapping dog. Perfect for experimentation.
/johnny
To: Perdogg
“German researchers studied 70 dogs during 1,893 defecations....”
That could be the best line ever written in the history of news.
To: Perdogg
Hell when the poles flip..there going to be alot of constipated dogs
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posted on
01/02/2014 3:17:50 PM PST
by
tophat9000
(Are we headed to a Cracker Slacker War?)
To: ilovesarah2012
My dogs apparently aren’t that smart. They crap wherever they feel like it.
And usually take their sweet time looking for, "The Perfect Poop Zone," when it's raining or bitterly cold.
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posted on
01/02/2014 3:19:58 PM PST
by
RandallFlagg
(IRS = Internal Revenge Service)
To: Perdogg
When it was unstable, such as during a solar flare, the dogs would become confused.
Too much gnawing on barbecued chicken bones will cause them to be confused all over the carpets and floors.
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posted on
01/02/2014 3:21:23 PM PST
by
TomGuy
To: RandallFlagg
Exactly. I’m always telling mine that one spot is as good as another.
To: Perdogg
Mmmm, nah. I’ve seen my dog poop pointing in all different directions.
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posted on
01/02/2014 3:23:26 PM PST
by
SkyDancer
("How Can People Ask Forgiveness If They Won't Forgive Others?")
To: Perdogg
Useless perhaps, but an interesting way to assess if dogs have vestiges of an internal navigation system based on electromagnetic fields along the line of what birds have.
To: JRandomFreeper
If the experiment results in the subject assuming room temperature, Obama would appreciate delivery of said subject to the service entrance of the White Mosque.
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posted on
01/02/2014 3:24:31 PM PST
by
GladesGuru
(Islam Delenda Est - Because of what Islam is and because of what Muslims do.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Magnetically-aligned doggie poop non-ping?
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posted on
01/02/2014 3:26:36 PM PST
by
dayglored
(Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is...sounding pretty good about now.)
To: Perdogg
Olga my dachshund goes in circles when she goes. Just in case something has moved.
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posted on
01/02/2014 3:26:47 PM PST
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(This is not just stupid, we're talking Democrat stupid here.)
To: Yaelle
“Cats automatically align all vomiting with soft, expensive floorings and furniture. If they feel the need to puke, they will race across yards and yards of hardwood floor or stone tile to reach the soft expensive persian rug and then heave.”
LOL!
To: ilovesarah2012
My dogs apparently aren’t that smart. They crap wherever they feel like it.Of course they do, but which direction do they point in?
To: Perdogg
sounds like graduate research is getting a bit easier (since Dr. Pittendrigh invited me to sex fruit flies for him....
(you inspect each fly and put all the males together in one big beaker, sort of like an orgy in San Francisco)
To: Pearls Before Swine
My dog points in random directions, I guess the magnetic field moves a lot.
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posted on
01/02/2014 3:29:55 PM PST
by
GeronL
(Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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