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On the Lighter Side => That CAN'T be true! => Topic started by: paul.fr on 25/10/2007 21:46:41

Title: cats raised in a circular room can't see trees!
Post by: paul.fr on 25/10/2007 21:46:41

Now, i have heard that a cat, raised in a room without corners can not see tree's. Not only that, but anything that is straight, is this true?

Title: cats raised in a circular room can't see trees!
Post by: another_someone on 25/10/2007 22:10:10

Have not heard that, but the brain/eye does process straight lines separately from curved lines, so it is plausible that the part of the brain/eye that deals with straight lines might fail to develop if there is nothing to practice on (one question might be whether this is a permanent disability, or merely that the animal might have to start going through the learning curve late in life).

Title: cats raised in a circular room can't see trees!
Post by: ukmicky on 26/10/2007 00:52:43

Yes i have heard that and saw something which delved slightly into it on the TV. . Supposidly an experiment was performed where they were raised in a room there was nothing vertically visible (circular room)and when they were exposed to an normal enviroment they were unable to percieve or maybe understand up or down.

Title: cats raised in a circular room can't see trees!
Post by: DoctorBeaver on 26/10/2007 17:13:48

How can you tell if a cat is blonde?
No matter what height you drop it from it always lands on its head!

Title: cats raised in a circular room can't see trees!
Post by: SquarishTriangle on 13/11/2007 13:05:15

How many perfectly straight trees have you seen?

Title: cats raised in a circular room can't see trees!
Post by: Bored chemist on 13/11/2007 19:37:17

All of them, but I was raised in a shperical room.

Title: cats raised in a circular room can't see trees!
Post by: SquarishTriangle on 15/11/2007 08:11:58

Oh that explains a few things. :P

Title: cats raised in a circular room can't see trees!
Post by: Bored chemist on 15/11/2007 19:55:06

With a name like that...