Possibly untrue science news

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And now even worse…

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If it was set to be dismantled (which indeed is very sad), does it matter that further damage occurred? I’m a little confused.

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There were a couple of efforts going to try to preserve it in some way. The extent of the additional damage will probably nix that, at this point it’s just a massive clean-up project.

Also, seeing the rips from a few cables was bad enough. Seeing it just shattered as it is now really hurts.

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I drove by it the last time I was in PR and almost stopped. But I was tired and waved it off with “next time I’m here”

Sadness.

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…, Scientists Can’t Remember Where They Left It. :wink:

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…Because They All Have Their Glasses on Top of Their Heads

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(the thread goes on, don’t want to fill up space here :wink: )

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This is something I have thought about over the years. You can be in a car with a great dane, stopped at a traffic light, and have the windows rolled up. Another car with a dog — this one a terrier for example —can pull up beside you, and both dogs will recognize each other visually.

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Smell probably has a lot to do with it. Some breeds I think don’t have good vision.

IANADF (IANA dog fancier)

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Now we need one on kittens.

Addendum: To find out if they are self-aware of their cuteness and if they recognize it in other kittens.

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Ah, but you see the windows are rolled up!

I think dogs have much better eyesight than they are usually given credit for.

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As someone with the eyesight of a naked mole rat, I can tell you that I recognize movement very acutely, so I can tell which person or animal is coming toward me even without corrective lenses in place. HOW living creatures move is very identifying, even if they’re entirely fuzzy otherwise.

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Well I have seen my mother’s dog pick her out from a crowd of people from across a rather large field. As I recall, even I wasn’t sure from that distance.

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I will take their word for that.

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