Re: Duck!

[Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org>]

On Sat, 13 Dec 2008, Peter Evans wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 11:52:49PM -0600, Gadi Evron wrote:
> > On Fri, 12 Dec 2008, Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah wrote:
> > > The Moon is set to pass closer to the Earth on Friday evening than at any other
> > > time during the past 15 years.
>
> > And ducks are affected how?
> > :o)
>
>       I know this one, ducks navigate by triangulating celestial bodies rather
>       than the more traditional birds that have organic compasses.
>
>       Ducks don't fly much at night when it is cloudy because they are unable to
>       get a fix. However, should they get a glimpse of the sun or moon, then they
>       can triangulate their location to the nearest goat AND find their way back
>       from the pub.
>
>       The moon being closer means it appears larger, causing the ducks to question
>       the veracity of the almanac as it appears to be deeper into winter than their
>       built in clock would have them believe. Resulting in navigation issues due to
>       curvature of the earth and goats facing the wrong way. Or, to put it in
>       layman's terms, they miss their usual drinking holes and end up coming home
>       completely sober!
>
>       This evolutionary defect was going to be fixed in duck 2.0 but they
>       never happened because costs skyrocketed, budgerigar overruns and the likes.

*applause*
!!!


> > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/2/hi/science/nature/7779294.stm
>
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