Re: Study Suggests Cows Possess Magnetic Sense


"John Wilkins" <j.wilkins1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1imawh0.4p7e9gn4y8fgN%j.wilkins1@xxxxxxxxxxxx
r norman <r_s_norman@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

In a cold climate, animals often stand along the axis of the sun's
trajectory, just to maximise the heat they get. Surely that makes more
sense than magnetotetic sense?

Which direction is "along the axis of the sun's trajectory?" You
maximize sun warming by being perpendicular to the direction of the
sun and, if you point in the North-South direction you are distinctly
not perpendicular around noontime. This would be the proper
orientation to get early morning and late afternoon warmth but shield
yourself from the sun during midday.

True. But let it not be said we agree.
--


I think someone ought to take photos to commemorate this special occasion in
TO's history :)

*faints


.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Vectors question 2
    ... line of travel be the X axis and let time T be perpendicular to it. ... and the second one's trajectory is a straight line in the YT ... motion of the train, you drew the perpendicular in the XT plane, which doesn't ...
    (sci.math)
  • Re: Study Suggests Cows Possess Magnetic Sense
    ... animals often stand along the axis of the sun's ... Which direction is "along the axis of the sun's trajectory?" ... sun and, if you point in the North-South direction you are distinctly ... John S. Wilkins, Philosophy, University of Queensland ...
    (talk.origins)
  • Re: Study Suggests Cows Possess Magnetic Sense
    ... John Wilkins wrote: ... animals often stand along the axis of the sun's ... Which direction is "along the axis of the sun's trajectory?" ... sun and, if you point in the North-South direction you are distinctly ...
    (talk.origins)
  • Re: question about inclination of earths axis.
    ... How did the ancients know that the axis of Earth is not perpendicular, ... By looking at the apparent path of the Sun in the sky. ... of Greek astronomy. ...
    (sci.astro.amateur)
  • Re: question about inclination of earths axis.
    ... How did the ancients know that the axis of Earth is not perpendicular, ... The Sun would always cross the sky at the same height, ... The PleiadAtlas Home Page at http://astro.isi.edu/pleiadatlas/ ...
    (sci.astro.amateur)