Why Elephants Cannot Jump?

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Why Elephants Cannot Jump?

Post by browneyedgirl » Tue Oct 11, 2005 3:50 pm

HtcDude presented this question on the question game&the Biologist in me found it kind of interesting! I have never thought of that before!

This is a good webpage here, dealing with all kinds of weird&interesting stuff:

http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/melephan.html

It has a forum&lots of pages about things we all wonder about, but just cannot figure out! =P

I get their newsletter, and I like it very much!
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Post by browneyedgirl » Tue Oct 11, 2005 5:45 pm

Did anyone sign up for the newsletter?
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I LOVE straightdope.com! That guy Cecil or whatever his name is must be a freaking basket case to hang out with!

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Post by iron_thunder » Tue Oct 11, 2005 8:32 pm

yea, that site is funny... thanks for posting that, beg, i'd always wondered about that elephants jumping thing!
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Post by browneyedgirl » Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:16 am

Why don't Catfish have Kittens? =P
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Post by browneyedgirl » Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:16 am

Why don't Catfish have Kittens? =P
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Post by Equinox » Wed Oct 12, 2005 4:06 am

Why do dogs put their heads out of the car, when u blow then air in the nose they get mad at you???
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Post by htcdude » Wed Oct 12, 2005 1:36 pm

Heh thanx for the answer :D
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Re: Why Elephants Cannot Jump?

Post by NordicStorm » Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:18 pm

Equinox wrote:Why do dogs put their heads out of the car, when u blow then air in the nose they get mad at you???
Difficult question. I won't answer it, but I will attempt to steer you towards the answer.

Scenario #1: Imagine you're a dog, and you're sitting a car. It's damn hot in the car. You have thick coat of fur and no sweat glands, so you have limited means to control your body temperature. A window is rolled down, and you notice the air travelling in the opposite direction relative to the car have a cooling effect. You realize you may use this strange phenomenon to cool yourself down a bit.

Scenario #2: Imagine you're a dog, and some jackass is blowing air into your nose.
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Re: Why Elephants Cannot Jump?

Post by htcdude » Thu Oct 13, 2005 9:09 am

I enjoy putting my head out the window into the wind, but i wouldn't really like it if someone blew into my face.
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Re: Why Elephants Cannot Jump?

Post by Equinox » Fri Oct 14, 2005 4:20 am

htcdude wrote:I enjoy putting my head out the window into the wind, but i wouldn't really like it if someone blew into my face.
U're a dog Dude. That's the only posible answer. :D
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