Dogs Defecate In Alignment With Earth's Magnetic Field 222
Daniel_Stuckey writes "But for whatever its worth, all that spinning is far from arbitrary. What dog owners witness is a small and furry version of the aurora borealis and a link between species and environment that's as holistic and beautiful as a dog pooping can be. A team of Czech and German researchers found that dogs actually align themselves with the Earth's magnetic field when they poop. Proving at least that they're really devoted to their work, the researchers measured the direction of the body axis of 70 dogs from 37 breeds during 1,893 defecations and 5,582 urinations over the course of two years, and found that dogs "prefer to excrete with the body being aligned along the North-south axis under calm magnetic field conditions." They fittingly published their results [abstract] in the journal Frontiers in Zoology ."
wow (Score:5, Funny)
sounds like a shitty job
Seriously? (Score:0, Funny)
What the shit
I do the same. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:dogs deficate not staring into the sun (Score:5, Funny)
I wonder which way they poo in space and can anyone hear them scream?
Correlation (Score:5, Funny)
So which causes which?
My dog is broken... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Dogs don't like sun in their eyes (Score:5, Funny)
Alternative explanation. Dogs face away from the sun while crapping.
Where is the raw data?
Annoyingly enough some of it is under the sole of my shoe.
Re:My dog is broken... (Score:5, Funny)
please have him subscribe to /. to get his shit straight...
Re:Dogs don't like sun in their eyes (Score:5, Funny)
Alternative explanation. Dogs face away from the sun while crapping.
Where is the raw data?
Annoyingly enough some of it is under the sole of my shoe.
May Dog have mercy on your sole...
Patent Pending (Score:3, Funny)
Re:dogs deficate not staring into the sun (Score:4, Funny)
My dog poops mostly facing east, but I believe that's because I always take him on walks at night along the same route, and there's a long straight easterly stretch close to the end of the route. Come to think of it, I don't remember ever seeing him poop facing north or south. Maybe he's broken.
Re:I think my dog is broke (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Patent Pending (Score:5, Funny)
So stop dicking around already and put a dog in a Faraday cage to see if we can get a dog that doesn't poop!
They tried that. It worked for about a week.
Then, the dog exploded.
Re:I do the same. (Score:2, Funny)
Unless your house is very close to it, I doubt it would make much of a difference. Wait, Santa, is that you?
Re:wow (Score:5, Funny)
I dunno, Ig may want to wipe their hands clean of this one.
Re:Patent Pending (Score:4, Funny)
So stop dicking around already and put a dog in a Faraday cage to see if we can get a dog that doesn't poop!
Faraday cage? If we put him in Schrödinger's box he'll poop and not poop simultaneously until you open the box and fix his state, or that of the poop.... or.... oh never mind.
Slow news day? (Score:2, Funny)
Must be nothing about the NSA today.
Most Appropriate Journal (Score:2, Funny)
Should have been published in "Annals in Zoology" instead
Re:dogs deficate not staring into the sun (Score:5, Funny)
You mean, the frightful day-star, it can actually move?! How fast is it? Can I evade it?
Re:wow (Score:5, Funny)
If they ignore it, there could be a very big mess for them to clean up. They can't let someone else scoop up this prize. These researchers have it in the bag.
Re:wow (Score:0, Funny)
this topic has gone to the dogs
Re:wow (Score:5, Funny)
Abuse and entertainment?
Re:dogs deficate not staring into the sun (Score:5, Funny)
Pooing in space has a well known direction:
Everywhere
Furry Crayon (Score:3, Funny)
I put a magnet on an RC toy car and got my dog to draw pictures on the lawn
Re:dogs deficate not staring into the sun (Score:5, Funny)
Maybe this research was conducted by grad students. They wake up just before noon, and work for about an hour.
Can you write a grant application ? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:soooo; (Score:5, Funny)
they won't poop on a magnetized carpet?
Oscillate the field and you've at least got an exercise device.
Re:dogs deficate not staring into the sun (Score:4, Funny)
No, it seems to gravitate toward one's helmet. Dark particles called Murphons appear to be responsible.
Re: dogs deficate not staring into the sun (Score:5, Funny)
Naw, wouldn't pooping in space be called a floater?
Re:Patent Pending (Score:2, Funny)
True fact: When I was younger I would go for up to 2 weeks without defecating. Doctors were worried I would die but nothing bad happened except the excruciatingly painful and long sessions on the toilet where I prayed for death.
Re: dogs deficate not staring into the sun (Score:2, Funny)
How is this not +5 funny? Fucking zero-g feces!