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[anotheranon]

Mal Reynolds was right: if someone tries to kill you, you try and kill them right back! Or so sez this press release about a study out of Florida State University: "Recent studies indicate people who employ self protective strategies are better off than those who do not. And, even better, you do not have to be an expert martial artist to expertly protect yourself or a loved one." Found at TFS Magnum; their link to the study is broken but I found it here (warning, huge PDF file).

In less important news: cow tipping is a myth, again backed up by academic studies (via aetiology). Very good news for cows, who I would imagine get irritated at repeated attempts; not so great for bored people :P

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[anotheranon.livejournal.com]

Any idea how they did it? I get the impression that the angles involved + the tendencies of cows to be light sleepers make this well nigh impossible!

[jlsjlsjls.livejournal.com]

I'd think it'd pretty much have to have been a dead cow, in the rigor mortis stage, that somebody had propped up as a joke. Especially since the final paragraph of the article is correct ... cows don't really sleep standing up; they lie down to sleep (in a similar position to cats, with front legs tucked under). The most they do standing up is start to doze off, then jerk awake, just like humans.