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greg(at)case-assembly.com
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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:48 am Post subject: Cattle shown to align north-south

Is this a new ground reference?



Cattle shown to align north-south 

http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science

/nature/7575459.stm



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Michel

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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:31 am Post subject: Cattle shown to align north-south

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		   From: Gregory Cronin [greg(at)case-assembly.com]

 Is this a new ground reference? Cattle shown to align north-south.


	


Interesting, Greg. Here is another animal (and human) behaviour discovered in Norway.



A researcher was spending time with the Laps (actually they call themselves: Sami) up north when he noticed that it was badly seen to stir in one's cup of coffee clockwise. He was then told that counter-clockwise, or left rotation, is what they want when they gather reindeers to mark them. If the leading reindeer started turning to the right, you could be sure that after a while, one would start turning left and a big chaos would arise. Left turn is their natural way to turn!



Well, our researcher ... did research the matter and apparently it is true: Both animals and humans have a preference to turn left. Experiments made where no visual reference was obtainable show that people as animals will turn left when walking a long distance.



It is also interesting to know that pilots prefer to make a left turn and sit on the left side of the plane. Yes I know, helicopter pilots sit on the right hand seat but ... they are not humans! 



Cheers,

Michel Verheughe

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Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 9:51 am Post subject: Cattle shown to align north-south

Chopper pilots often like the right hand seat for a couple of very good

reasons...  the helicopter need only be equipped with one collective

(elevator) stick.  Once in flight this allows the pilot to use his left hand

to adjust radios etc. Without changing hands on the cyclic ( joystick) or

reaching across themselves.  There are a few helicopters out there that have

the pilot side on the left.... I think the A-star is one and the venerable

Bell 47-G is another.  Balance of the helicopter when lightly loaded could

be another reason.  They need to be in reasonable balance laterally as well

as longitudinally.



Just getting the rotors started on a 47 can be lots of fun because they

don't have a flywheel.  Starting one in cold weather is another gas!!! Pun

intended.



Noel

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It is also interesting to know that pilots prefer to make a left turn and

sit on the left side of the plane. Yes I know, helicopter pilots sit on the

right hand seat but ... they are not humans! 



Cheers,

Michel Verheughe

Norway

Kitfox 3 - Jabiru 2200 ... flying as a PAX

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kmccune

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Location: Wisconsin, USA

Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:18 pm Post subject: Re: Cattle shown to align north-south

I thought it was just me, I am much more comfortable turning left on a motorcycle. I don't think I'm any better at it then turning right, it just feels better to me... strange



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