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cameraman
11-11-10, 04:43 PM
Really, who funds this stuff?:saywhat:


The way cats drink water turns out to be a more complex process than we thought, according to a paper published in Science on Thursday. When a group of researchers used high-speed imaging to capture video of cats drinking water, they found that cats are, among other things, using only the tip of their tongue to pull water into their mouths from the surface. Once there, they exploit inertia and gravity to hold onto it, and maintain proportionate lapping and swallowing cycles.

Sounds like they depend on the polar nature of water and the surface tension that results to get the job done. (http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2010/11/cats-use-gravity-inertia-gecko-like-process-to-lap-up-cream.ars?comments=1#comments-bar)

Don Quixote
11-11-10, 04:49 PM
BiF's cat drinks out of a shotglass.

devilmaster
11-11-10, 08:32 PM
Really, who funds this stuff?:saywhat:

Well, i suppose its a better use of a high speed camera than John Lennon's self portrait - which was a film of his erection....

oddlycalm
11-11-10, 10:39 PM
It's gecko-like :laugh: We'll probably find a way to emulate them and end up with a super efficient pump...:cool:

It's not been all that long since they discovered dogs don't lap water up, they curl their tongue down and lap it under. Explains the mess everywhere dogs drink.

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