Cats

From: ben franchuk <bfranchuk_at_jetnet.ab.ca>
Date: Sun Nov 9 12:04:58 2003

Bob Shannon wrote:
> Off topic, but...
>
> Most cats don't watch TV simply because they cannot see the picture!
>
> Cats have a 'flicker fusion rate' of about 400 hz, as opposed to the
> human rate of about 20 hz.

That makes sense as my cat zooms around my apartment 20 x faster than me.

> So to a cat, a TV set is a flickering mess. Some cats are able to 'get'
> the idea and put the picture
> together, usually only if there is a lot of motion to track.

I don't expect the noise from refresh is great on the cats ears too.
Ben.
Received on Sun Nov 09 2003 - 12:04:58 GMT