Friday, January 4, 2008

Can cattle identify red color?

Can cattle identify red color?

No!! It's is only a myth.

A common misconception about cattle (particularly bulls) is that they are enraged by the color red (something provocative is often said to be "like a red rag to a bull"). This is incorrect, as cattle are red-green colour-blind.[9] [10] [11] The myth arose from the use of red capes in the sport of bullfighting; in fact, two different capes are used. The capote is a large, flowing cape that is magenta and yellow. The more famous muleta is the smaller, red cape, used exclusively for the final, fatal segment of the fight. It is not the color of the cape that angers the bull, but rather the movement of the fabric that irritates the bull and incites it to charge.[12]

Although cattle cannot distinguish red from green, they do have two kinds of colour receptors in their retinas (cone cells) and so are theoretically able to distinguish some colours, probably in a similar way to other red-green colour-blind or dichromatic mammals (such as dogs, cats, horses and up to ten percent of male humans).[13] [14]

Reference from wikipedia:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle

These are the flags of the places were they play Bullfighting

Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Joke by me

The chemical formula joke inspired me to write a new joke.
Here you go...

Some people are standing in a queue.
A man joined in the mid of the queue.
The others objected and said, "you selfish goose!!"
The man replied, "I only sell fish and not goose!!!"

Jokes

I read an interesting joke about chemical formula.
Here it is...
A conversation between a science teacher and a student

Little Johnny's teacher asks, "What is the chemical formula for water?"

Little Johnny replies, "HIJKLMNO"!!

The teacher, puzzled, asks, "What on Earth are you talking about?"
Puzzled Smiley

Little Johnny replies, "Yesterday you said it was H to O!"