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November 27[edit]

How does my cat tell time so well?[edit]

So I was browsing the web one day and saw the following suggestion:

"Have a pill you have to take the same time every day? Give your dog or cat a treat right before you take it. You may forget, but they won't."

I tried it and they were right. The cat comes looking for a handout every day at 6PM.

The thing is, the cat is never off by more than five minutes either way! How do they tell time so accurately? 01:06, 27 November 2021 (UTC)2600:1700:D0A0:21B0:7013:8442:84B6:D144 (talk)

It's just a good sense of timing. See Time perception. Many animals can do this. I guess humans don't much need to so they don't try. I stopped wearing a wristwatch a few years ago and my sense of timing markedly improved, and I was surprised to find I can now consistently judge half an hour to within a minute.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 09:38, 27 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It could also have to do with where you are physically when you take the pill. Anytime we walk over near where we keep the cat food, the cat gets interested. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 22:16, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Which is the most postponed space project?[edit]

I didn't find my answer in List of NASA cancellations.

I strongly believe James Webb Space Telescope. I am referring my postponed word to launch date only. Rizosome (talk) 01:52, 27 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]