Science Memes

11542 readers

1824 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.

Rules

Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
Keep it rooted (on topic).
No spam.
Infographics welcome, get schooled.

This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.

Research Committee

[email protected]

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

964

360 Degrees Owl (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

33 comments fedilink hide all child comments

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/how-owls-twist-heads-almost-360-degrees

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] M137 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

180 degrees*

How has no one corrected this?

[–] tc4m 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Because the linked article states that owls can rotate their heads 270°which is "almost 360°" according to the headline and post title.

When you see videos of owls this confusion becomes more apparent when owls don't stop rotating their head when they look right behind them. They will often turn their head even further which suggests they can do a 360° turn, when in fact they cap out at 270°.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

~~It's also noteworthy that there's situations where a persom could easily see and owl do a full 360 (and more) if the owl has it's head turned one way and then turns it the other.~~

~~270 in each direction for a total of 540 and all that.~~

Edit: I just double checked, and it's 270 degrees total, not each direction.

I feel lied to.