Dogs Align with Magnetic Field While Pooping, Urin

[ArkRescue]

"Scientists who studied 70 dogs for two years find there's a scientific method to the position they settle on to do their business

When your dog decides to relieve itself, it’s a good bet that they’ll be positioned along Earth’s magnetic field, a new study says.

A team of biologists spent two years measuring the direction of the body axis in 70 dogs as they pooped (that happened a total of 1,893 times) and urinated (a staggering 5,582 times). Dog breeds included in the study were beagles, dachshunds, fox terriers, and others."

Dogs Align with Magnetic Field While Pooping, Urinating: Study | NBC Southern California

 

[Freefaller]

Holy Crap

"Scientists who studied 70 dogs for two years find there's a scientific method to the position they settle on to do their business

When your dog decides to relieve itself, it’s a good bet that they’ll be positioned along Earth’s magnetic field, a new study says.

A team of biologists spent two years measuring the direction of the body axis in 70 dogs as they pooped (that happened a total of 1,893 times) and urinated (a staggering 5,582 times). Dog breeds included in the study were beagles, dachshunds, fox terriers, and others."

Dogs Align with Magnetic Field While Pooping, Urinating: Study | NBC Southern California

Who paid for this one?

 

[idiganthro]

Well, he just needs to hurry up and get in alignment already! Sheesh!

 

[ArkRescue]

well more on odd/wasteful studies (although the latter should probably be in the POLITICS section):

"Patricia Brennan received $384,949 from the U.S. government to study duck genitalia. Last month, that made her a national joke."

Private parts and public funding: A researcher champions oddball science - The Washington Post

and

"
Dec 17 2013
Coburn Releases Annual Wastebook Highlighting Most Egregious Spending of 2013

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – U.S. Senator Tom Coburn, M.D. (R-OK), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, today released his annual oversight report “Wastebook 2013” highlighting 100 examples of wasteful and low-priority spending totaling nearly $30 billion.

“While politicians in Washington spent much of 2013 complaining about sequestration’s impact on domestic programs and our national defense, we still managed to provide benefits to the Fort Hood shooter, study romance novels, help the State Department buy Facebook fans and even help NASA study Congress,” said Dr. Coburn."

Coburn Releases Annual Wastebook Highlighting Most Egregious Spending of 2013 - Press Releases - Tom Coburn, M.D., United States Senator from Oklahoma

 

[luvmygdaughters]

I don't know about aligning with the magnetic field, Capt. Morgan seems to align to the area right under the clothes line, the area of grass around the pool and occasionally as soon a you come up the last step of the basement into the yard. At least its all outside thank goodness.