December 14, 2011 Tree House

[glatt]

I like it. Wonder how often birds slam into it though.

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by glatt

I like it. Wonder how often birds slam into it though.

There's an old Seinfeld routine about the birds getting into his house when he was a kid and they'd fly around the room until they smashed into this mirrored wall. "I can understand that a bird wouldn't get the concept of a mirror, but don't you think he'd at least try to avoid the bird that was coming right at him?"

[ogwen69]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

"I can understand that a bird wouldn't get the concept of a mirror, but don't you think he'd at least try to avoid the bird that was coming right at him?"

Because the bird coming right at him is doing the same thing and keeps changing direction the same way at the same time

[SPUCK]

Originally Posted by ogwen69

Because the bird coming right at him is doing the same thing and keeps changing direction the same way at the same time

Didn't we all learn this from that Moonshine movie? The one where someone put a big mirror on some winding mountain road and a cop or shiner (don't recall which) came around the corner saw the on coming car - swerved - saw the other car swerve the same way, swerved harder, and went off the cliff.

(One of the last movies before the law about: all cars in movies must explode if their wheels leave the ground - went into effect.)

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by glatt

I like it. Wonder how often birds slam into it though.

They coat the mirrors with a UV coating we can't see, but birds can.