9 Nov
2003
9 Nov
'03
4:04 a.m.
Bob Shannon wrote:
Off topic, but...
Most cats don't watch TV simply because they cannot see the picture!
Cats have a 'flicker fusion rate' of about 400 hz, as opposed to the
human rate of about 20 hz.
That makes sense as my cat zooms around my apartment 20 x faster than me.
So to a cat, a TV set is a flickering mess. Some cats
are able to 'get'
the idea and put the picture
together, usually only if there is a lot of motion to track.
I don't expect the noise from refresh is great on the cats ears too.
Ben.