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n2doc

(47,953 posts) Thu Dec 15, 2011, 06:48 PM Dec 2011

The last thing a mouse sees....

Eagle owl at 1000 frames per Second towards a camera

full video at

http://www.dogwork.com/owfo8/

(Posted here because apparently the 'video and multimedia' forum is only for OWS related videos. Go figure. )

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The last thing a mouse sees.... (Original Post) n2doc Dec 2011 OP

neat but absolutely frightening for the mouse! limpyhobbler Dec 2011 #1

My guess is that if the mouse sees that ... Jim__ Dec 2011 #2

That is pretty creepy really! Chemisse Dec 2011 #3

While that is incredibly beautiful Warpy Dec 2011 #4

This. TheMadMonk Dec 2011 #5

Love it! progressoid Dec 2011 #6

Unless... wyldwolf Dec 2011 #7

limpyhobbler

(8,244 posts)

1. neat but absolutely frightening for the mouse!

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Thu Dec 15, 2011, 07:00 PM

Dec 2011

Jim__

(14,083 posts)

2. My guess is that if the mouse sees that ...

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Thu Dec 15, 2011, 07:28 PM

Dec 2011

... it's not the last thing that the mouse sees.

Chemisse

(30,817 posts)

3. That is pretty creepy really!

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Thu Dec 15, 2011, 08:34 PM

Dec 2011

But cool footage.

Warpy

(111,359 posts)

4. While that is incredibly beautiful

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Thu Dec 15, 2011, 10:07 PM

Dec 2011

the mouse is undoubtedly facing away, either running like hell or preoccupied with something else.

The last thing that mouse sees is stars as it's stunned. Maybe it gets a final glimpse of what its world looks like from the air, maybe not. It doesn't get much more than that.