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Re: FUN



2009/10/12 Fred Herzfeld <herzfeld@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> There was a scientist who wanted to find out how important food was to a
> beetle. He conditioned (Pavlov) a beetle to crawl toward food on command of
> a bell. After the beetle was well trained he amputated one leg and repeated
> the experiment. Again the beetle crawled to the food. He amputated a second
> leg but the beetle still crawled to the food. When he amputated the next to
> last leg the beetle with some effort crawled to the food. Then he amputated
> the last leg. The beetle did not move. The scientist was surprised. He wrote
> in his notebook: When all legs of a beetle are amputated it looses its
> appetite.

I think the scientis's conclusion was: When all legs of a beetle are
amputated it looses its HEARING. :-)