Re: Cat's eyes

[Mark Sylvester <msylvest@XNET.IT>]

But I did include this suggestion at the end of my post:

> You could try further confirming this by closing your eyes - you should see
> nothing at all. <grin>

Always read to the end before replying!

Mark

At 16:18 05/09/00 , Doug Craigen wrote:
> Mark Sylvester wrote:
>
> > My guess is, the cat sees your kitchen light reflected from, say, your
> > eyeball. The reflection probably looks pointlike to the cat. The cat's
>
> The following experiment proves the light is reflected from your
> eyeball... reproduce the standard experiment in which light is
> reflecting off your face and shining in the cat's eyes.  Now, change
> nothing except to close your eyes - you will no longer see the cat's
> eyes shining.  QED
>
>
> \_/^\_/^\_/^\_/^\_/^\_/^\_/^\_/^\_/^\_/^\_/^\_/^\_/^\
>
> Doug Craigen
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Mark Sylvester
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