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360 Degrees Owl (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/how-owls-twist-heads-almost-360-degrees

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[–] [email protected] 109 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Original

https://pitchblack.thecomicseries.com/comics/209/

[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 months ago

Thx for putting all the pixels back in that OP took out

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago

They had to crop the name of the artist there was no other way to publish it

[–] [email protected] 95 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm getting strong Hotline Miami vibes from this comic.

Press R to restart

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Love Hotline Miami, it's a bit of a mindfuck, but so much fun.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Typical Hotline Miami run.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

You're not a nice person, are you?

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 months ago

superb owl

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Owls can only turn their heads 270 degrees so your "360 Degrees Owl" headline doesn't work. The comic is fine since the owl only turns it head 180 degrees there.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I mean, if they can turn 270 degrees in either direction then I suppose they can cover 360 degrees, just not from resting position.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I really doubt they can go 270 degrees in either direction.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You are wrong but recent research indicates that I may in fact also be wrong 😭😭

Owls may actually be able to turn their heads a full 360 degrees | New Scientist - https://www.newscientist.com/article/2413893-owls-may-actually-be-able-to-turn-their-heads-a-full-360-degrees/

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's still not 270 in either direction, that would be a total of 540!! That's seriously exorcist shit

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I know it's not a scientific paper or anything, but a quick search led me to Smithsonian Magazine's article:

"Owls, on the other hand, can rotate their necks up to 270 degrees in either direction without damaging the vessels running below their heads..."

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I stand corrected, owls are indeed some exorcist shit

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You made me doubt myself lol, I was like "you're right, 540° neck turning range seems excessive so I should do a search"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

This reminds me of the old Xbox 360 joke that everyone used to always fight about online.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago (2 children)

There's something so surreal about this. Tigers in suits. Tigers killing by severing heads instead of like a tiger (or human) would do it (I'm pretty sure this wouldn't work anyway, the body would twist). Anthropomorphic bodies, but not in a furry way. A brutal murder comic to show a little science fact.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

This feels like secret agent training material in an alternate world

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

He's not severing heads, just spines.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago

hoot hoot mother fucker

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

Ironically, the assassin would be better without shoes

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Spoiler much?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

180 degrees*

How has no one corrected this?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Because the linked article states that owls can rotate their heads 270°which is "almost 360°" according to the headline and post title.

When you see videos of owls this confusion becomes more apparent when owls don't stop rotating their head when they look right behind them. They will often turn their head even further which suggests they can do a 360° turn, when in fact they cap out at 270°.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

~~It's also noteworthy that there's situations where a persom could easily see and owl do a full 360 (and more) if the owl has it's head turned one way and then turns it the other.~~

~~270 in each direction for a total of 540 and all that.~~

Edit: I just double checked, and it's 270 degrees total, not each direction.

I feel lied to.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Hootman: Codename 47

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I don't remember this episode of Beastars, but it looks great.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Why does the guard start as some sort of mammal and then turn into an owl when it's attacked?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago

There's two guards my dude.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

The first guard was killed by neck snapping, the second guard was immune

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Object permanence.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah, I also struggle with these things.