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Can someone explain why dogs get freaked out by cardboard cutouts? My friend had one of Boba Fett and this dog (a lab)literally jumped on the counter and sprayed liquid shit out of her butt all over the kitchen in fear. Didn't taunt her or anything. Just brought it in the house.

Does 2d freak them out more than anything else or something?

I want a cardboard cutout of myself now

cardboard has no soul!!!

The dog just shows a very normal fixed action pattern. Dogs will also turn in circles before laying down to "flatten the gras" even on open ground, etc.If you place a ball shaped object before a nesting goose, it will automatically roll the "escaped egg" back into the nest.

You should maybe learn some thing about instinctive behaviour and maybe think about some of your actions, why for example some restaurants have booths or separators between tables so that us cave dwellers can sit with our backs to a secure "wall" even if it is only chest high and made from corrugated cardboard.

and then the cardboard stops it?

No, I don't need to research "properly cleared" firearm. You do.

By definition if it is properly cleared then it has no cartridge in the chamber and is safe.

If a person makes a mistake and assumes a firearm is cleared when it is not - then they have not - by definition - properly cleared the firearm.

If a person is shot by a firearm they assumed was cleared or they did not clear properly then by definition they have not cleared it properly.

"not a single one of them saw the bullet in the barrel" is usually caused by a squib load. It is easily detected both when it happens and visually by looking for light down the chamber end of the barrel (no light = projectile stuck in barrel). If you mean to say that you had a cartridge in the chamber and 30 people familiar with cleaning firearms didn't see it then you have 30 people in need of reeducation.

A self discharing firearm is not common but yes it does happen. That's why we practice muzzle safety at all times with a loaded firearm.

"Now, if you truly believe a firearm was invented for sport, you have seriously deluded yourself."
I don't know where you got this from. I never wrote any sentiment similar to this. I wrote about the difference between design and use. A firearms first use was for killing animals (people included). This is now outnumbered by sports shooters by an order of magnitude.

I think it is pretty obvious I'm familiar with firearms and you don't need to describe a 22lr Hammerli, 22lr Anschutz, etc. sports pistol or rifle to me. These are not nearly as common as other multi-use sporting firearms. Sporting includes all the disciplines in my link a few posts back and hunting game animals.

"if you truly truly deep down in your gun loving heart believe an AR-15 was invented for sport . . . well, there's nothing anyone can ever say to make you see reason."
I never suggested I did.

"If you truly believe hallow point bullets were made for sport, then we live in a very strange world."
I never suggested I did. They're for expansion upon contact with body fluids to help bring about hydrostatic shock and give a larger hole with expansion of the bullet. They may have been intended for hunting (which is a sport) by its designer - I don't know and I doubt it's recorded in the history books.

"If you truly believe a recoiless machine gun that fires 30 rounds per minute was made for sport"
This is getting boring.

Look it's pretty obvious you're confusing "intent of design/invention", with "design", and "purpose of use". They are three different things.

The intent of the original design for firearms was for it to be used as a weapon to kill animals (again people are animals). No two ways about that.

A firearm is designed to accelerate a projectile down the barrel.

A firearm is used for more than it's original intention. So nowadays we use it more for sports using paper, cardboard or clay targets than hunting (which is also a sport) or killing other people.

"Guns, well, you're just in fantasy land there."
Now that you've finished your embarrassing diatribe could you try to be a little nicer and pay attention to what I write - not what you imagine I wrote.

No, you're accusing me of being a dick. I'm being polite. I'm being accurate with my words. If I've inadvertently been rude then I apologise. In my opinion you answer aggressively and rudely (without cause or need).

You must be confused in regards to complacency - you were having that discussion with "messenger" - not with me. But your confusion aside - I agree 100%.

Yes I deny guns are "designed to kill". Guns are designed to accelerate projectiles and there are no two ways about that. You can go argue with my engineering professors if you want to redefine what "design" versus "purpose of use" means - I'm not going to bother again.

My apologies - I didn't mean you were paraphrasing about the lethality of weapons - I meant you were paraphrasing the part about respecting the firearm - which may not be clear because I was agreeing with you as a response.

They are not using the paper for "target practice". The shooting of paper is actually a sport across several different disciplines. Here is a list of said sports - almost all of them shoot at paper, cardboard, steel or clay targets:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_sport

Now I've given you the list - are you still going to say these sports are irrelevant?
Keep in mind tens of millions of people participate in these sports. It's pretty obvious who is getting what - I'll leave you to believe what you like though.

No, firearms are not designed to "kill". They are designed to accelerate a projectile in a specified direction. Some projectiles are designed to expand when they hit flesh, other projectiles are designed to cut perfect holes in cardboard or paper. As a comparison example a knife is designed to part molecules and a hammer is designed to collide two masses together.

Their designated use is determined by a human's choice. They may be designated for use as a weapon or for putting holes in paper targets.

Just recently a lady decided to mow down someone who threw some chips at her car. You can use just about anything as a weapon even if it is designed for something else.

In regards to guns vs cars - he has a point. Cars do cause significantly more death each year. It's just not purposeful death, therefore it's a risk we take because it is impersonal - an "accident". I don't know the relative risk but I'd say you're more likely to die in a car accident than to be massacred. Should we accept one sort of premature death more readily than another? (I don't know)

Empty cardboard boxes stacked on the couch before work may save your leather!

I first learned of these guys from the ABC show Shark Tank. If I recall correctly no one invested in their company. Good for them. They can keep their millions to themselves.

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I am now doubting how well it will work on glass. In all the descriptions, I read "it works on anything," then I see an example list of things like cardboard, cups, boxes, etc., but they never say anything about glass. Though, it would seem to me that glass would be a great conductor of vibrations.

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I've always felt that wine experts were making science of it to give an excuse to their alcoholism. "I'm not a wino, I'm a sommelier, damn it!"

FTR, my wine usually comes in a cardboard box - and I mix it with bubbly water.

Sure, it all smells like vomit, but aside from that, great idea!

(And please don't tell me I'm the only one who recognizes that cardboard often smells like vomit.)

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Same here. They were fascinated by it for about a day, but that was the end of it. That is pretty much the story with every cat toy. Novelty counts for much more than anything else, but since novelty to a cat is a slightly differently shaped cardboard box, or a grocery bag somewhere where there wasn't one before, it's actually pretty easy to keep them entertained.