We were in Miami again this weekend and I was annoyed to a new degree when, at the zoo, people kept responding aloud to the same piece of information from multiple animal fact plaques. "Oh wow! Did you know no two zebras' markings are exactly alike?"
Like, who would even expect them to be? Look at them! Look at how intricate that is. Every tiny hair on every zebra's body would have to be placed just so, and fall just so, in order to match up identically with anyone else's. The fact that they don't isn't a fascinating bit of trivia. It's just logic.
Same goes for these giraffes, whom I can totally relate with lately. Though I always think all bad guys are operating in one major cahoot to get my babies, the hormones in this pregnancy have me snapping at unassuming grocery baggers and casual passersby if they don't properly acknowledge the dollar my daughter tipped them, or don't say "excuse me" loud enough. If someone is looking at my kids without smiling and without proceeding with the usual string of questions ("How old are they?" "Do you know what you're having?"), then I get all like that mama giraffe up there: "Bitch, what are you looking at? Back the fuck up away from my kids. That's right. Retreat, mothafucker."
But, to keep this positive: aren't the zebras and giraffes gorgeous?
They should have a plaque about false pattern recognition so that kids can learn that their brains actively search for patterns in the world and will even go as far as to make patterns where there are none. It'd be cool for kids to know that about themselves early on.
ReplyDeleteDoes the same go for adults? Because I think it would be interesting for them to know a little more about themselves too! Thanks for stopping by :)
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