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November 27

How does my cat tell time so well?

So I was browsing the web one day and saw the following suggestion:

"Have a pill you have to take the same time every day? Give your dog or cat a treat right before you take it. You may forget, but they won't."

I tried it and they were right. The cat comes looking for a handout every day at 6PM.

The thing is, the cat is never off by more than five minutes either way! How do they tell time so accurately? 01:06, 27 November 2021 (UTC)2600:1700:D0A0:21B0:7013:8442:84B6:D144 (talk)

It's just a good sense of timing. See Time perception. Many animals can do this. I guess humans don't much need to so they don't try. I stopped wearing a wristwatch a few years ago and my sense of timing markedly improved, and I was surprised to find I can now consistently judge half an hour to within a minute.--Shantavira|^{feed me} 09:38, 27 November 2021 (UTC)

It could also have to do with where you are physically when you take the pill. Anytime we walk over near where we keep the cat food, the cat gets interested. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 22:16, 28 November 2021 (UTC)

Which is the most postponed space project?

I didn't find my answer in List of NASA cancellations.

I strongly believe James Webb Space Telescope. I am referring my postponed word to launch date only. Rizosome (talk) 01:52, 27 November 2021 (UTC)