Thursday, November 11, 2004
I don't believe it!
I was having a discussion with a guy at work the other day. We sort of poke fun at him for being from Elmira, NY using all of the requsite hick, hillbilly, and hayseed jokes that being from Elmira earns a person. Anyhow, he made mention of the fabled rural activity of "cow-tipping." Now I simply do not believe that a 180 pound person can tip over a 1200+ pound, 4 legged animal like a cow, and told him so. I argued that a cow, in addition to its large mass, has its 4 legs fairly widely placed out at the "corners" of that large mass and they are not that tall. This would seem to comprise a very stable platform, and be pretty difficult to topple. The physics just don't seem to work out. I am guessing that a 180 pound person, even running and slamming into the side of our hapless cow would not likely exert any more force than a good stiff gust of wind, when you figure in the area of a cow-side, blowing on said cow. I have not actually (yet) done the calculations on that, but I just may have to break out a pad of paper and fire up MathCad and run the numbers.

He said I was wrong and countered by saying that you tip them over while they are "sleeping standing up." I remain unconvinced.

So, dear readers, I am seeking your help. I have to believe that somewhere in the vast sea of readers of this fine journal,(now numbering approximatly 111,236,153.75* people) that there is at least ONE cow expert. Or maybe one of you knows of a cow expert. I have to believe there you are out there, Mr. Cow Expert! Please write in and debunk this silly urban myth of "Cow Tipping." I simply cannot think of WHO I could ask about this.

Please help, my belief in the logic of science hangs in the balance.





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