- Do birds sometimes fly just for fun?
- Do trees of the same kind talk with each other? They bloom together, their leaves fall together... Are they twins?
- Does anybody actually read book introductions?
- Can street lights spontaneously go out and then come back on?
- How come cars' bumpers are not all at the same height?
- How come do I rush to close the MS Calculator right after each use?
- Why do over 50% of kids under 10 have wheels under their shoes these days?
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My dear friend Davide gave me some answers.
ReplyDeleteWhen the escalator is not working we stutter on the first steps mostly because, like for any other movements, our body prepares itself to the motory act based on a learned expectation. Our posture automatically changes so that we won't lose our balance and when we find out that it's not actually moving we feel awkward.
It seems that plants can communicate through chemical messages in the air or in the soil. It also seems that plants recognize their siblings -- roots of related plants don't compete with each others, whereas they do if they are unrelated, even if belonging to the same kind (*).
It is proven that the animals regarded as most intelligent (mammals and birds) show some forms of playfulness, and this appears to to be related to socialization and learning (*).