KingJoffer
KingJoffer t1_iu5iebd wrote
Reply to comment by TalosBeWithYou in TIL about anti ninja floors in Japan. They were purposefully made to squeak as to alert people of intruders. by tpb01
'Perfect pitch' muscicians call it. It's something that need to be trained, but most people have to be born with the ability to get even modest gains.
I met a guy in high school band that has synesthesia and would 'see' a different color for every note. So he memorized the colors and that's how he knew the note. I fart at a light green f#.
KingJoffer t1_jawlq9q wrote
Reply to comment by WookieWeed in Terry Pratchett: Facing Extinction (2013) - Author Terry Pratchett, having been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, returns to Borneo, where 18 years earlier, he encountered wild orangutans for the first time [01:01:50] by BigJimNorton
They also lose habitat from deforestation as palm tree farms are not suitable for swinging (their main method of mobility). They are forced to walk on their legs which is harmful long term, they cannot effectively find mates in forests fragmented by farmland, and they cannot get sufficient nutrients from the palm trees to survive.
I know you were just making a point about the site, just thought we should list more of the reasons.