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issaferret ([personal profile] issaferret) wrote2004-07-30 09:05 am

Hoof-proof, ey?

I find myself forced to reconsider my previous position on sheep - that they are so stupid that the constant look on their face is the confusion caused by forgetting what you were just thinking about (recursively)...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3938591.stm

[identity profile] triss.livejournal.com 2004-07-31 03:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Classically, the 'grids' are placed around entrances and consist of inch-thin or so, round-edged metal bars in some configuration, spaced so that the holes are significantly large enough for hooves, with open space beneath too deep to be convenient terrain.

They're pretty intuitive when you see them.