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... Jump ! " " Now , " said the clever gentleman , “ I shall do an experi- ment to discover where the flea's ears are located . First I shall amputate his feelers . " Whereupon , the operation having been completed and the flea having ...
... Jump ! " " Now , " said the clever gentleman , “ I shall do an experi- ment to discover where the flea's ears are located . First I shall amputate his feelers . " Whereupon , the operation having been completed and the flea having ...
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... jump . Jumping was the least successful response , and the ultimate explanation shows how sympathetic one must be with his experimental animal . The cricket was attached to a stationary holder . He stood on a little cork ball . When he ...
... jump . Jumping was the least successful response , and the ultimate explanation shows how sympathetic one must be with his experimental animal . The cricket was attached to a stationary holder . He stood on a little cork ball . When he ...
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he were on a treadmill ; when he tried to jump , however , ballistic recoil sent the ball off into space and the cricket could not “ land . ” Even though he was fixed , the normal con- clusion to jumping is landing . Once the ...
he were on a treadmill ; when he tried to jump , however , ballistic recoil sent the ball off into space and the cricket could not “ land . ” Even though he was fixed , the normal con- clusion to jumping is landing . Once the ...
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