Dear Folks,

I don’t know if you might also be an animal lover, such as I.

However, if you are, then you will notice there are many animals here who jerk, incessantly, and all the time.

Why do they do this?

Well, of course, you probably know, but if you do not, then can you guess?

If you have been to university, then you would know.

Or, you might know if you had not taken all those useless Philosophy and Social Science courses, you might.

The reason some animals jerk all the time is due to what some call intermittent locomotion. But, what, really, accounts for this?: 

So now that you know the simple answer to this question, which is actually not a riddle, then you will be able to impress your GF with this new-found knowledge, which, in turn, will probably help her to understand what she might also have been wondering about.

This is why the study of the Natural Sciences, from an early age, is so important.

Next time you see some animal jerking,...

Things will make sense.

Glad to be of help.

Best regards,

Gamma

Note: I have been a keen observer of animals for most of my life.

You have it all wrong. In Thailand, nobody needs to jerk themselves. You can easily hire someone at a reasonable price to take care of it for you. Give it a try sometime. Maybe then you will stop pounding away at your keyboard so flaccidly and churning out all this drip-drip.

4 minutes ago, Terrance8812 said:

You have it all wrong. In Thailand, nobody needs to jerk themselves. You can easily hire someone at a reasonable price to take care of it for you. Give it a try sometime. Maybe then you will stop pounding away at your keyboard so flaccidly and churning out all this drip-drip.

I don't think he wants to hire your services Terry.

There are millions of dogs here running loose. They are in a higher competition here than a more normal situation where owners watch over them, play with them, feed them daily, and they have a place to call home. Dogs that are "jerky" like you mentioned are the ones that more likely haven't a real home, and are fighting for any food they can get, plus the normal environmental protecting of territory. These dogs have little sense of relaxing in their worlds.

There are also dogs that have a neurological problem, like one of the dogs that calls my home home. She's been this way since birth, and the constant movement has her skinnier than the others in her litter. I feed her well, daily, and she gets exercise all the time, but is always twitching unless she's sound asleep. There's no telling what these dogs get into while roaming, but most of this is because they're in that competition, as they're usually fine when they're away from other animals.

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

However, if you are, then you will notice there are many animals here who jerk, incessantly, and all the time.

Why do they do this?

You should cut back on the hallucinogens. And stop watching reruns of The Matrix. "Tis a glitch in the Matrix ser."

Just because I jerk so much in Thailand, does that really make me an animal? Maybe I don't want to waste so much money on short time hotels with ladyboy accomplices anymore.

22 minutes ago, connda said:

You should cut back on the hallucinogens. And stop watching reruns of The Matrix. "Tis a glitch in the Matrix ser."

Strangely enough, I have never, ever, watched the film, The Matrix.

I did see a few ad for this film.

But, the ads did not resonate with me.

Just as you mention The Matrix, I will suggest to you a better film:

Each to his own...

There IS such a thing as beauty, still left, in this world...

You know.

Thankfully.

Between the snakes often slithering in private gardens or on the streets and mainly the Soi Dogs all over that are vicious, it can be risky to take even a normal evening stroll by foot in Thailand.

3 minutes ago, SingAPorn said:

Between the snakes often slithering in private gardens or on the streets and mainly the Soi Dogs all over that are vicious, it can be risky to take even a normal evening stroll by foot in Thailand.

My Soi only has rats and roaches for wildlife. I'm starting to feel left out.

12 minutes ago, Kyoto Kyle said:

My Soi only has rats and roaches for wildlife. I'm starting to feel left out.

Get a chubby pussy and she'll handle it...

Fleas

1 hour ago, SingAPorn said:

Between the snakes often slithering in private gardens or on the streets and mainly the Soi Dogs all over that are vicious, it can be risky to take even a normal evening stroll by foot in Thailand.

It is the millions of scorpions that bother me, while strolling in the early evening, on a warm and paved pathway, in the local park.

Just turn on your phone-flashlight, and you will see them.

Scorpions are far worse and far more pervasive than snakes.

Even local people do not like them, much.

Dont know about the animals but I know why I jerk so much. But I dont really like Jerky. I leave that to the people in the epstien files.

I used to jerk a lot with my girlfriend. She would always say I was such an animal. I took it as a compliment.

27 minutes ago, blaze master said:

Dont know about the animals but I know why I jerk so much. But I dont really like Jerky. I leave that to the people in the epstien files.

Jerked pork is good.
Wish I had some now.

But, walking jerky makes one an outcast.

Who was the actor in the film who walked most jerky?

I know who I am thinking about.

But, his name escapes me, now.

Tall, not handsome, but walked jerky.

Famous actor....

I will let you know when I think of it.

I will wait for my Indian Guide to shed light.

=======

Oh Yeah...!!!!

Now I recall him.

He was the guy that almost kicked Letterman in the Face.

Dave was not happy.

Do you recall that show?

The Jerky guy is Crispin Glover.

Even in German he is jerky....

2 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Jerked pork is good.
Wish I had some now.

But, walking jerky makes one an outcast.

Who was the actor in the film who walked most jerky?

I know who I am thinking about.

But, his name escapes me, now.

Tall, not handsome, but walked jerky.

Famous actor....

I will let you know when I think of it.

I will wait for my Indian Guide to shed light.

Could it be Tommy Lister Jr. In no holds barred ?

2 minutes ago, blaze master said:

Could it be Tommy Lister Jr. In no holds barred ?

Crispin Glover.

He made a very bad move.

Came too close to kicking Dave in the face.

Must have been on Crystal Meth, or something.

Never returned to the show.

Such a loss for the world, however.

5 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Dear Folks,

I don’t know if you might also be an animal lover, such as I.

However, if you are, then you will notice there are many animals here who jerk, incessantly, and all the time.

Why do they do this?

Well, of course, you probably know, but if you do not, then can you guess?

If you have been to university, then you would know.

Or, you might know if you had not taken all those useless Philosophy and Social Science courses, you might.

The reason some animals jerk all the time is due to what some call intermittent locomotion. But, what, really, accounts for this?: 

So now that you know the simple answer to this question, which is actually not a riddle, then you will be able to impress your GF with this new-found knowledge, which, in turn, will probably help her to understand what she might also have been wondering about.

This is why the study of the Natural Sciences, from an early age, is so important.

Next time you see some animal jerking,...

Things will make sense.

Glad to be of help.

Best regards,

Gamma

Note: I have been a keen observer of animals for most of my life.

So you’re into animal porn. Okay, got it.

3 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Crispin Glover.

He made a very bad move.

Came too close to kicking Dave in the face.

Must have been on Crystal Meth, or something.

Never returned to the show.

Such a loss for the world, however.

Get your damn hands off her.

3 minutes ago, novacova said:

So you’re into animal porn. Okay, got it.

Yes.

Now you have.

Why do so many jerk ?

Are we talking about our distinguished citizens who love the soapys around Nana ?

Do you consider it 'jerking' when some animals, especially birds and small lizards, bob their heads up and down, back and forth? They do that to triangulate distance, which is called 'motion parallax'. With eyes positioned on the side of the head, they cannot look at an object with both eyes simultaneously to triangulate distance. Quickly bobbing the head allows one eye to view the object from two different viewpoints and judge distance.

23 minutes ago, ColeBOzbourne said:

Do you consider it 'jerking' when some animals, especially birds and small lizards, bob their heads up and down, back and forth? They do that to triangulate distance, which is called 'motion parallax'. With eyes positioned on the side of the head, they cannot look at an object with both eyes simultaneously to triangulate distance. Quickly bobbing the head allows one eye to view the object from two different viewpoints and judge distance.

Is this movement controlled by the same mechansim?

But, it does have a different purpose as you say.

@GammaGlobulin "Is this movement controlled by the same mechansim?"

If you are asking if 'intermittent locomotion' and 'motion parallax' are controlled by the same mechanism. Apparently yes, they work together and are deeply intertwined. Humans also use them to an extent. The former is behavioral while the latter is visual/perceptual.

"Intermittent locomotion (e.g., stop-and-go walking, head-bobbing) and motion parallax are functionally linked and share overlapping neural and sensory mechanisms designed to optimize depth perception and spatial awareness. Intermittent locomotion is often used to generate the motion parallax cues needed for accurate depth estimation."

2 hours ago, ColeBOzbourne said:

Intermittent locomotion is often used to generate the motion parallax cues needed for accurate depth estimation.

Yes.

This says it all.

However, I probably would only trust this info if it came from Gemini and not from GPT, of course.

I really enjoy watching the spiders on the external wall of my house, as they jerk from here to there.

(As for female humans, watching twerking is also fascinating.)

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

However, I probably would only trust this info if it came from Gemini and not from GPT, of course.

This information came straight from my memories, back in the day, of reading paper textbooks and scientific articles on microfiche. Today I googled it and learned even more. But when it comes to trusting information, microfiche beats GPT and Gemini hands down. Wouldn't you say?

1 hour ago, ColeBOzbourne said:

This information came straight from my memories, back in the day, of reading paper textbooks and scientific articles on microfiche. Today I googled it and learned even more. But when it comes to trusting information, microfiche beats GPT and Gemini hands down. Wouldn't you say?

Absolutely true.

We are heading for a world where truth is what anybody wants it to be, at any given time.

Historical records will be lost, and no-one will care.

And, as you say, my information comes from university lectures, 50 years ago.

The science has not changed much since then, especially concerning intermittent movement, or Stop-Go movement, and neither have the spiders and lizards.

First of all, I resent your calling Falangs “animals.” But to answer your question, it’s probably because they don’t have enough money to hire a prostitute or a ladyboy.

18 minutes ago, WDSmart said:

First of all, I resent your calling Falangs “animals.” But to answer your question, it’s probably because they don’t have enough money to hire a prostitute or a ladyboy.

When I call humans animals, it is only with the goal of achieving complete accuracy.

Humans are either animals, or they are bananas.

29 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

When I call humans animals, it is only with the goal of achieving complete accuracy.

Humans are either animals, or they are bananas.

For once, GammaGlobulin, I agree with you 100%. Humans are animals. But when someone, like the author of this article, calls them "animals," it's used as a derogatory term. I’m sure you know that.