quote Originally posted by Boondawg: How Come When You Throw A Rock At A Baby, They Don't Duck?

I think it's because their reaction time is much too slow yet. That the instinct is there, they just can't react fast enough to use it. Reaction takes time to develope after birth and will only develope to a certain point by adult hood. For example, if I threw a rock at your face from 20 feet away at 70mph, you wouldn't be able to duck either. As stated, you need to throw the rock much slower.

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quote Originally posted by Boondawg: Is ducking & dodging a learned response? You must get hit first to learn how not to get hit?

Yes, Boonie... your psychological test worked. I do not think it's funny.

I wouldn't think, assuming it had the motor skills and such, it would duck at all. Same thing when we have found uninhabited areas. The animals and such don't necessarily run from humans or beg them for food. They have no prior knowledge of us.

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Before I sputter out.

quote Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]: Yes, Boonie... your psychological test worked. I do not think it's funny.

I don't know what that means.

quote Originally posted by Khw: Boon, Why are you throwing rocks at babies?

Yeah....what he said...

quote Originally posted by Doni Hagan: Yeah....what he said...

I'm not.

quote Originally posted by Boondawg: I'm not.

Phooey....I was hoping for pics myself.

You know, I was wondering why the baseball kept getting bigger.

Then it hit me....