Hey guys,
We have an unresolved disagreement in our house hold that has been going for weeks, can you help us please?
Nila loves sinking the white ball on his new snooker table. I hate spoiling his fun by only rewarding him when he plays by the rules.
The result of the difference in opinion between Dave and I is that Nila doesn't get to use his snooker table. We can't go on like this...
So, do you think I should encourage him to play by the rules or just let him push and sink any ball? He does like to start a game by sinking the black ball too.
important question!
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Re: important question!
Have you researched what colours an IRN can see? They may have better colour vision than us, but I don't know.
If it were my birds, I'd just be happy that they knew to sink the balls but then I don't have a prodigy on my hands!
Ellie.
If it were my birds, I'd just be happy that they knew to sink the balls but then I don't have a prodigy on my hands!
Ellie.
Re: important question!
I read that they have different colour vision then us and have more cone thingies in their eyes, so they can perceive uv light. It appears they can distinguish different shades better then us. I just did a quick google search and found this interesting https://www.nwf.org/News-and-Magazines/ ... ision.aspx
I have seen videos of birds putting the correct coloured ring in the correct place. All the rings are primary colours, so it may be able to perceive the difference and alex could vocalise requests for different coloured objects.
One thing I will try to teach Nila, regardless of whether we play for fun or by the rules, is to stop walking through the middle of the table to reach the ball he wants to roll.
I have seen videos of birds putting the correct coloured ring in the correct place. All the rings are primary colours, so it may be able to perceive the difference and alex could vocalise requests for different coloured objects.
One thing I will try to teach Nila, regardless of whether we play for fun or by the rules, is to stop walking through the middle of the table to reach the ball he wants to roll.
Re: important question!
I'd assess my feelings on how important it is to have Nila play by the rules VS how important it is to get on with Dave, have Dave do some similar introspection, and proceed accordingly.......
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Re: important question!
If you push a prodigy too far he will eventually rebel
Let the bird have some fun
Maybe teach him to identify the colors first one by one and then go for a full table. Then maybe he can teach Dave to play too
Let the bird have some fun
Maybe teach him to identify the colors first one by one and then go for a full table. Then maybe he can teach Dave to play too
I am owned by my birds...and I wouldn't have it any other way
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Re: important question!
Maybe you could publish "Nila's rules" and invent a new game.
On another note, you could let him do his own thing for a bit and then try to teach him the human rules.
I like the way MissK expressed it though and agree
Ellie.
On another note, you could let him do his own thing for a bit and then try to teach him the human rules.
I like the way MissK expressed it though and agree
Ellie.
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I like it! Nila rules snooker has a good ring to it.ellieelectrons wrote:Maybe you could publish "Nila's rules" and invent a new game.
Ellie.
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