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ryschwith t1_iybdoy1 wrote

More recent research suggests that this isn’t true. Woodpeckers don’t show any evidence of shock absorption (and doing so would make their pecking less effective); they’re instead protected from concussion simply by having much smaller brains.

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Totally_Not_A_Bot_55 t1_iybwrin wrote

The more interesting thing is the linked article doesn't actually have anything to do with whether or not the physiology is shock absorbing lol it's about the tau link between Alzheimer's/CTE and woodpeckers having tau deposits. The article suggests the tau may be a protective mechanism and not just evidence of brain damage and needs further study

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pargofan t1_iybxczw wrote

It's 1,000-2,000g.

I don't care how small the brain is. Something has to be protecting it from shaking.

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Narase33 t1_iycln24 wrote

always be careful with commas, your numbers can be read as 1g or 1000g

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pargofan t1_iyclvf1 wrote

It's an American thing. We use commas instead of periods.

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Hopeful-Profession74 t1_iyelmpc wrote

I am not American, but it is simply better to use a period as a decimal point and commas as place separators. A period ends a sentence, it should end a whole number. A comma separates sections of a sentence, it should separate place values in a number.

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