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Pigeons playing ping pong - a little help?
Category: Animals • Psychology
Posted on: June 13, 2007 12:41 PM, by The Omnibrain
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I spent quite a bit looking for pictures or videos of that too, when I first heard about it. Do let me know if you find anything.
Posted by: Johan | June 13, 2007 5:47 PM
I know one professor who might have it in his uhh... I guess you could call it a lab. Or more like a psychology tech graveyard where old homemade lab equipment goes to die. I'll check him out. Totally worth it to convert an old tape to digital.
Posted by: Steve | June 13, 2007 6:56 PM
As a graduate student in 1963 I trained 2 pigeons to play ping pong. I'm certain I have a picture of them doing so. What is this skepticism all about?
Posted by: Gary | June 14, 2007 9:51 AM
It's actually not Skepticism at all! I've just always really wanted to see it. It's pretty cool to read about it - but it's always much cooler to watch something like that.
Posted by: Steve Higgins | June 14, 2007 10:00 AM
ohh yeah.... if anyone has anything it can be emailed to steve@omnibrain.org :)
Posted by: steve | June 14, 2007 10:03 AM
I hope you'll post the video if you find it! I regularly use that example in class and would love to have the video to show!
Posted by: kristy | June 14, 2007 1:20 PM
Pigeons playig pingpong ? now thats a new one but theres a video on U-Tube i think lol it sounds like a lot of fun
Posted by: Lucy | September 27, 2007 9:55 AM
LOL so funny!!!
Posted by: Random | February 7, 2008 6:55 AM