Zebras’ stripes discourage biting flies from landing
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Zebras’ stripes discourage biting flies from landing
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Re: Zebras’ stripes discourage biting flies from landing
#2I wonder if CV systems will be similarly catastrophically perplexed?
Imagine laying out the zebra rug for an Amazon drone delivery
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#3I wonder if CV systems will be similarly catastrophically perplexed? Imagine laying out the zebra rug for an Amazon drone delivery
No, its pretty obvious to recognize a zebra using a neural net (e.g. resnet)
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#4Re: Zebras’ stripes discourage biting flies from landing
#5I wonder if CV systems will be similarly catastrophically perplexed? Imagine laying out the zebra rug for an Amazon drone delivery
No, its pretty obvious to recognize a zebra using a neural net (e.g. resnet)
I meant with regards for reference for landings, although I imagine a drone could look around, it’s far larger than a fly.
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#6I definitely want a zebra striped T-shirt now!
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#7I don't where I heard this, or if it is true, but it has been my favorite (maybe fake) animal fact:
There is a reason the stripes are BLACK and WHITE. One absorbs the light and the other reflects, which in turn makes a slight difference of air temperature right above the skin surface. The difference of temperatures in certain areas cause (slight) differences in air pressure. This can cause a shallow "wind coat" around the Zebra (and more pronounced when the animal is moving) because of the air pressure deltas all over its skin. This helps Zebra's regulate body temperatures in some very hot climates.
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#9I don't where I heard this, or if it is true, but it has been my favorite (maybe fake) animal fact: There is a reason the stripes are BLACK and WHITE. One absorbs the light and the other reflects, which in turn makes a slight difference of air temperature right above the skin surface. The difference of temperatures in certain areas cause (slight) differences in air pressure. This can cause a shallow "wind coat" aroun…
This theory is refuted in the very article you are commenting on.
Re: Zebras’ stripes discourage biting flies from landing
#10I don't where I heard this, or if it is true, but it has been my favorite (maybe fake) animal fact: There is a reason the stripes are BLACK and WHITE. One absorbs the light and the other reflects, which in turn makes a slight difference of air temperature right above the skin surface. The difference of temperatures in certain areas cause (slight) differences in air pressure. This can cause a shallow "wind coat" aroun…
This theory is refuted in the very article you are commenting on.
My favorite fake animal fact now.