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Wonkasgoldenticket t1_j4x0dhx wrote

Never seen home alone? All ya need is a big bag of seed and some training. They will come for the food.

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bagel_it_up t1_j4x2xk7 wrote

8 birds in the hand are worth how many in the bush?

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MyPenWroteThis t1_j4x5484 wrote

It's in reverse. Those birds flew backwards when they left.

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CheeseLick t1_j4x9rzi wrote

You start with trained birds on your hand then snap to get them to fly away. From there, you just reverse the video. The really difficult part is teaching birds to fly backwards.

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DaKrimsonBaron t1_j4xuxrx wrote

The Dark Side is a pathway to many abilities some would deem….unnatural.

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jelliott79 t1_j4y7h2k wrote

Replying to blizg (#1,402,115)

Marines Alone: In Spain.

I had a similar experience on my med cruise. Ported in Barcelona, took a train to Tarragona. While there, visited the square, bought a bag of seed from a little old lady for $5, threw up the seed, spread my arms, and proceeded to have pigeons cover my arms and head from fingertips to fingertips. So surreal, and a memory I'll treasure forever.

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danf10 t1_j4ybziq wrote

You’re a Disney Princess!

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KingWut117 t1_j4yoklr wrote

Yes, first you have to become the platinum god of all dragons...

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aqwn t1_j4ypma5 wrote

Not from a Jedi

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TazManiac7 t1_j4ypquz wrote

Nah he’s a Disney princess. Done and done.

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mtsai t1_j4yqp3w wrote

yes its called giving animals food.

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Ok_Rip5915 t1_j4ys1k2 wrote

I think you need to be a Disney Princess to get this power.

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JKxZ t1_j4ywk1p wrote

The art of having birds shit on your arm?

Yeah, just wear your best suit and be on your way to a job interview daily.

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S_SubZero t1_j4yysyb wrote

I had a gf that could get close to this power. Hers stopped at flies tho. For no reason I can discern, flies were just not bothered by her. A fly was on a window once, she just reached out and gently plucked it right off the glass, as easy as picking up an apple. It even sat on her finger. I never understood how she could do that.

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btribble t1_j4z2uur wrote

Replying to Wonkasgoldenticket (#1,399,774)

Yup. I had a pair of California towhees in my backyard one year that were nearly finger tame. I could have gotten them there in a few weeks, but one of them got their head snapped in a rat trap I had hidden behind a bush. I was sooooo sad when I realized I'd killed one of them by not hiding the trap better. The other one left shortly thereafter. Hopefully they found a new mate. They're really strongly pair bonded.

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nickjames8 t1_j4z8hkp wrote

I want to learn how to be a Disney Princess

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blitzwann t1_j4zb0gn wrote

Someone arrest this man right now!

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triadwarfare t1_j4zcj0i wrote

Looks like you're sufferring from a "Disney Princess" syndrome.

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watuphoss t1_j4zcjro wrote

Yes.

You need time and money for bird food.

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W33Ded t1_j4zeh4q wrote

You have to learn it, only princesses are born with it.

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killstimehere t1_j4zjq01 wrote

I want. A stray cat let me touchy it yesterday. I was so pleased

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ScareCrow6971 t1_j4zkd1n wrote

That's Bahamut. And those only look like birds.

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Nerdworker92 t1_j4zs5vd wrote

Nah, you're either a Disney princess or you aren't. Can't teach that level of grace. sorry, OP.

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mavric911 t1_j50cpir wrote

I think we found a Gold Dragon in disguise

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Sebulano t1_j50n5un wrote

Yes you film while you do this in reverse and then playback in reverse

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cgtdream t1_j50oekv wrote

Step 1: Become Disney princess

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DefectiveSp00n t1_j50s60d wrote

Replying to bagel_it_up (#1,399,901)

Depends on the extrapolating function.

It could (reasonably) be anywhere from 2 to 64.

2: static value of N birds in hand. F(N)=2

16: each bird in hand is worth 2 in bush: F(N)=2×N

64: Each Bird in the hand is some Linear combination of birds in bushes:

F(N)=A×N^2 + B×N + C

For F(1) = A + B + C = 2

For F(8)= 64A + 8B + C = 64

62 = 63 A + 7B

Etc.

In any case, we'd need more hand bird to bush bird data points to make any fair assumption.

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vinceds t1_j50wsv6 wrote

Yes, lots of practice as an animal trainer.

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Squigels t1_j51azlb wrote

there is a wild scrub jay that is like this with me. it is very fun

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Fib0112358 t1_j51fx2h wrote

this is how i imagine the power of "calling" as described in Ursula K Le Guin's book Gifts looking

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pattyG80 t1_j51i6zo wrote

Snap your fingers...feed birds...rinse repeat x1000

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Dawgenberg t1_j51k9ms wrote

Give them bird seed daily for a week, snap to announce your arrival.

Power obtained.

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shgrdrbr t1_j51mv7j wrote

what are these birds? they look like flying daffodils!!

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nevbirks t1_j51yyy1 wrote

For sure, lovebirds are very intelligent birds. You can teach them tricks and they're very affectionate.

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Crizznik t1_j52fubn wrote

Yes. Go out every day with a handful of food. They will come to you. After a while, they will come to you even if you don't have food.

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PappaDukes t1_j53jfwq wrote

Easy, just become a Disney princess.

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saifis t1_j5ingcp wrote

Do tell if you have any progression on this, I am very intersted.

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