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"...A single rat can clear 200 square feet in an hour (done manually, the same area would take 50 hours to clear). A TB-detection rat can evaluate 50 samples in eight minutes (almost a day's work for a lab technician)...."
Very impressive!
I think even all the rich countries should use them! -the money and time saved could then be extra money and time to spend on doing other good things.
Originally posted by humyAlthough, I didn't see statistics on how fast dogs/humans did the same job. If the Dog/human team could work twice as fast as the rat/human team, maybe it would make things more equal.
it says:
"...A single rat can clear 200 square feet in an hour (done manually, the same area would take 50 hours to clear). A TB-detection rat can evaluate 50 samples in eight minutes (almost a day's work for a lab technician)...."
Very impressive!
I think even all the rich countries should use them! -the money and time saved could then be extra money and time to spend on doing other good things.
Originally posted by sonhouseRats doesn't weigh much, dogs do. How much weigh does it take to activate a mine to a blast?
Although, I didn't see statistics on how fast dogs/humans did the same job. If the Dog/human team could work twice as fast as the rat/human team, maybe it would make things more equal.
I go for the super rat! https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT5aZqU9sZgCo8vcqSJMxD5MKUHN2BWA_4T5rq6XLt3zMVm_JTpWw
Originally posted by FabianFnasI imagine they wouldn't want dogs to activate a mine since it is a weapon against humans. So SuperRat is the hero here!
Rats doesn't weigh much, dogs do. How much weigh does it take to activate a mine to a blast?
I go for the super rat! https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT5aZqU9sZgCo8vcqSJMxD5MKUHN2BWA_4T5rq6XLt3zMVm_JTpWw