[captainclam]

Interesting! I like that thought. I enjoy thinking about how surprisingly good we are at predicting trajectories, good enough that we can throw, catch, and dodge small objects with remarkable accuracy. I wonder if our internal calculations of acceleration due to gravity is purely learned, or future space-faring infants will be surprised by how their block castles react when they knock them over.

[mensetmanusman]

When we duck away from low flying birds, it’s probably because they used to hunt us a million years ago.

[stubish]

Come to Australia during magpie breeding season, where we are still hunted by low flying birds.

[taskforcegemini]

or because in our past we got hit by low flying things often enough (conditioning)