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| *In the 2006 animated film ], tractors are characterised as cows, and other vehicle characters Lightning and Mater take part in "tractor tipping" by startling the tractors, causing them to roll over onto their backs. | |||
| *Cow tipping is depicted in the 2006 animated film ] from the point of view of the cows, who then seek revenge by "tipping" the boy who carried out the cow tipping. | |||
| *Cow tipping is alluded to in a '']'' episode, ]. | |||
| *Cow tipping is the focus of an ] of '']'' first aired in 2004. | |||
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Cow tipping, often considered an urban legend, is a pastime allegedly common in rural areas. Participants sneak up on an upright, sleeping cow and push it over for amusement. There are factors which make the possibility unlikely; one such factor being that cows (as with most herd-prey animals) only take irregular naps throughout the day.
A variety of calculations have been applied to the physics of cow tipping, sometimes with humorous intention.
In popular culture
- In the 2006 animated film Cars, tractors are characterised as cows, and other vehicle characters Lightning and Mater take part in "tractor tipping" by startling the tractors, causing them to roll over onto their backs.
- Cow tipping is depicted in the 2006 animated film Barnyard from the point of view of the cows, who then seek revenge by "tipping" the boy who carried out the cow tipping.
- Cow tipping is alluded to in a Drawn Together episode, "Ghostesses in the Slot Machine".
- Cow tipping is the focus of an eponymous episode of Beavis and Butt-head first aired in 2004.
References
- Semke, Matt. "The Statics of Cow Tipping". UNL College of Engineering and Mechanics Course Project. Retrieved 2007-04-17.
- Malvern, Jack. "Cow-tipping myth hasn't got a leg to stand on". Times Online. Retrieved 2006-10-28.
- "The Mechanics of Cow Tipping" (PDF). University of British Columbia "Physics of Zoology" course document. 2003-04-09. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-03-20.
External links
- The Lost Art of Cow Tipping
- The Most Urban of All Urban Legends
- The Times article on Cow Tipping by Jack Malvern
- Cow Tipping: An Urban Legend - a satirical look at both sides of the argument.
- About.com: Florida to consider ban on cow tipping.
- The Register article debunking the myth of cow tipping while drunk by Lester Haines
- Straight Dope article - Discusses whether it is possible.
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