I recently posted about the myth about the moon being made of cheese. Well, I found another one for you all. ...Mice love cheese.
According to a study done by Manchester Metropolitan University psychologist Dr David Holmes, Mice do not love cheese but they prefer breakfast cereals. Well, why do I (and probably most of you) have this image in my head that the best way to catch a mouse is with a piece of cheese. The following images might answer that question.
Popular culture has painted this picture in my mind (a cartoon-looking one) of mice loving cheese. I have seen it in tons of cartoons, Tom and Jerry being my favorite, it is in children's games and even a theme to a child's play place. It is amazing how popular culture distorts reality and allows people to perceive things as true.
In this case, it really is not a big deal, unless you have actually planned to catch some mice with cheese. I like to look at it this way... Who cares if mice don't love cheese, that leaves more cheese for all of us who do!
4 comments:
mice... rats.... same thing. Check this out. Scientists in Japan recently taught rats how to use rakes to get at food. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBTmhbxv9QI
omg i cant believe they really don't love cheese. that sucks!
Wow, I never even thought about the idea that mice don't really like cheese. I just always assumed they did. I guess that just goes to show that pop culture has such a huge impact on what we think and how we act. Its almost scary.
I wonder how the myth that mice loved cheese came about it? I mean it had to come from somewhere, right?
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