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Do bats have an option on their phones that turns photos upside down automatically?

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Submitted ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz⁩ to ⁨showerthoughts@lemmy.world⁩

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  • Pudutr0n@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    yes. they use ecorotation.

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  • ieatpwns@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    They’re blind so they use text-to-screech

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  • TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    The batphone doesn’t take pictures.

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  • lemmyng@piefed.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    They just switch the locale to Australia.

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    • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      bats are so smart holy shit

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  • SacralPlexus@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Finally. THIS is the content I’m here for.

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  • Ludicrous0251@piefed.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Feels like they would want the opposite of that option. Like when you’re laying sideways in bed and the phone rotates sideways for no apparent reason.

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  • cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I can’t imagine a bat using a phone, but I’ve seen plenty of children laying on a bed with their head hung over the foot or side of the bed (so if you approached, you’d be upside-down to them) and they’re holding their tablet upside-down so they can see it.

    Hurts my neck to even think about it.

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  • PierceTheBubble@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Photos, as in sonar depth maps?

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    • Perspectivist@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Bats being blind is a common misconception. They actually are believed to have a quite good eyesight.

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      • PierceTheBubble@lemmy.ml ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I’m not that up-to-date on my bat-lore, but I’ve always thought they were primarily active at night, and navigate themselves using sonar there. But perhaps eyesight is also complementary to sonar at night, or vise versa? Again, my bat-lore’s lacking

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