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Cow tipping is the purported activity of sneaking up on any unsuspecting or sleeping upright cow and pushing it over for entertainment. The practice of cow tipping is generally considered an urban legend [ 1 ] and stories of such feats viewed as tall tales . [ 2 ]
There would be an issue if the article flatly said in Wikipedia's voice "cow-tipping is impossible" as a statement of fact, but it doesn't, it says (my emphasis) "[Lillie and Boechler] concluded that tipping a cow would require a force of nearly 3000N and is therefore impossible to accomplish by a single person" and that it was "in my opinion ...
We could have a photo of an even more tipped-over and definitely-dead cow here, but it seems confusing to be illustrating an impossible point ("this is what a cow might look like if you tipped it over, but tipping it over is impossible") with a photo where something else has happened. The "healthy cow lying on its side is not immobilized ...
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The pressure to tip is constant nowadays, and if you're anything like me, clicking the "no tip" can induce a wave of guilt. From your favorite local coffee shop to the person who grabbed a donut ...
The option to tip is now everywhere, and 72 percent of U. S. adults say tipping is expected in more places now than it was five years ago, according to a recent Pew survey. Deciding where, how ...
The article makes the case that a single person tipping a cow is impossible. However, in pop culture it is often depicted as difficult. The most famous depiction of cow tipping is in Tommy Boy, where the title character fails to tip a cow. I can’t remember if he said that he was never successful, or had just succeeded once.
The expansion of tipping expectations has contributed to confusion and "tip fatigue," where customers feel pressured and frustrated when asked for tips in nontraditional places. The Pew survey ...