The Observer Reports

Entry: Observed Leisure Activity #1- Liquid pouring

This species engages in a wide variety of leisure activities, one of which is the pouring of liquid into mouths.

Liquid pouring into mouths appears to be a particularly enjoyable experience for this species, as they engage in this activity frequently during various times throughout the day, even when there is no survival benefit related to the pouring.

The liquid poured varies in consistency and temperature from partially frozen, to cold and effervescent or fermented, to steaming hot. Some liquids are thick in consistency, some are infused with carbonation, and some are merely lightly flavored water. Many of the liquids have some form of sweetener mixed into them. All liquids vary in flavor, smell, and taste- bitter and sweet are the most popular tastes.

This species will drink liquid practically anywhere- while walking, while running, while sitting, while working, while in transportation machines, and in conjunction with consuming nutrients.

Physical effects on this specifies from the three most popular forms of liquid are as follows:

• Effervescent liquids: These generally produce a loud output of scented gas from the mouth. Frequent intake of effervescent liquids also appears to increase individual body mass.

• Fermented liquids: The effect of fermented liquids on this species is vast and often lasts for hours of time. Common effects appear to be an increase in emotional intensity, an increase in noise emitting from the mouth, flushed faces, the spewing of nutrients from the mouth, and erratic, often unpredictable behavior.

• Dark, scented liquid: (linguistic term: “coffee”) This is one of the most frequently consumed liquids and it is often prepared in a wide variety of ways- both hot, cold, and in terms of varied consistency. The effects of coffee on this species generally result in an increase of energy and alertness. Consumed in great quantities, many individuals seem to rely on this liquid to fuel them throughout the day.

Note: In accordance with code OBEWH2016 the final report will be submitted on January 1, 2018 to the higher council of extra-planetary research. Objective observations are sent every 7 full rotations of the planet in respect to its star and followed by a short summary of findings as directed in the standardized outline for observational reports presented in Handbook 32.7767.96.7970.

Entry: Learning

Until they have experienced five planetary rotations around the sun, this species learns primarily through mimicked behavior—both auditory and visual—as well as through tactile processing input. The young will mimic both their parental figures, through sound and action, and any other offspring within the familial unit. Tactile processing input includes grabbing objects with their hands, and putting objects in their mouth. Once the have passed five planetary rotations, youth are sent to independent institutions during the day to learn.

At these institutions, youth are gathered in enclosed rooms in groups of roughly 10-25 and sit at individual seats with a tabletop. They all face one figure who stands at the front of the enclosed room and demonstrates concepts, facts, or ideas by drawing pictures and symbols on a black wall at the front of the room, projecting concepts, facts, or ideas via light at the front of the room, or simply emitting sounds from their mouth. These youth watch what has been demonstrated, or spoken, and repeat the information either in verbal form, or by drawing pictures and symbols on separate pieces of paper at their own seating station.

After eighteen planetary rotations around the sun, youth then transfer to larger learning institutions where the enclosed room learning continues, but the learning outside of the enclosed room increases. Most learning outside of the enclosed rooms involves scanning eyeballs over small symbols (linguistic term is “reading”). This activity requires an individual to open a small square bundle of thin paper pieces that are covered front and back in symbols. The “reader” then scans their eyes over the symbols on one page before flipping the piece of paper over and continuing to scan the next page. It is estimated that learners in any learning institution spend hundreds of hours bent over these small square bundles of paper. As readers scan their eyes over these symbols, they sometimes produce their own accompanying symbols with their hands on the bundles of paper, or sometimes scan bright colors over the symbols themselves.

Note: In accordance with code OBEWH2016 the final report will be submitted on January 1, 2018 to the higher council of extra-planetary research. Objective observations are sent every 7 full rotations of the planet in respect to its star and followed by a short summary of findings as directed in the standardized outline for observational reports presented in Handbook 32.7767.96.7970.