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Another example tells us about chicken who run, sending pebbles flying which damage another object. This example eventually becomes one about a chicken who leaves excrement on a loaf of bread or on dough. Is it the nature of a chicken to leave excrement on dough if the chicken is not forced into a closed space with dough? Should chickens be expected to do such things?
At the end of our daf, new examples are suggested. The rabbis speak of a rooster, a horse, or a donkey whose voices might break a vessel because of the power of the sound waves. What if the animal has done something like this three times before? Is the owner now fully responsible for the damages done by his/her chicken?
We explore the notion of resonant frequency from braying donkeys on our daf to the opera singer smashing a wine glass.