Octopus grab and run

Zirax · 14-12-2009, 23:00

Has anyone else seen this? I think it's genius the way the octopus just picks up the cocunut and legs it. It's pretty fast as well

+10 body armour

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8408233.stm

SidewinderINC · 14-12-2009, 23:11

That is absolutely fantastic!

Mark · 14-12-2009, 23:14

Finding, and nicking, both halves, +10 skill bonus.

Saw the page at work but I adblock BBC News Video, so thanks for supplying the link - I can watch it now.

Tak · 14-12-2009, 23:30

Fabulous

Desmo · 15-12-2009, 08:48

That's pretty damn clever....but my god, they're ugly sods aren't they

Jonny69 · 15-12-2009, 11:06

I don't think suckers stick to coconut shells so I propose that the octopus is holding onto it by sucking in through it's mouth going *SLUUUURRRRRRRP*

Princess Griff · 15-12-2009, 11:33

Haha yehhh I watched that yesterday! SOOO COOOLLLL!!!!!!

Glaucus · 15-12-2009, 13:34

That's awesome especially if you watch to teh end, he actually has two halfs and puts them together with himself inside.

Animals aren't as dumb as we think. We can't translae there sounds so have little idea how developed speech or other communication is.

I still reckon the biggest difference is opposable thumbs and that brain size increased afterwards. With out opposable thumbs we wouldn't be able to do much more than animals even with are large brains.

vix · 15-12-2009, 18:30

The crows in the links after the video are pretty amazing too.

14-12-2009, 23:00	#1
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	Octopus grab and run Has anyone else seen this? I think it's genius the way the octopus just picks up the cocunut and legs it. It's pretty fast as well +10 body armour http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8408233.stm

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SidewinderINC Joey Tempest Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gravesend. Posts: 2,751	That is absolutely fantastic! __________________ No Sig.

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Tak L'Oréal Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 9,977	Fabulous __________________ The look on your face when a toddler rips out your heart and shows it to you? Priceless.... For everything else, there's FWOOSH!

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Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	That's pretty damn clever....but my god, they're ugly sods aren't they __________________

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Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	I don't think suckers stick to coconut shells so I propose that the octopus is holding onto it by sucking in through it's mouth going SLUUUURRRRRRRP __________________

14-12-2009, 23:14	#3
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Finding, and nicking, both halves, +10 skill bonus. Saw the page at work but I adblock BBC News Video, so thanks for supplying the link - I can watch it now.

15-12-2009, 11:33	#7
Princess Griff Buns'o'Steel Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maison Jingriff in North Somerset Posts: 600	Haha yehhh I watched that yesterday! SOOO COOOLLLL!!!!!! __________________

15-12-2009, 13:34	#8
Glaucus Absinthe Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,855	That's awesome especially if you watch to teh end, he actually has two halfs and puts them together with himself inside. Animals aren't as dumb as we think. We can't translae there sounds so have little idea how developed speech or other communication is. I still reckon the biggest difference is opposable thumbs and that brain size increased afterwards. With out opposable thumbs we wouldn't be able to do much more than animals even with are large brains. __________________

15-12-2009, 18:30	#9
vix Penelope Pitstop Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,426	The crows in the links after the video are pretty amazing too. __________________

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