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    An Extremely Brief History of Octopus Gadgetry

    Cyberoctopus Attacked by Steamships

    Soft Robotics Offer the Automatons Yet Another Way to Take Over the Earth

    Octopuses Notice and Prefer High-Def TVs, Unlike Dad

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    Image of The5thElephant The5thElephant
    12/15/09

    In reply to An Extremely Brief History of Octopus Gadgetry
    That photo makes me think "Octopacman".

    Wakka wakka wakka.
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    Image of Synthfilker Synthfilker
    12/14/09

    In reply to An Extremely Brief History of Octopus Gadgetry
    Yet more shoddy science from people that should know better. This octopus is NOT using a tool, it's simply exhibiting nesting behavior. The creature is neither modifying the coconut, nor using it to accomplish a task.

    Birds, mice, chimps and gorillas all nest. None of them do anything more than collect materials and arrange them to do so.

    Call me when the octopus breaks off piece of coral and uses it like a rasp to reshape the coconut, or uses the coconut like a shovel to dig a hole in then sand. THEN we'll talk about tool use.

    There ARE animals that make and use tools - there's a finch that breaks the thorns off a cactus and uses it to impale grubs, and chimps and gorillas strip leaves off twigs and use them to fish termites out of their burrows. THIS is tool use in it's most basic form... and simply moving coconut shells around and hiding under them does NOT qualify.
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    Image of The5thElephant The5thElephant
    12/15/09

    @Synthfilker: Except that Octopi don't typically use found objects as a nest, they don't typically move their nests around with them, and their nests don't typically have top halves which they use to close themselves inside. Also it appears their method of locomotion when holding the coconut was novel as well. Thus this is far closer to "tool" use than anything Octopi have done previous.

    Don't be an Octoparty pooper.
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    Image of Synthfilker Synthfilker
    12/15/09

    @The5thElephant: Octopi typically "nest" in crevices in reefs. Oddly enough, a reef seemed to be missing from this video, which probably explains why it was improvising with coconut shells. However, it STILL doesn't make it a TOOL. Novel hiding places and movement do NOT make something a tool. (This movement is NOT that unique - Octopi open bivalves in this manner. Also, movement of an object does NOT make the object tool.)

    Hiding in a coconut shell is nothing more than nesting behavior, much like a hermit crab.

    Now don't be an Octopussy. ;)
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    Image of The5thElephant The5thElephant
    12/15/09

    @Synthfilker: I prefer to be a Devil's Advosquid.
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    Image of Icecreamslayer Icecreamslayer
    12/14/09

    In reply to An Extremely Brief History of Octopus Gadgetry
    Save the Pacific northwest tree octopus! [zapatopi.net]
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    Image of Alfisted Alfisted
    12/14/09

    @Icecreamslayer: The tree octopi's tale is sad but not surprising. What else can be expected for a critter born with eight drumsticks?
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    Image of Faceless.Troll Faceless.Troll
    12/14/09

    In reply to An Extremely Brief History of Octopus Gadgetry
    The thumbnail made me think that thing was a cupcake. I am disappointed.
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    Image of Michai Michai
    12/14/09

    @Faceless.Troll: There are many Japanese who would argue against your disappointment.
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    Image of se7a7n7 se7a7n7
    12/14/09

    In reply to An Extremely Brief History of Octopus Gadgetry
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    12/14/09

    @se7a7n7: Silly you, they evolved from squids, not octopi. Hence the name Calamarians. Sheesh.
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    Image of The5thElephant The5thElephant
    12/15/09

    @se7a7n7: So these coconuts are the early form of Mon Calamari cruisers?
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    12/14/09

    In reply to An Extremely Brief History of Octopus Gadgetry
    My only question is, is it an African or European octopus?
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    Image of almondrickrossroca almondrickrossroca
    12/14/09

    @Nathan Obbards: Do people get stars so we can tell if they're racists?
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    Image of Denver_80203 Denver_80203
    12/14/09

    @almondrickrossroca: They get taken away if you don't know your monty python.
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    Image of Denver_80203 Denver_80203
    12/14/09

    @Nathan Obbards: Now when I watch the video I make horse clopping noises as it carries the coconuts away
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    12/14/09

    @almondrickrossroca: "There's only one thing I hate more than racists, and that's LEGO people!"
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    Image of almondrickrossroca almondrickrossroca
    12/14/09

    @Denver_80203: Touche!
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    Image of TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H. TheLostVikings R.O.A.C.H.
    04/04/09

    In reply to Cyberoctopus Attacked by Steamships
    I guess now all the Watchmen-fans know why the Squid was left out, it was busy getting some quality time with an acquaintance. Getting all hot and steamy, if you know what I mean...
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    Image of IN THE FACE! IN THE FACE!
    04/04/09

    @TheLostVikings: really they left that out of the movie? sweet, that's the one thing I just absolutely could not see a modern movie going audience buying into...
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    04/04/09

    @TheLostVikings: Easter egg: On Veidt's control panel in his arctic fortress, there's an acronym "S.Q.U.I.D." there.
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    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    04/03/09

    In reply to Cyberoctopus Attacked by Steamships
    Stop giving the terrorists ideas.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    04/04/09

    @badhatharry: I actually imagined it to be more of a Dick Cheney design.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    04/03/09

    In reply to Cyberoctopus Attacked by Steamships
    By the suns of Warvan!


    So awesome.

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    Image of blacktop blacktop
    03/22/09

    In reply to Soft Robotics Offer the Automatons Yet Another Way to Take Over the Earth
    Robot octopus... Rocktopus!
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    Image of FredicvsMaximvs FredicvsMaximvs
    03/23/09

    @blacktop: You just KNOW its instrument of choice will be the keytar.


    And bagpipes.


    And an accordion.

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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    03/22/09

    In reply to Soft Robotics Offer the Automatons Yet Another Way to Take Over the Earth
    Great, so our robot rulers will be a race of giant penises? Just great.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    03/22/09

    In reply to Soft Robotics Offer the Automatons Yet Another Way to Take Over the Earth
    Robot squids.


    Yeah, that could never have a laser arc-welder and listening apparati attached to it to be used to hunt down humans.

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    03/22/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: As long as no one creates vector thrust coils for wingless flight, we should be OK.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    12/22/08

    In reply to Octopuses Notice and Prefer High-Def TVs, Unlike Dad
    Nice to know that the Great C'thulhu is a discerning videophile. I'll keep that in mind next time that the stars are right.
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    Image of scarbrtj scarbrtj
    12/22/08

    In reply to Octopuses Notice and Prefer High-Def TVs, Unlike Dad
    Well, anyway, there is for all practical purposes no visual difference between 1920x1080i and 1920x1080p, and I'm even talking "visual information." Especially if you're talking 1080i60 versus 1080p24, the data rates are much the same. Most of the sources we see at 1080i are heavily compressed (broadcast) sources, so you might think 1080i is "worse" or "bad." An uncompressed 1080i versus uncompressed 1080p24 is going to be undiscernably different except in very unusually high-panning, high-motion scenes (as long as you have a capable de-interlacer).


    Now, talk amongst yourselves.

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    Image of John Herrman John Herrman
    12/22/08

    @scarbrtj: Haha, that was just filler. But thanks?
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    Image of SegamanXero SegamanXero
    12/22/08

    In reply to Octopuses Notice and Prefer High-Def TVs, Unlike Dad
    that octopus in the picture is about to do the "CRAB BATTLE!"
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