600 pound octopus escapes through a hole the size of a....quarter!!!

raggie33

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why does this make me think that would be a good way to clear cloged viens for heart disease
 

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Anyone can escape through a hole the size of a quarter if its below the spinning blades of a blender or two vessels with a vast air pressure different between them. :)
 

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Fascinating sea creature I must say! How about the one that was filmed escaping a boat?
 

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"I'd like to be, under the sea..."

They are highly intelligent as well. I've seen them do some amazing things on undersea shows.
 

FNinjaP90

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If that passageway was the diameter of a quarter, then that octopus would be a couple of inches long. I find it hard to believe something that small would weigh 600lbs.
 

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tvodrd said:
I have to install software to view this? (Danger, Will Robinson...)

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Firefox? Not at all perfect but I like it better than IE.
 

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FNinjaP90 said:
If that passageway was the diameter of a quarter, then that octopus would be a couple of inches long. I find it hard to believe something that small would weigh 600lbs.

FNinja, I agree with you.
As I figured, it never happened in the video. The narrator was just flapping his gums. Listen to the context of his words. It's a bit ovious to me that a 600lb octopus cannot do such a thing unless its tissues are VERY elastic.
 

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"FNinja, I agree with you.
As I figured, it never happened in the video. The narrator was just flapping his gums. Listen to the context of his words. It's a bit ovious to me that a 600lb octopus cannot do such a thing unless its tissues are VERY elastic."

Ever eaten Octopus?:grin2:


Since I know nothing about Octopuses, (actually, I think it is Octopi or Octopie, now that I think about it!) I'll have to go with the National Geographic guy.

Don't know for sure, but it is cool!

Bill
 

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Is it just squid that have beaks, or do octopuses do to? Cause a 600lb one's beak is probably bigger than a quarter.
 
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