Comments on: The colorful results of playing Cypress Hill through a squid http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 23 May 2013 13:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Mochipants http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1518794 Mochipants Sun, 26 Aug 2012 20:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1518794  OHHH, okay, so it WAS anesthetized? Are you sure? :/ I also thought this was pretty cruel, especially if the poor thing was just yanked out of the water and zapped with electricity. :/  OHHH, okay, so it WAS anesthetized? Are you sure? :/ I also thought this was pretty cruel, especially if the poor thing was just yanked out of the water and zapped with electricity. :/

]]> By: benher http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1518083 benher Sat, 25 Aug 2012 10:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1518083 I like fresh squid. The chromatophores are usually still pulsating on the plate. I like fresh squid. The chromatophores are usually still pulsating on the plate.

]]> By: Theranthrope http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1517909 Theranthrope Sat, 25 Aug 2012 02:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1517909 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_of_the_Fisherman's_Wife (possibly NSFW) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dream_of_the_Fisherman's_Wife (possibly NSFW)

]]> By: Theranthrope http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1517907 Theranthrope Sat, 25 Aug 2012 02:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1517907 Cephalopodophilia Cephalopodophilia

]]> By: Theranthrope http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1517654 Theranthrope Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:25:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1517654 "Waiter! There's a electrical lead still stuck in my calamari!" “Waiter! There’s a electrical lead still stuck in my calamari!”

]]> By: Theranthrope http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1517649 Theranthrope Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1517649 I'm not sure if you're concern trolling or are genuinely that ignorant as to how science works "fo' reals!" The experiment itself was not done to just make a Youtube video, but as a way to get kids interested in science, which is something that is desperately needed in the United States.  While this is an experiment on a actual (anesthetized) living thing, it's studying an area which is still a bit of a "black box", as these things cannot be modeled and require animal experimentation, because to paraphrase a Rumsfeld-ism: "there are still many unknown unknowns." I’m not sure if you’re concern trolling or are genuinely that ignorant as to how science works “fo’ reals!”

The experiment itself was not done to just make a Youtube video, but as a way to get kids interested in science, which is something that is desperately needed in the United States.

 While this is an experiment on a actual (anesthetized) living thing, it’s studying an area which is still a bit of a “black box”, as these things cannot be modeled and require animal experimentation, because to paraphrase a Rumsfeld-ism: “there are still many unknown unknowns.”

]]> By: Adam Saari http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1517639 Adam Saari Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1517639 shouldn't fuck around with animals  shouldn’t fuck around with animals 

]]> By: Adam Saari http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1517637 Adam Saari Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1517637 aye aye

]]> By: Theranthrope http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1517630 Theranthrope Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1517630 It would probably be easier to run in Linux on Wine. The big question is whether to use the proprietary squid driver binaries or the clunkier open-source ones...  It would probably be easier to run in Linux on Wine. The big question is whether to use the proprietary squid driver binaries or the clunkier open-source ones… 

]]> By: Theranthrope http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1517621 Theranthrope Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1517621 Have the squid drop the bass? Have the squid drop the bass?

]]> By: Jesse Smith http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1517560 Jesse Smith Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1517560  He was shocked, simply shocked, I tell you.  He was shocked, simply shocked, I tell you.

]]> By: Alistair Muldal http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1517486 Alistair Muldal Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1517486 For those who feel bad for the squid, I looked up the reference where they describe how they make the prep. Basically they anaesthetise the squid and remove its brain first, so I'm pretty sure it wouldn't object to their musical taste (or anything much else, for that matter)... Source: Neural control of tuneable skin iridescence in squid, Wardil et al 2012, RSPB http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2012/08/13/rspb.2012.1374.full For those who feel bad for the squid, I looked up the reference where they describe how they make the prep. Basically they anaesthetise the squid and remove its brain first, so I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t object to their musical taste (or anything much else, for that matter)…

Source: Neural control of tuneable skin iridescence in squid, Wardil et al 2012, RSPB http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2012/08/13/rspb.2012.1374.full

]]> By: hakuin http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1517139 hakuin Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1517139 I hope they ate it. I hope they ate it.

]]> By: Foamcow http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1516884 Foamcow Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1516884 Win. Win.

]]> By: Foamcow http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1516883 Foamcow Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1516883 Knowing cats it would most likely just fuck off somewhere else when you weren't looking. Knowing cats it would most likely just fuck off somewhere else when you weren’t looking.

]]> By: Jae C. Grady http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1516882 Jae C. Grady Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1516882 I'll check that out. From Louisville here (and a sci fi geek); Rudy is one of my favorite writers and a native of Louisville.  I’ll check that out. From Louisville here (and a sci fi geek); Rudy is one of my favorite writers and a native of Louisville. 

]]> By: Jae C. Grady http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1516877 Jae C. Grady Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1516877 cephalo(i)pod cephalo(i)pod

]]> By: Alex Günther http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1516783 Alex Günther Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1516783 The video is censored in germany. FUCK YOU, GEMA! The video is censored in germany. FUCK YOU, GEMA!

]]> By: mobobo http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1516780 mobobo Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1516780 A  future of seafood restaurants letting your prospective meal entertain via light and sound before selection and consumption  mmm tasty disco meal A  future of seafood restaurants letting your prospective meal entertain via light and sound before selection and consumption 

mmm tasty disco meal

]]> By: irunbackwards http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1516737 irunbackwards Fri, 24 Aug 2012 06:30:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1516737 Someone in the YouTube comments claimed to have read the research study linked and the animals were anesthetized and killed before any hardcore science happened. Take that for what you will, though. Someone in the YouTube comments claimed to have read the research study linked and the animals were anesthetized and killed before any hardcore science happened. Take that for what you will, though.

]]> By: Leigh http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1516725 Leigh Fri, 24 Aug 2012 05:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1516725 I like the Radio Shack 277-1008 amplified speaker too. I like the Radio Shack 277-1008 amplified speaker too.

]]> By: David Hall http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1516642 David Hall Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1516642 I believe capturing a squid, acquiring the needed electrodes, and getting a neuroscience degree is less hassle than running Windows. I believe capturing a squid, acquiring the needed electrodes, and getting a neuroscience degree is less hassle than running Windows.

]]> By: IndexMe http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1516626 IndexMe Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1516626 I can only hope our first alien visitors do not play this song through us. "insane, it's got no brain! insane in the membrane.." Funny lyrics. Tortured skin not so funny. Though I ate some tasty squid yesterday.. FYI some squid skin is liquid crystal, served as impulse for invention of the LCD display. Maybe not this one but IIRC yariika or such from southern Japan has a reddish skin that will change color when you press it. I can only hope our first alien visitors do not play this song through us. “insane, it’s got no brain! insane in the membrane..” Funny lyrics. Tortured skin not so funny. Though I ate some tasty squid yesterday.. FYI some squid skin is liquid crystal, served as impulse for invention of the LCD display. Maybe not this one but IIRC yariika or such from southern Japan has a reddish skin that will change color when you press it.

]]> By: brillow http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1516563 brillow Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1516563 More animal toture for viral videos please.  How about plugging an iPod into a cat's brain and seeing what happens? More animal toture for viral videos please.  How about plugging an iPod into a cat’s brain and seeing what happens?

]]> By: jackbird http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1516546 jackbird Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1516546  <i>Put Me in the Zoo</i>.  Put Me in the Zoo.

]]> By: Thor Lassen http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1516508 Thor Lassen Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1516508 I don't think that they could convince a squid to go along with being zapped by rhythmic electroshocks, so probably dead or incapacitated. It's like their "dancing cockroach leg experiment", rip a limb off, and watch it twitch for our amusement. Dr. Frankenstein still pops up now and again. I don’t think that they could convince a squid to go along with being zapped by rhythmic electroshocks, so probably dead or incapacitated. It’s like their ”dancing cockroach leg experiment”, rip a limb off, and watch it twitch for our amusement. Dr. Frankenstein still pops up now and again.

]]> By: Jessica Shea http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1516439 Jessica Shea Thu, 23 Aug 2012 22:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1516439 Incorrect. Incorrect.

]]> By: beemoh http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1516369 beemoh Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1516369 Pretty sure Windows Media Player does much the same thing with slightly less hassle. Pretty sure Windows Media Player does much the same thing with slightly less hassle.

]]> By: timquinn http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1516368 timquinn Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1516368 I don't have the TIME to do the research to know whether or not I should be enjoying this so much. Is that animal alive or dead?  I don’t have the TIME to do the research to know whether or not I should be enjoying this so much. Is that animal alive or dead? 

]]> By: mrclamo http://boingboing.net/2012/08/23/the-colorful-results-of-playin.html#comment-1516349 mrclamo Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=177907#comment-1516349 I think the chromatophors would explode if they tried it with Skrillex... I think the chromatophors would explode if they tried it with Skrillex…

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