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Spot the Octopus

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Post by Trolldor » Sun Aug 23, 2009 8:29 pm

I love the ocean species... they're so fucking amazing.
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Aug 23, 2009 8:33 pm

I saw something similar in Shark Channel off Roosevelt Road, PR. Not that spectacular, but still a :jawdrop:.
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Post by Pappa » Sun Aug 23, 2009 10:17 pm

That's nuts!
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Post by starr » Sun Aug 23, 2009 10:20 pm

That's amazing! :shock:
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Post by Pappa » Sun Aug 23, 2009 10:21 pm

Who else thinks the Youtube vid's starting opening frame looks like a hippo or elephant's arse?
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Post by AshtonBlack » Sun Aug 23, 2009 10:56 pm

Wasn't that part of a TED.com speech a year or two ago?

edit: Found it... this is GREAT

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Post by Existentialist1844 » Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:18 pm

WOW, awesome. :o
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Post by Animavore » Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:43 pm

Yep. :coffee:
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Post by Existentialist1844 » Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:51 pm

Animavore wrote:Yep. :coffee:
I'm sure you can do that. :yawn: :hehe:
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Post by AshtonBlack » Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:53 pm

Existentialist1844 wrote:
Animavore wrote:Yep. :coffee:
I'm sure you can do that. :yawn: :hehe:
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Re: Spot the Octopus

Post by Animavore » Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:53 pm

Existentialist1844 wrote:
Animavore wrote:Yep. :coffee:
I'm sure you can do that. :yawn: :hehe:
With considerable ease.
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Re: Spot the Octopus

Post by GeneticJen » Mon Aug 24, 2009 6:29 am

AshtonBlack wrote:Wasn't that part of a TED.com speech a year or two ago?

edit: Found it... this is GREAT
It's a good TED video as a whole, with some other amazing clips. But this one certainly stands out.

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Re: Spot the Octopus

Post by Faithfree » Sun Aug 30, 2009 3:05 pm

That's amazing! :clap:
Seen it before somewhere, but its still a surprise.
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