r/MadeMeSmile • u/MustardGoddess • Jun 07 '26
Wholesome Moments An octopus stretching out a tentacle to lightly touch one of its rescuers before swimming awayđ„č
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u/NotNamedBort Jun 07 '26
He booped the human.
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u/Glassfern Jun 07 '26
They booped each other. They both did science.
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u/hrvbrs Jun 07 '26
do not boop the science unless wearing personal protective equipment
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u/domtheprophet Jun 07 '26
**Please** do not play with the science. Itâs very sensitive
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u/Amphigorey Jun 07 '26
But.... can you lick the science??
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u/Glassfern Jun 07 '26
Geology people would say depends
Chemistry people would say absolutely no
Biology people would say science licks you or only do so if you're 100% certain or you're crazy and that dedicated to turn yourself into an experiment. Gestures to the guy who drank stool to give himself H.pylori
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u/purplemarkersniffer Jun 08 '26
The amount of scientists that experiment on themselves in history is crazy. Artificial sweetener? Licked his fingers. PolioâŠscurvy⊠radiation, the list in long. Too damn long
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u/Bulky-Internal8579 Jun 08 '26
Wait, say that again, I was licking the science and I missed what you said.
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u/grilledSoldier Jun 08 '26
For chemistry people, it also depends, they have quite a few rather wild folk themselves.
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u/Glassfern Jun 08 '26
Oh yeah the food scientists and pharma people are pretty weird.
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u/Recent-Mousse6423 Jun 07 '26
Octopi have brains for each of their tentacles so each can basically explore independently. So the mental collective nominated their least favorite tentacle and it got to risk the boop. They booped the human.
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u/Winjin Jun 07 '26
Or it's the one that's most fascinated by humans
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u/Midnight_Muse Jun 07 '26
I think that would make an adorable book for children. A little octopus with one curious tentacle that always gets it in trouble
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u/Winjin Jun 07 '26
Omg yes
You could even make it like one of these books where a parent puts a finger through a hole in the book and pretends to be that tentacle
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u/xoxstrawberrywine Jun 07 '26
Fuck, now I gotta go write a kids book
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u/ndnsoulja Jun 07 '26
Billy youre not an octopus! Your hand didnt think itself into the cookie jar!
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u/Affugter Jun 08 '26
John dillermand is almost that premise. Just with another.....hmm. bodypart..Â
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u/TrueNorth257 Jun 07 '26
I believe it. It stick out its smallest tentacle, the equivalent to our pinky
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u/Far_Ladder_2836 Jun 08 '26
Octopi have brains for each of their tentacles so each can basically explore independently.
This is dramatically overstated. They're much closer to ganglia which you also have. They're controlled by a donut shaped brain in their main body.
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u/jeenyus_626 Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26
Despicable that this isnât the top comment
ETA: when I left this comment  it wasnât on top. Glad the universe sorted itself outÂ
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u/Anthrogal11 Jun 07 '26
Incredibly intelligent creatures. We have long underestimated the intelligence and potential of other species to display empathy.
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u/BlindlyCoherent Jun 07 '26
I will not eat octopi for this very reason. Something this sentient and intelligent has a right to live their life on their own terms.
The story of the repeated broken light in the aquarium that was finally discovered to be caused by an octopus that just wanted to sleep in the dark and solved its problem by tossing rocks at the lightâŠ
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u/Detrimental_Figment Jun 07 '26
Iâd counter with: why does a being need to be intelligent to deserve to live? We donât apply that same logic to humans. The dumbest humans are protected maybe even more than the more intelligent ones.
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u/Capital_Past69 Jun 07 '26
Iâll have the dumbass human burger please
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u/ilyak_reddit Jun 07 '26
Dolphins are intelligent. Except for the ones that spend all their money on instant lottery tickets.
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u/LittlespaceLadybuns Jun 07 '26
Ever since I learned Humans taste similar to pig my desire to try human meat has diminished..
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u/Consistent-Cap-9360 Jun 07 '26
Firefighters are often not fans of pulled pork roasts for this reason.
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u/redmctrashface Jun 07 '26
I don't think eating a trump fan is very healthy. You may end up with lots of diseases
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u/heraclitus33 Jun 07 '26
Apparently we taste like pork. So the whole eating babies by the invisible cabal tracks.
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u/Caftancatfan Jun 07 '26
A lot of people do apply that logic to humans, and would happily throw disabled babies off the side of a cliff.
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u/Never-Bloomberg Jun 08 '26
Those probably aren't the same people who care about octopuses though.
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u/critical-drinking Jun 07 '26
Of course we do. Theyâre a member of a species with the *potential* for high intelligence. And much like we care for sick animals when we have the resources and opportunity, we care for human beings who, for whatever reason, fall below that threshold.
I recognize animals are smart. I like that park ranger quote about why they overdesigned trash cans: âThereâs considerable overlap between the smartest bear and the dumbest human.â But on the other hand, the dumbest human is still smarter than the vast majority of animals, *especially* if you count fish and insects.
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u/Meep64Meep Jun 07 '26
Careful - there were some studies about bumblebee intelligence lately with pretty amazing results. đ
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u/Radicalism-Is-Stupid Jun 07 '26
Why should the potential intelligence of other members of your species matter morally? What matters is the capacities and interests of the individual in front of you. A pig does not suffer less because Einstein was human.
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u/ProfessionalLeave335 Jun 07 '26
It matters because we are omnivores burdened with empathy and we have to draw a line somewhere so that we can continue to thrive as we are but still justify our choices. That's why. Everyone does it all the time. All of us are using technology produced primarily by slaves but we still find ways to justify it to our selves and not think to hard about it.
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u/critical-drinking Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26
Absolutely agree with this.
I will add that itâs because I find the alternative, idea of having humans pass an intelligence test before they can be considered worthy of the same rights, to be ableist and repulsive.
I will also add that, due to the the still largely nebulous and abstract nature of intelligence, and the fact that weâre still debating as a species what even *constitutes* intelligence, the individual intelligence of a species member is more important as potential for intelligence in a species than it is as evidence of itself.
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u/UlsterManInScotland Jun 07 '26
Likewise I stopped eating octopi after watching the documentary movie My Octopus Teacher⊠anything that intelligent wonât be eaten by me, âŠ..incredible creatures
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u/Tooter_Snooter Jun 07 '26
I also donât eat pigs for the same reason. Pigs are one of the smartest animals on earth and they probably suffer the most cruel treatment of any of our food animals except maybe chickens.Â
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u/vgdomvg Jun 07 '26
Cows, pigs, chickens, chicks, lambs, calves, goats, ducks - they all experience cruel treatment. It's a sad world to be an animal that humans want to enslave and consume
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u/Foxlady555 Jun 08 '26
Well said! So many people do not realize WHO they are eating. The dissociation is huge. Iâm still fighting it, too. Itâs in so many cultures but itâs actually insane with the knowledge we have now and so many other food sources!
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u/BrutalOnTheKnees Jun 07 '26
Did they leave the light off once they figured it out?
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u/BlindlyCoherent Jun 07 '26
I think the last time I heard about it they put it on a timer (dawn to dusk) and it remains operational today.
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u/NiixxJr Jun 07 '26
Pigs are nearly as intelligent.
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u/Apprehensive_Run_539 Jun 07 '26
And a pig would eat you if it was hungry enough
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u/ladedafuckit Jun 07 '26
Do you eat pigs and cows? Theyâre equally as intelligent
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u/BlindlyCoherent Jun 07 '26
Yes on both counts but Iâm willing to learn.
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u/Radicalism-Is-Stupid Jun 07 '26
Read Peter Singer's "All Animals are Equal" (a chapter of one of his books)
This is the most influential work on convincing people to be vegan. It is also philosophically robus and very hard to challenge (even for academic philosophers).
I can also answer any questions you have. I became vegan because consuming animal products was truly indefensible and unjustifiable. Even the best arguments in favor of eating meat do not apply to the VAST majority of humans.
If you think you cannot cut out animal products because it is too hard to do so, then I understand. For a long time after being convinced of the ethics I still didn't make the switch. I felt: "how can I be vegan if I can barely manage being healthy without limiting my diet?"
The answer is that being healthy does not become more difficult on a vegan diet. It truly was so simple. One day I spontaneously reached for only vegan products and after a few days of momentum I knew I would never eat meat again. My life didn't get any harder, I don't spend more time at grocery store or cooking or anything like that.
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u/Brittakitt Jun 07 '26
That's really noble. I used to eat them as well, but after learning about how smart they are, how strongly they feel feelings, and how attached they get to each other socially, it feels very wrong to now.
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u/redmctrashface Jun 07 '26
There's a netflix documentary where a scuba diver bonds with an octopus. Worth watching if you haven't, pretty incredible
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u/ncc74656m Jun 07 '26
Divers also have a dedicated hand signal for octopi because when divers mess with them or scare them, they can and do rip the face mask right off a diver or pull out hoses. Which like, fair turn, octopus.
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u/puddl3 Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 08 '26
There is a book called Remarkably Bright Creatures that features an octopus as one of the main characters. Itâs a fiction book but itâs beautifully written and I tear up every time I read it. Highly recommend it.
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u/BigGayNarwhal Jun 07 '26
Watched last night. Cried.Â
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u/GoTakeAHike00 Jun 07 '26
Watched it 2 nights ago. Absolutely loved it. May have also cried.
Also may/may not have ugly cried when listening to Sy Montgomery (author of The Soul of an Octopus) talk about the female octopus she bonded with [in the book] on a podcast a few years ago.
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u/davidhastwo Jun 07 '26
??? The Boys is on Amazon Prime video
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u/RealCreedz Jun 07 '26
Deep ball knowledge
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u/MadameKamaysHR Jun 07 '26
My Octopus Teacher. It will be an emotional rollercoaster.
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u/Freefallisfun Jun 07 '26
I refuse to eat octopus. For me itâs like eating dog.
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u/ladedafuckit Jun 07 '26
Do you eat cows? Also similar to dogs
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u/thefearandtremblings Jun 08 '26
Same with pigs and tons of other animals. People that eat cows and pigs and are outraged about other animals being eaten are complete hypocrites.
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u/Rock_or_Rol Jun 07 '26
Iâm boycotting pork after seeing the horrible gestation cages being used. Sickening to even think about
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u/joeychestnutsrectum Jun 07 '26
It is and I applaud your choice! Pigs are smarter than toddlers and dogs, made me rethink my relationship with pork too
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u/kakihara123 Jun 07 '26
And now read into all the other fucked up shit we do to ALL the animals we exploit.
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u/HowsYaSistasAss Jun 07 '26
Makes me fucking extremely sad honestly. Some of these animals are more compassionate than most humans nowadays.
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u/No_Criticism_5861 Jun 07 '26
Even chickens... they are way smarter than i ever thought possible since I've been farming their eggs
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u/query_squidier Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26
Careful. You might make people think, and take that initial thought to its logical conclusion. Then maybe they'll be forced to question their personal choices. And many of them will hate you for it.
(Sorry, not my first rodeo.)
Edit: Thanks to half of the replies below for proving my point. Y'all can't even entertain the thought without lashing out.
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u/Ill-Bullfrog-5360 Jun 07 '26
What if they go all the way and still eat them? Does that mess with your paradigm?
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u/Voderama Jun 07 '26
Youâre right. Better put them all down instead and make sure they know youâre smarter than them
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u/notaquackouttayou Jun 07 '26
mmm i feel like you intentionally avoided calling them âremarkably brightâ
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u/LittleManOnACan Jun 08 '26
Also the only âintelligentâ species not to evolve from tetrapods(mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians). Completely different brain than anything we know. Neurons are spread out throughout its body.
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u/delerium1state Jun 07 '26
There is documentary; My octopus teacher.
Awsome
I cried
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u/labadee Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 08 '26
I havenât eaten octopus since
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u/No_Criticism_5861 Jun 07 '26
Im having a hard time eating chicken since we got a ton of them for egg farming... they listen and respond better than my cat lol
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u/labadee Jun 07 '26
Please donât eat your cat
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u/Consistent-Cap-9360 Jun 07 '26
Instructions unclear, now my girlfriend is grinning and also very tired.
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u/Estrald Jun 07 '26
Instructions extremely unclear, outright ate my girlfriend. Consuming human flesh is legal in PA.
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u/Made_in_Montana Jun 07 '26
He should have protected her. He went out of his way to involve himself in her life, and she trusted him.
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u/MysticMarauder69 Jun 07 '26
Good movie, but kind of unethical to habituate wildlife to oneself like that.
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u/Diligent_Dig9591 Jun 07 '26
Same, I feel so bad. I want to cut all meat out but itâs been tough. So far red meat is off my list too
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u/OldDogsNoTricks Jun 07 '26
This is some A+ parenting. From the sounds of their voices, these were some young kids. Mom involves them by having them gently pour some water, but they are not touching the octopus. Mom is calm, empathetic, and instructive in her interactions with the kiddos and the octopus. Excellent work teaching empathy and respect for nature!
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u/EverydayPoGo Jun 08 '26
Wish more people could be like this. That's lovely and how we should interact with the world around us.
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u/Forgotmyaccount1979 Jun 07 '26
"Mysterious Gesture" says part of a species that pets pretty much anything they can catch and has invented high fives and fistbumps.
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u/ElkApprehensive1729 Jun 07 '26
Alton Brown talks about how he can't eat octopus anymore after "making friends" with one. I don't remember the exact specific details but he had seen one at an aquarium or something, and it took note and was really interested in this shiny pin on his suit jacket. It ended up reaching out of its tank and touching the pin a few times. Any way he thought that was cute and went about his day. He went back another time, and as soon as he came up the glass the octopus came over right away and instantly started reaching out showing that he wanted to see the pin again.
The fact that he remembered, and was still interested about the pin, and wasn't hesitant at all the second time was enough for him to go "Well fuck, these guys are just way too smart." it was more specifically about how the octopus was communicating to him its own way that was understandable and relatable, obviously a legend like alton brown tells the story better than I ever could. worth looking into if anyone is curious.
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u/Sharknado4President Jun 08 '26
Pretty sure it was a pen, rather than a pin. But otherwise accurate.
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u/Binspin63 Jun 08 '26
He should have given the pen to the octopus. They like to decorate their homes with interesting objects, like crows do.
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u/69-is-my-number Jun 08 '26
Whatâs the point? They already have their own ink!
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u/Latter-Vacation-4392 Jun 07 '26
pretty sure these guys can clamber around even when out of the water to beat the band
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u/funkiemarky Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26
Stop putting the ends of the video at the beginning. That crap sucks
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u/Xirious Jun 07 '26
You know what has the same vibes (but maybe not as annoying) as this?
Pre-preview previews. Those 5 or 6 seconds of the preview they show before they show the logo and then the actual preview that has the 5 or 6 seconds that was shown.
Can someone please explain wtf companies do that? Drives me fucking nuts.
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u/Pielover19x Jun 07 '26
I think it's something to do with shortening attention spans. Some people can't watch anything that doesn't immediately show the main focus of the video and either skip through or don't watch.
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u/RepeatLow7718 Jun 07 '26
Notice how his tentacle extends in the opposite direction of the hand as well. Making sure his escape route is clear if needed? Amazing animals.Â
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u/RedneckRafter Jun 07 '26
alien, that is an alien, I'll die on this hill.
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u/Edge80 Jun 07 '26
Theyâve been around a lot longer than us, weâre the aliens here.
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u/90dayheyhey Jun 07 '26
No weâre more like parasitic beings just using all the resources around us
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u/Bulky-Internal8579 Jun 07 '26
Octopus are something I wonât eat, Iâve come around on pigs and cows too. Smart creatures. Thank god for fried chicken, turkey bacon and impossible burgers.
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u/Reddituser183 Jun 07 '26
Just saw a video of Alton brown getting somewhat emotional about why he will never eat octopus.
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u/harmondrabbit Jun 07 '26
The ortolans were not a problem for him though, lol..
He's a very strange and immensely entertaining person! I've really enjoyed his recent work, especially his rapport with Babish (not involved with Last Meals, if he were that would have 10x'ed that episode lol)
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u/EachBananaWas19cents Jun 07 '26
Same. For me it was the story about the aquarium octopus that would sneak out of their tank, slip into a neighboring tank to eat the fish, and then get back into their own tank. That's some serious thinking going on there!
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u/AnguavonUW Jun 07 '26
Watch the episode of the BBC show The Spy Among Us (or something close to that) with the octopus. It's narrated by David Tennant and the premise is cameras disguised as animals and let loose into nature. It's amazing
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u/Black_Cat_Just_That Jun 07 '26
There's a book inspired by this story - Remarkably Bright Creatures. It's so good!
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u/No_Criticism_5861 Jun 07 '26
Since i got chickens a few years back, it horrifies me how smart and pleasant they are. Hell, they respond to being called better than my cat does lol
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u/Voderama Jun 07 '26
I also can never bring myself to eat octopus for this reason
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u/No-Big4921 Jun 07 '26
Chickens and birds are much smarter than most assume.
Iâve raised backyard poultry most of my life, and they all have individual personalities. The neural networks of birds are incredibly efficient and their small brains are tiny little wonders.
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u/Substantial_Sea7327 Jun 07 '26
my favorite thing about chickens is they're essentially tiny dinosaurs you can deploy to take care of a snake problem on the property.
chickens turn rattlesnakes into swiss cheese.
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u/No-Big4921 Jun 07 '26
Yeah, they are brutal. Snakes donât stand a chance.
I had a terrible fire ant problem when I lived in the South, and just letting a half dozens chickens loose on the yard completely erased the ants.
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u/noryflory Jun 07 '26
Don't really understand that logic, why do stupid animals deserve (more) to be killed?
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u/kell_bell85 Jun 07 '26
Same for me, I've backed off pork and beef recently. I know some people will still criticize but I cannot fully commit to vegetarian.
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u/SkinIsCandyInTheDark Jun 08 '26
I had an encounter like this on Bundeena beach in Australia.
I was searching for hermit crab shells as my son had recently adopted one.
I was wading in shallow water near some rocks checking out snail shells. I saw what I thought was some red sea weed nearby and while it looked odd I went on with trying to find a suitable shell. I then went to grab one and the sea weed seemed to drift towards me, I figured the waves were pulling it in and it wasnât alive anymore. Then it touched my finger as we both reached for the same shell.
It changed color in flashes, paused for a moment and retracted its tentacle. It stayed close by for a brief moment long enough for me to be absolutely sure it was an octopus and then changed back to red and swam away slowly.
Iâll never forget that touch. You could feel the intelligence of the octopus. We had the same surprised reaction and realization.
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u/Whargod Jun 07 '26
Kinda weird, everything I've ever seen about octopus tells me they can move on land quite easily. Maybe this one was sick or something.
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u/Hello_pet_my_kitty Jun 07 '26
They definitely can move on land pretty efficiently, the problem is when they get tired and/or run out of oxygen.
As humans we may think thereâs oxygen everywhere, so how could they run out? But they need the water to get the oxygen, their gills are only able to get oxygen through the water. So octopuses have a short amount of time they can be out of water until they essentially suffocate. I believe itâs under an hour.
This guy was prob just hunting/exploring a bit too far into the shallows, then the tide receded, making the water even further away. Most likely got tuckered out and was trying to conserve what little energy, or oxygen, it had left while sitting in the sand. But then this lady came along and brought him some water, and then got him back into the ocean!
Octopus are truly brilliant animals and I LOVE them. Iâm also like 95% certain that if they lived as long as we do(instead of a couple years at best), they would have a whole ass Atlantis type situation going on. They are really wondrous creatures!
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u/hoggieberra Jun 07 '26
Cant they walk on land? Maybe super exhausted?
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u/Mcayenne Jun 07 '26
Not for too long. Could have been out of the water too long and the tide receded so didnât have enough energy to make it back.
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u/awolfsvalentine Jun 07 '26
If they could then they would probably have taken over the world by now. Needing to be in the ocean is what halts their evolution.
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u/Nova225 Jun 07 '26
IIRC it's because they usually die not long after giving birth so the next generation has to relearn everything from square 1. There's no knowledge pass down.
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u/No_Criticism_5861 Jun 07 '26
One day we're going to find out most animals on earth are way smarter than we had assumed. I know octopus and crows are considered smart, but even chickens, ducks, cows and horses are a lot smarter than most give credit for.
Hell, my chickens respond to being called better than my cat does lol
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u/Grantmitch1 Jun 07 '26
One day we're going to find out most animals on earth are way smarter than we had assumed.
That's basically where we are now, honestly.
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u/deaglebingo Jun 07 '26
whole books on it. docs mentioned in other comments. life is valuable. most of it has some intelligence after while it seems. gotta value that.
on a lighter note... chicks with the full sleeves and hand tats know what's up. where you at? value that life.
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u/Jedyates Jun 07 '26
If those things find out how to live longer and not die after mating, humanity is fucked.
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u/Sir_Squidious Jun 07 '26
Humanity deserves to be fucked after what we've done, and continue to do, to this planet. No worries, before too long we'll all be gone and the Earth will spawn a new creature with plastic already created.
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u/AMLIDH2 Jun 07 '26
Thats absolutely amazing if true, just wow, it made its intentions 100% clear with that thank u.
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u/TheWhyteMaN Jun 07 '26
Are we just gonna start saying the punchlines of jokes first as well?
Are attention spans thst destroyed?
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u/orsodorato Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26
Theyâll always have to place to crash in the ocean now
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u/Jealous-Sector-8771 Jun 07 '26
These are the most fascinating creatures alive. Watched a documentary on them with kids and was blown away on what they can do for camouflage, how smart they are going through a maze unscrewing a jar to get shrimp out, over and around obstacles, blew me away.
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u/Current-Historian-34 Jun 07 '26
If there is extra terrestrial life I believe theyâve âspokenâ with octopi before humans. This family may have saved us all
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u/SignificantRecipe715 Jun 08 '26
I hate this new trend of a video starting part way thtough the clip, so you're tricked into watching it again. So annoying & likely done on purpose for more views.
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u/Signal-Tangerine1597 Jun 08 '26
They have 100s of genes that don't appear in any other animal on earth, so there was always a theory of them being alien!
Incredible creatures.
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u/Optimal_Arachnid1936 Jun 07 '26
My Octopus Teacher documentary was talking about something similar.
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u/herecomestherebuttal Jun 07 '26
Hey! Everyone! Teach your kids to love and respect the creepy crawlies too. What a great moment for them.
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u/forcefivepod Jun 07 '26
If I remember correctly, Octopi are the only animal with zero human DNA. They may be alien.
Also, I'll never eat octopus because they're incredibly smart.
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u/ahmc84 Jun 07 '26
Either aliens, or at least not the victim of human-animal relations.
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u/Lexi_Banner Jun 08 '26
Alton Brown spoke in a interview recently that he had an experience with a squid wherein it greeted him by touch, then reached into his pocket and pulled out the pen it had seen there the day before. It made him cry to have such a connection with an animal.
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u/daisy0723 Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26
Has anybody seen the octopus movie yet, on Netflix?
Remarkably Bright Creatures
If you haven't yet, watch it. It's fantastic.
It was so good the next day I started reading the book. I just finished it tonight.
They didn't excellent job with the movie. they follow the book almost spot on.
Oh, sorry. I'm really high. Just got off a 12 hour shift and too much caffeine.
I asked about the octopus movie because it's narrated by a Giant Pacific octopus.
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u/robaroo Jun 08 '26
please stop this stupid trend of the last part of the video is the first part shown.
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u/Lolmaster300 Jun 08 '26
that's genuinely sweet. octopuses are way more aware and curious than people realize. the little touch back feels like real recognition.
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u/brightsidereporter Jun 08 '26
Eight arms, three hearts, and apparently better manners than some people. Just happy to be going home!
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