>> ^AeroMechanical:
Scale. I need scale.
Is this a real giant squid or just a big squid?

I'd wager that the ROV shown in the vid is similar to a Centurion QX series 200 or 300 -- LxWxH: 2500mm x 1700mm x 1700mm which would put that squid at around or less than 1.7m (based on positioning of the camera and the type of robotic arm)


>> ^StukaFox:
They're spineless, amazingly dumb and will attack things without reason or warning.

Cephalopods are known to be [one of] the most intelligent invertebrates (O_o') there are ... Humboldt (link to documentary @ amazon.com ) hunt schools of fish [voraciously] in large packs and have been known to cooperate and communicate quite well (think wolves and dolphins) ... plus, a brotha's gotta eat!

>> As such, they're know as The Republicans of the Sea.

Methinks your comment gives squid a bad name.

You say that like it's wrong to be an invertebrate bundle of sticks. You're not getting my 2500 dollars. I just won that money on Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader? Turns out, I'm not. But they gave me money for trying, anyway. Who knew that fifth graders today learn Calculus? I shouldn't have gone on the Japanese version.

In reply to this comment by kronosposeidon:
You need help.

I can't help you.

Unless you're willing to try Herbal-Life™. Just give a $2500 down payment. You spineless faggot.

Comment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)

^Ha - I might need to make a chart and hang it the dining room for reference. Also, I forgot invertebrate animals - oysters, clams, prawns etc. They should probably get 1.5 thank yous.

Since the dawn of time. Track the fossil records and you'll see the Dark and Happy Channels preserved alongside the trilobites and early invertebrates.

Did you know that some invertebrates (like the octopus and cuttlefish) have a colorless blood that turns green-blue when oxygenated? Instead of iron, their respiratory system makes use of copper to transport oxygen. The theory is that in cold, high pressure, low-oxygen places this mechanism functions more efficiently.

her? him? Is Siftbot asexual? You know some invertebrates can change sexes when needed, does Sifty too have this ability?

Snails for sure. See the Wikipedia entry here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snail .

Nice teeth for invertebrates though!

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"Well, this ought to make a few of us reconsider our opinions of al-Jazeera. The NYT headline? "For Muslim Who Says Violence Destroys Islam, Violent Threats":

"In the [al-Jazeera] interview, which has been viewed on the Internet more than a million times and has reached the e-mail of hundreds of thousands around the world, Dr. Sultan bitterly criticized the Muslim clerics, holy warriors and political leaders who she believes have distorted the teachings of Muhammad and the Koran for 14 centuries."

Actually her criticism is as an avowed secular humanist. But the smackdowns she delivers to the Islamist host Al-Khouli are utterly priceless, and should be required viewing for every invertebrate politician in the wake of the Cartoon Jihad. Especially the part after Al-Khouli called her a heretic."
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There has been a spirited discussion at Winds about the context of the appearance of Syrian-American physician Wafa Sultan on Al-Jazeera TV last month. MEMRI published a video clip and transcribed excerpts of Sultan's remarks of 2/21/06. Her message was one that many Westerners hoped that the Muslim world would take to heart.

The group of reformist Muslim bloggers at 'Aqoul grew upset at what they viewed as the inadequacy and even dishonesty of MEMRI's excerpts, and this week 'Meph' produced a full 12-page translation of the Al-Jazeera program.
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