GRACE UNDER PRESSURE
  • Blog
  • About
  • Act Now
  • Updates
  • THESIS
  • Contact

​​

​BLOG BY GRACE C. YOUNG                                                                              
                                                                               


THE AMAZING OCTOPUS 

4/21/2014

Comments

 
This hilarious video will actually teach you something. Everything the commentator says is true. (Credit to PetFlow for first discovering this.)
There will be octopuses in the Florida Keys near the Aquarius reef base, although octopuses (yes, it's "octopuses," although "octopi" is apparently fine too, despite it sounding ridiculous) tend to fairly recluse. 

While reading up on octopuses I also learned for the first time about Paul the Octopus, who accurately predicted the results of the 2010 World Cup. Why didn't I hear of him before?! 

And despite my love of adventure, I really hope not to run into a giant Pacific octopus, which can grow to 30 feet.  (Photo at right.)

Picture
It's a fake! Speaking of giant sea creatures, this image of a giant squid washed up in California is fake, in case you didn't get the memo. Don't always trust what your friends post on Twitter. The largest known squid is only 30 ft (HA, only 30 ft . . .); the squid in this pic is a preposterous 160 ft.
Picture
I'd rather see this tiny octo.
Picture
The giant Pacific octopus... I love (am mildly obsessed) with ocean creatures, and I still think this is freaky.
Picture
Comments
    Picture

    Author

    Grace Young  (B.S., MIT, Ph.D, Oxford) is an ocean engineer, aquanaut, and explorer currently working at X. She lived underwater as a scientist and engineer on Fabian Cousteau’s Mission 31, and is a National Geographic Explorer. 

    Blog Highlights: 
    1. No Engineer is an Island
    2. Mission 31 Highlights
    3. Sailing Across the Atlantic 
    ​3. Return to CERN

    Tweets by @grace_h2o
    ​INSTAGRAM

    RSS Feed

    Categories

    All
    Arts & Science
    Conservation
    Coral Research Mission
    Edgertronic
    Marine Robotics
    Mission 31
    Mission 31 Training
    Ocean Reports & Facts
    Ocean & Space Science
    Outreach
    Research
    Sailing & Adventures
    Sea Creatures

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.