Breaking the Squid Barrier 126
An anonymous reader writes "Dr. Steve O'Shea of Auckland, New Zealand is attempting to break the record for keeping deep sea squid alive in captivity, with the goal of being able to raise a giant squid one day. Right now, he's raising the broad squid, sepioteuthis australis, from egg masses found in seaweed. This is a lot harder than it sounds, because the squid he's studying grow rapidly and eat only live prey, making it hard for them to keep the squid from becoming prey themselves. If his research works out, you might one day be able to visit an aquarium and see giant squid."
A simple plan (Score:4, Funny)
1. Raise giant squid
2. ???
3. Profit!
I think #2 could easily be "open chain of squid restaurants" or "conquer the world"
Re:A simple plan (Score:5, Funny)
pen chain of squid restaurants
Or sell the meat to an already popular franchise...
McCalamari? McSquid? No... I've got it!
McKraken!
Meanwhile (Score:5, Funny)
Giant squid are trying to break the human barrier: to tes how long they can keep human beings alive at great depth. Currently the record stands at 120 seconds.
Easy headline to misread (Score:4, Funny)
The first thing that came to my mind was proxying web servers.
The second thing was a row of squid (the living kind) being used as a barricade.
Re:A simple plan (Score:4, Funny)
You know, in Japan, parents tell their children that chicken "tastes just like squid".
cuttlefish are not quite squid... (Score:5, Funny)
nonetheless, trying to raise giant squid may not be a good idea:
http://xkcd.com/520/ [xkcd.com]
Re:Squidcam (Score:2, Funny)
To keep it awake at night?
Re:Easy headline to misread (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Squidcam (Score:5, Funny)
Java also gives the web designer a more broader pallette of techniques for crashing the users browsers that work cross platform just as god intended.
Re:A simple plan (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Easy headline to misread (Score:3, Funny)
That's ok, I thought it was about gays in the military.
Re:Meanwhile (Score:5, Funny)
That's part of the scientific exchange program, done on a squid pro quo basis.
Re:Squidcam (Score:5, Funny)
Saying Java is better because it works on all platforms is like saying anal sex is better because it works on all genders.
Re:Meanwhile (Score:4, Funny)
done on a squid pro quo basis.
Aghhhh!
I am having a brain MRI tomorrow morning and if it shows abnormalities it is all your fault.