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  • ImTellinTim
    YNWA
    • Sep 2006
    • 33028

    #46
    Re: stupid/strange little facts thread

    Originally posted by jnes12eaglesfan
    the mantis shrimp has the fastes striking attack of any animal in the world.


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mu6yrC6bjNo
    Did that thing just chop a crabs arm off and eat it in front of him? That was awesome. I want one in an aquarium.

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    • Burns11
      Greatness Has Arrived
      • Mar 2007
      • 7406

      #47
      Re: stupid/strange little facts thread

      Originally posted by ImTellinTim
      Did that thing just chop a crabs arm off and eat it in front of him? That was awesome. I want one in an aquarium.
      It's fast enough to create a flash of light. As is the snap of a pistol shrimp's claw, whose snap also produces sound as loud as a jet engine (loudest sound in the ocean) and the collapsing bubble is capable of producing temperatures equal to the surface of the sun. Both are capable of cracking aquarium glass.

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      • Jonesy
        All Star
        • Feb 2003
        • 5382

        #48
        Re: stupid/strange little facts thread

        Originally posted by Burns11
        It's fast enough to create a flash of light. As is the snap of a pistol shrimp's claw, whose snap also produces sound as loud as a jet engine (loudest sound in the ocean) and the collapsing bubble is capable of producing temperatures equal to the surface of the sun. Both are capable of cracking aquarium glass.
        Whaatttttttt? That can't be serious?

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        • The Iceman
          Rookie
          • Jul 2008
          • 320

          #49
          Re: stupid/strange little facts thread

          It is true, WOW! thats crazy

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          • TheMatrix31
            RF
            • Jul 2002
            • 52931

            #50
            Re: stupid/strange little facts thread

            Doing a line test, I don't know about the "Reno more west than LA" thing.

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            • mKoz26
              In case you forgot...
              • Jan 2009
              • 4685

              #51
              Re: stupid/strange little facts thread

              Originally posted by TheMatrix31
              Doing a line test, I don't know about the "Reno more west than LA" thing.
              A quick google image search proves it:

              Map
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              @CDonkey26

              Originally posted by baumy300
              Yeah, she may be a bit of a beotch, but you get back to me when you find out a way to motorboat personality...

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              • TheMatrix31
                RF
                • Jul 2002
                • 52931

                #52
                Re: stupid/strange little facts thread

                Craziness!

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                • Watson
                  Burrow Club
                  • Jul 2008
                  • 27013

                  #53
                  Re: stupid/strange little facts thread

                  Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.
                  wat. no wonder he was so angry.
                  And may thy spirit live in us, Forever LSU

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                  • Dog
                    aka jnes12/JNes__
                    • Aug 2008
                    • 11846

                    #54
                    Re: stupid/strange little facts thread

                    Originally posted by The Iceman
                    It is true, WOW! thats crazy

                    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC6I8iPiHT8
                    pistol shrimp are different than mantic shrimp.



                    but they are both AWESOME.

                    i bet if a bunch of pistol shrimp teamed up they could take down a great white. they would never have to hunt again they would be set for life
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                    • mKoz26
                      In case you forgot...
                      • Jan 2009
                      • 4685

                      #55
                      Re: stupid/strange little facts thread

                      Originally posted by WatsonTiger
                      wat. no wonder he was so angry.
                      Lmao I'd be pissed too.
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                      @CDonkey26

                      Originally posted by baumy300
                      Yeah, she may be a bit of a beotch, but you get back to me when you find out a way to motorboat personality...

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                      • ImTellinTim
                        YNWA
                        • Sep 2006
                        • 33028

                        #56
                        Re: stupid/strange little facts thread

                        This mantis shrimp is just amazing, I can't believe I've never heard of it before. I don't know about you guys, but I can't stop watching videos of them, lol. I must get my hands on one of these things someday. I could probably watch it for hours.

                        Problem: Clam has an extremely hard shell.

                        Solution: SMASH THAT ****!!!

                        <EMBED height=385 type=application/x-shockwave-flash width=480 src=http://www.youtube.com/v/i-ahuZEvWH8&hl=en_US&fs=1 allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always">


                        </EMBED>
                        Last edited by ImTellinTim; 07-30-2010, 01:00 AM.

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                        • BurghFan
                          #BurghProud
                          • Jul 2009
                          • 10051

                          #57
                          Re: stupid/strange little facts thread

                          Originally posted by The Iceman
                          It is true, WOW! thats crazy

                          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XC6I8iPiHT8
                          Aww, I was expecting a video of one of those 2 breaking an aquarium. Still, it is true that some of the Earth's most amazing creatures can be found under the sea.

                          Originally posted by mKoz26
                          A quick google image search proves it:

                          Map
                          Also, don't forget, maps are flat while the Earth is curved. Here are the longitudes.

                          Reno = 119°49′19″W
                          Los Angeles = 118°<SUPERSCRIPT><SUPERSCRIPT>15'W
                          Last edited by BurghFan; 07-30-2010, 01:12 AM.
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                          Pirates : 1909, 1925, 1960, 1971, 1979
                          Panthers (FB): 1915, 1916, 1918, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1976
                          Panthers (MBB): 1927/28, 1929/30

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                          • Burns11
                            Greatness Has Arrived
                            • Mar 2007
                            • 7406

                            #58
                            Re: stupid/strange little facts thread

                            Originally posted by jnes12eaglesfan
                            pistol shrimp are different than mantic shrimp.



                            but they are both AWESOME.

                            i bet if a bunch of pistol shrimp teamed up they could take down a great white. they would never have to hunt again they would be set for life
                            Nah, as impressive as those feats are, a pistol shrimp can't really hurt you, or I guess I should say they won't cause any damage as it's a little painful to get hit. You have to remember this is a concussive force that stuns, not kills.

                            A Mantis shrimp, though, depending on the species, can and will hurt you pretty bad. Bigger peacock mantis shrimp, for instance, can cut to the bone.

                            Both are pretty neat to keep, a pistol shrimp forms a symbiotic relationship with a goby (fish), the shrimp being blind depends on the goby to spot predators while it digs a burrow for the pair, and they can be neat to watch. A mantis shrim is often considered a pest because it will make the animals in a reef aquarium disappear and they can be hard, almost impossible, to catch. Mantis shrimp are really neat though, and some are really colorful, though you really have to keep them in a tank by itself. Mantis shrimp are also very easy to keep, as for breaking glass that's mostly theoretical, they aren't going to smack the glass unless aggravated to do so or if they aren't given a decent burrow they will dig and a smasher will try to dig down through the bottom of the aquarium.

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                            • Dog
                              aka jnes12/JNes__
                              • Aug 2008
                              • 11846

                              #59
                              Re: stupid/strange little facts thread

                              Originally posted by Burns11
                              Nah, as impressive as those feats are, a pistol shrimp can't really hurt you, or I guess I should say they won't cause any damage as it's a little painful to get hit. You have to remember this is a concussive force that stuns, not kills.

                              A Mantis shrimp, though, depending on the species, can and will hurt you pretty bad. Bigger peacock mantis shrimp, for instance, can cut to the bone.

                              Both are pretty neat to keep, a pistol shrimp forms a symbiotic relationship with a goby (fish), the shrimp being blind depends on the goby to spot predators while it digs a burrow for the pair, and they can be neat to watch. A mantis shrim is often considered a pest because it will make the animals in a reef aquarium disappear and they can be hard, almost impossible, to catch. Mantis shrimp are really neat though, and some are really colorful, though you really have to keep them in a tank by itself. Mantis shrimp are also very easy to keep, as for breaking glass that's mostly theoretical, they aren't going to smack the glass unless aggravated to do so or if they aren't given a decent burrow they will dig and a smasher will try to dig down through the bottom of the aquarium.

                              man i woulda thought that a pistol shrimp could destroy stuff. oh well. i was like obsessed with mantis shrimp for about a year after i saw it on most extreme and ive always admired their amazing striking power and speed
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                              • jvalverde88
                                Moderator
                                • Jun 2008
                                • 11787

                                #60
                                Re: stupid/strange little facts thread

                                Your forearm and foot are the same length.
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