[freedumb2003]

I could name at least one board that matches these findings.

[kms61]

there was a news story recently about an aquarium that had a lightbulb that kept mysteriously blowing out after hours. The staff set up a camera, and discovered the culprit was an octopus that would squirt water at it.

[Impy]

What a very important and interesting study. Money well spent.

[elephantlips]

Somebody actually paid for this “work” to be done. We are enriched as a people knowing that octopuses prefer HDTV to non-HDTV. Now, to come, the ultimate study: How will the octopuses feel about the change to digital-only TV in February?

[decimon]

Do they fight for the remote?

[BlueStateBlues]

Miss Pronk probably has no personality, but can spit water at a lightbulb.

Very intelligent. I looked a big one in the eyes once and it was like looking at a very refined human. Very right there with you. I can’t believe the no personality thing.

About the TV, show them Sea Hunt and watch them squirm.

[muggs]

The first couple of times I saw the title I thought it said HGTV.

[Jeff Chandler]

octopuses show no trait of individual personalities, even though they exhibit a high level of intelligence.

They might be trainable as engineers.

[martin_fierro]

her subjects reacted to the videos of a crab, another octopus, or a swinging bottle on the end of a string

OK, you've got my attention.

[6SJ7]

The giant squid scene in Disney’s “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” will likely horrify the octopi. Perhaps there should be a special film rating developed which identifies octopus friendly content; perhaps “O-8”, kind of like “PG-13” but for octopi.

[wastedyears]

At least this was Australian. What a waste of time and money.

Anything to get grant money I suppose.

[JoeProBono]

"A further discovery is that octopuses show no trait of individual personalities"

Say it ain't so

[JoeProBono]

"A further discovery is that octopuses show no trait of individual personalities"

Say it ain't so

[crazyhorse691]

She recruited 32 gloomy octopuses from the waters of Chowder Bay.

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Question#1;How do you exactly recruit octopuses?Is it a species specific protocol?

Question#2;What is the significance of selecting for gloomy over, say, happy?

[Zionist Conspirator]

The one really creepy thing about octopi is something not generally known: they be pizen--pizen!!!

[pcottraux]

What I was wondering is whose side they took in the format war. If they preferred HD-DVD, that would explain why they are so gloomy. I’m sure the octopi were quite outraged when WB decided to become blu-ray exclusive.

I wonder if they like to use McAfee or Norton on their PC’s?

[A knight without armor]

Renata Pronk, Octopus Expert.

[valkyry1]

I like octopus but squid better and HDTV is okay when you can get it

[popdonnelly]

“Previously, researchers have reported little success when showing video to octopuses.”

?! These researchers are wasting their time. They should get a Federal grant to study the effects of global warming on octopuses.

[drumr337]

Maybe they can settle the battle over hd dvd vs bluray,

I disagree with the finding they have no personality , I have kept Octopi and each one have there own very distinct personality and there moods can be manipulated through colored lights red= aggression ,yellow = very passive