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Australia: Geologist beaten up by 'angriest octopus' on beach
BBC ^ | 2 April 2021

Posted on 04/02/2021 11:21:12 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

See the octopus in question – and the damage it caused

In a video that has gone viral, the octopus can be seen in shallow waters lashing out at geologist Lance Karlson.

The creature came after him again later and struck him on the arm, before whipping his neck and upper back.

Later, when he went into the water alone, the octopus found him again and struck him.

The former lifeguard told Australian news outlet 7News that his preferred treatment for sea animal stings is vinegar, but he did not have any on him at the time.

However, he said he knew anything acidic might help, and decided to try using cola. "Turns out it works."

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: acid; cola; octopi; undead; vinegar
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To: DUMBGRUNT

It just stands to reason that you don’t want to fight something that has eight arms.


41 posted on 04/02/2021 2:37:28 PM PDT by CommerceComet ("You know why there's a Second Amendment? In case, the government forgets the first." Rush Limbaugh )
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To: DUMBGRUNT
Later, when he went into the water alone...
See, there's the problem.



42 posted on 04/02/2021 2:49:42 PM PDT by Bratch (The only way men or women can be judged is against the canvas of their own time. - Louis L'Amour)
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To: Seruzawa

Paging Kenneth Toby!!


43 posted on 04/02/2021 2:59:45 PM PDT by abb
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Maybe the Octopus beat him up because he got too near the Octopussy.


44 posted on 04/02/2021 3:50:14 PM PDT by EvilCapitalist (I voted for prosperity, and I got poverty.)
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To: PROCON

The sea was angry that day, my friends


45 posted on 04/03/2021 12:35:49 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Billthedrill

Where is the picture of the “old” Stacey Abrams, complete with a small black octopus on her head?

Blue ringed octopus is the deadly creature in the sea re poison.


46 posted on 04/03/2021 12:47:29 AM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: abb

Wait. Wasn’t it Richard Carlson in that one? Wasn’t he is just about every one?


47 posted on 04/03/2021 8:07:50 AM PDT by Seruzawa (The political Left is the Garden of Eden of Incompetence - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: DUMBGRUNT; All

I have eaten squid but not octopus. Is there a difference in taste? Anyone who knows please comment.


48 posted on 04/24/2022 10:29:14 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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