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the first confirmed video of this species in its natural habitat – a 30-centimetre juvenile
For my fellow Americans that is about the ~~length of a $5 sub from subway~~ height of two soda cans on top of a tuna can.
at a depth of 600 metres
This is ~6 1/2 football fields.
Colossal squid can grow up to seven metres
~~7~~ ~~70~~ 10 standard washing machines in width
and weigh as much as 500 kilograms
55 watermelons
Dude you have some big ass washing machine.
You are correct, it should be ~~70~~ 10 washing machines.
Dude, you have some tiny ass washing machines.
Look, converting metric to anything but metric is not an exact science. It is open to artistic interpretations. The number is about 10.
$5 sub—you mean pre-Covid prices?
No idea, I have not been to Subway since 2017 or 2018. I just figured they added more sugar to the bread and less filling inside the sandwiches.
I haven't stepped foot in a Subway since they discontinued the "Five . . . . Five dollar foot loooong." EAR WORMS. Get them out, get them out . . . .
Here in Canada, we also had this promotion, 12-inches for $5… now $14.95 and garnishes are extra
Size description updated.
You can’t even get a 6-inch for $5 I don’t think.
Size description updated.
You should make some dimensional analysis/unit conversion worksheets and sell them on Teachers Pay Teachers.
It doesn’t say how big this particular squid is in the video. Anyone have a guess? At a glance it seems so very small but without a reference, it’s impossible to tell.
The article says it's 30cm long, so still some way to grow for it to really be colossal.
I didn't expect it to be so glowy
Most deep sea animals are glowy! Makes sense I think, there’s not a lot of light down there.
Fun fact - the first forms of photosynthesis were by red colored algaes and plankton - not green, because different colors of light penetrate the ocean to different levels.
Looks to me like only the tentacles are glowy, and the body and eyes are just reflecting the camera's light.
Yoooo!! Finally!!! I remember seeing the scars on a whale from their hooks as a kid, and being amazed that something like that could exist. Finding out no one had ever seen one alive devastated little 2nd grade me lol
Cthulhu Fhtagn
Thats small :/