Comments on: Octopus Attacks Submarine Or Submarine Attacks Octopus?

By: J. Clifford

J. Clifford — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:14:43 +0000

Well, you stutter.

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By: Katt

Katt — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 23:44:29 +0000

Octopus swims. Octopus sees somthing interesting that might be food or something to have sex with. Octopus crawls over to investigate. Octopus gets blasted. Octopus is just being an octopus. Humans just being humans. And the beat goes on…

By: advicefromgod.com » Blog Archive » Did you send that giant octopus to attack the submarine?

Mon, 30 Jan 2006 20:59:49 +0000

[...] Of course, the damned atheists are denying it all. They’re saying that the video doesn’t show an attack at all!. [...]

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 20:05:39 +0000

If they had to pry the tips of the tentacles off it constitutes as some form of an attack
..no doubt! I don’t think it was playing or just curious.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7004909622962894202

By: Monique

Monique — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 03:11:23 +0000

There is a good point here. The media chose the word attack because it resonates with people’s fear of the unknown. I think the octopus chose to “investigate,” which led researcher Mr. Wood to become fearful for his $20,000 of uninsured equipment.

I recommend Jim Lynch’s novel The Highest Tide. The 13-year-old boy in the novel is obsessed with ocean life and like JClifford’s son has an astute eye. It’s a book about the things we choose to see in the world around us.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 01:50:24 +0000

I recall vividly the commentary of a three year old to Zel Miller’s speech at the Republican National Convention: “He’s angry.”

That got it pretty well.

By: HareTrinity

HareTrinity — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:22:03 +0000

Has anyone here ever heard of a non-poisonous octopus killing anyone?

It’s true that they specialise in prying open and eating shellfish, but I fail to see how it could mistake something as large as a submarine for its prey.

Investigating and attacking are very different things.

That said, octopi can regrow limbs and are generally pretty hard-wearing animals, so at least it’ll probably be fine.

By: Adam

Adam — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 22:58:25 +0000

Yes, a giant pacific octopus is nasty in the senses that “if you annoy it, it may well kill you,” and “If you look tasty, it may eat you.” Is it nasty in the sense of being maliciously evil? Probably not. Anyone who has studied the octopus family knows they’re clever and strong predators.

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 22:32:33 +0000

Your son is quite an astute reader, its nice to hear the wise remind us that “the emperor wears no clothes.” When is he going to offer political analyis of Bush’s speeches? I would pay money for such a refreshing viewpoint of our political moment!