Octopuses came from outer space ....

[ccannon707]

Interesting article... and evidently not that new of a theory. I know. after watching My Octopus Teacher, I can't eat them anymore.

New scientific paper claims octopuses are actually aliens from outer space

Octopuses are from space. I know, that sounds like the opening line of a cheesy science fiction movie from the black and white days of Hollywood. But it’s actually the main part of the argument behind a research paper published in an actual peer-reviewed journal. The paper was published in the...

www.yahoo.com

 

[tursiops]

Interesting article... and evidently not that new of a theory. I know. after watching My Octopus Teacher, I can't eat them anymore.

New scientific paper claims octopuses are actually aliens from outer space

Octopuses are from space. I know, that sounds like the opening line of a cheesy science fiction movie from the black and white days of Hollywood. But it’s actually the main part of the argument behind a research paper published in an actual peer-reviewed journal. The paper was published in the...

www.yahoo.com

This is such hogwash. The suggestion is equivalent to the Middle ages claiming if you don't understand it, it must be a miracle. Notice even Yahoo posts it in "entertainment," not "science."

 

[ccannon707]

Tursiops, Evidently you didn't click thru to the link to the scientific article.

 

[ggunn]

It's one of the premises of the streaming show "Resident Alien".

 

[tursiops]

Tursiops, Evidently you didn't click thru to the link to the scientific article.

But I did. That is part of the problem. The author can't explain anything without "positing" extraterrestrial sources, for which he can offer nothing other than "maybe." That's not science.

 

[dberry]

This may also explain

 

[Bigbella]

 

[waterone]

I know. after watching My Octopus Teacher, I can't eat them anymore.

I watched My Octopus my Teacher and it did not curb my appetite for them.

However, I have met a few that think similar to you about not eating them after watching. Interesting thing is all of the ones I know still enjoy eating pig.

 

[Couv]

...not long ago in Silver Springs, Fla.

Hey, how did this thread end up in the CZM forum? There must be some strange science at work.

 

[Jaan]

You'd probably need 9 brains to fully understand

They are incredibly intelligent ...

Octopuses keep surprising us - here are eight examples how

Three hearts and blue blood aren't even the most unusual things about octopuses!

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