Comments on: Friday Cephalopod to DIE For https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/07/28/friday-cephalopod-to-die-for/ Sat, 30 Jul 2011 19:07:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: Malek https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/07/28/friday-cephalopod-to-die-for/#comment-505955 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 19:07:19 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/07/28/friday-cephalopod-to-die-for/#comment-505955 I think it’s not quite dead for the following reasons.

* Look up the anatomy of a squid. Only the upper part of the squid is cut off, which only amounts to a disemboweling, as PZ described it.

* In another video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmur-9Ahcgg) we see the squid still moving around after it gets disemboweled. Therefore we cannot say for sure when it actually dies.

* In the same video, even though soy sauce is applied to just one side, the squid launches itself directly upward. Thus some of the unsauced tentacles pushed downward.

* All tentacles are moving around at the end, even the unsauced ones.

* Salt produces a twitching effect on frog legs, not a “frog-like” motion. When the soy sauce poured, the tentacles move in a “squid-like” motion. (This is a minor point which might be explained by a squid’s neural wiring.)

]]> By: WMDKitty https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/07/28/friday-cephalopod-to-die-for/#comment-505954 Sat, 30 Jul 2011 03:54:16 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/07/28/friday-cephalopod-to-die-for/#comment-505954 Bad news, Greg — PZ featured that video a couple of weeks ago. But it’s still creepy/awesome/gross/fascinating.

]]> By: Doug Alder https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/07/28/friday-cephalopod-to-die-for/#comment-505953 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:10:52 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/07/28/friday-cephalopod-to-die-for/#comment-505953 Num num – Zombies – neuronz – brainz – must eat 😉

]]> By: Calli Arcale https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/07/28/friday-cephalopod-to-die-for/#comment-505952 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 20:26:12 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/07/28/friday-cephalopod-to-die-for/#comment-505952 Cooooooool! Now I want to try to do that, except that involves having meat that is very very VERY fresh, and that might be impractical for me….

]]> By: hoary puccoon https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/07/28/friday-cephalopod-to-die-for/#comment-505951 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:00:30 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/07/28/friday-cephalopod-to-die-for/#comment-505951 Ooh, yes, octopus Greek-style in lemon, herbs and olive oil. One of the best dishes ever.

]]> By: StevoR https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/07/28/friday-cephalopod-to-die-for/#comment-505950 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:38:31 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/07/28/friday-cephalopod-to-die-for/#comment-505950 Nup.

That’s the coolest demonstartion of exactly how fresh the “Catch of the Day” is, I’ve yet seen.

.. Or so ‘twould appear! 😉

[Highly recommends the marinated octopus at the local Greek restaurant.]

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