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July 16, 2008

Wednesday Squid Blogging: Giant Squid Dissection Live on the Web

Tomorrow, in Australia.

EDITED TO ADD (7/16): More news.

EDITED TO ADD (7/22): A final note:

...the poor museum volunteers, the hardy souls who showed the members of the public around, explained what was going to happen, and led them to their seats. Raise your glass to ...
the super calamari giblet exhibition docents.

Posted on July 16, 2008 at 5:23 PM • 7 Comments • View Blog Reactions

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I guess they assumed they could get away with obscurity because squid blogging doesn't happen till friday. Just goes to show the hackers will do anything to spread horror movies. Don't try to blame this one on your open WLAN, Mr Schneier.

Posted by: moz at July 16, 2008 6:49 PM

Mr Schneier,

You forgot that we Aussies are ahead in time. The broadcast begins in 5 minutes! Hurry!

Posted by: Aussie Calamari Lover at July 16, 2008 8:24 PM

Over at Marginal Revolution:
http://www.marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2008/07/robin-hanson-on.html#comments

A post on what shapes people's belief in Government and Religion, and how this is related to perceptions of personal control.

Posted by: nerdboy at July 16, 2008 8:26 PM

"Cannibal squid dissected live on internet"
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/17/2306599.htm

"The male of the species has a penis which is approximately 1.5 metres in length and operates like a nail gun, shooting sperm into the arm of the female."

Posted by: iwanttocomebackasamalegiantsquidbutafastonesoicanavoidbeingeatenbyafemaleinabadway at July 17, 2008 1:52 AM

According to the linked ABC.net.au/news/ article, “… the deep sea creature is a [sic] ancestor of the common snail.” I'll have to ponder the implications of that statement, but I can say that squid (some of them, anyway) put on a bigger light show and get higher action movie billing.

I was disillusioned years back when I learned that squid engage in cannibalism. (A public television nature program showed one squid species in the act.) I'm glad Homo sapiens has never sunk to such animalistic behavior.

Posted by: yonodeler at July 17, 2008 1:10 PM

'the super calamari giblet exhibition docents'

Love it. An encrypted message to Mary Poppins?

Posted by: LeeH at July 22, 2008 9:39 PM

Still interested in big squid?

Next Wednesday NZ time - that might be Tuesday for you Te Papa is moving our Colossal squid out of formalin and moving it to its new display tank.

The livewebcast is only for 1 day on Wednesday 6 August starting 9am NZ time (USA: Tuesday, 5 August 2pm to 5pm, UK: Tuesday , 5 August 10pm).

Check out the full programme on Te Papa's website.

Hope you can join us!

Posted by: Lucy at Te Papa at July 31, 2008 9:14 PM