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Friday, May 1, 2009

They Really Are the Greatest

Posted by on Fri, May 1, 2009 at 11:12 AM

Dolphins, of course.

They can turn off half their brains.

 

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1
I can turn off all of my brain. I do it all the time.
Posted by Mr. Poe on May 1, 2009 at 11:26 AM
2
@1 The trick is to turn it back on again.
Posted by TheMisanthrope on May 1, 2009 at 11:34 AM
3
I'm working on that.
Posted by Mr. Poe on May 1, 2009 at 11:37 AM
4
They are totally awesome, but please continue to abstain from dolphin tattoos.
Posted by Jessica on May 1, 2009 at 11:52 AM
5
They just need to get Hulu and they can turn off the other half.
Posted by Will in Seattle on May 1, 2009 at 11:58 AM
6
They had a whole episode of Radiolab Podcast about how ducks can do the same thing, they all sit in a line and each end has a duck with half its brain turned off using just one eye each.
Posted by andy_roo on May 1, 2009 at 12:04 PM
7
But dolphins eat the dead carcasses of fish! They are EVIL!!! Kill 'em all with nets!
Posted by The Amazing Stop it Now! on May 1, 2009 at 1:02 PM
8
BFD. I do this in every single meeting at work.
Posted by Gregus on May 1, 2009 at 1:59 PM

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