Can Lobsters Really Not Die of Old Age?

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  • čas přidán 27. 08. 2024

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  • @TodayIFoundOut
    @TodayIFoundOut  Před 6 lety +129

    Now that you know how long lobsters live check out this video and find out Why Lobsters and Crabs Turn Red When Cooked:
    czcams.com/video/6id5DE5JIwo/video.html

    • @tarahjasmer4828
      @tarahjasmer4828 Před 5 lety +2

      simon, i watched a video of a 150 year old lobster in a maine {united states} resturant that was released into wild. it wasnt the only over 100 year lobster they released. apparently they made an event of releasing these lobsters

    • @tedphillips2501
      @tedphillips2501 Před 5 lety +2

      Can Lobsters Really Not Die of Old Age? Not if we eat hem first.

    • @danieweir9588
      @danieweir9588 Před 5 lety +2

      What about jellyfish? ... I heard they are very long living...

    • @Michael-be7uw
      @Michael-be7uw Před 4 lety +2

      I think it's the constant sex they have that keeps them alive LOL

    • @centuriontwofivezeroone2794
      @centuriontwofivezeroone2794 Před 3 lety +2

      Funny, I watched an upload called "Why the Greeks couldn't see Blue" just before this..

  • @kresi3283
    @kresi3283 Před 6 lety +1332

    u telling me larry the lobster got super shredded because he just had years upon years to get bulked up?

    • @richardwere4487
      @richardwere4487 Před 5 lety +19

      JUICE!!!!

    • @He-who-wakes
      @He-who-wakes Před 5 lety +7

      @Sheldon Ford hes meruem

    • @jeweerly2319
      @jeweerly2319 Před 5 lety +4

      @@He-who-wakes fuck off

    • @altareggo
      @altareggo Před 5 lety +28

      @@jeweerly2319 Whoa!! Such oratorial eloquence. I bow before your phenominally articulate use of the English language.

    • @juanayalamendez1933
      @juanayalamendez1933 Před 4 lety +7

      Steroids homie... I read all about it

  • @joshuarerekura5950
    @joshuarerekura5950 Před 7 lety +1442

    Lobsters are mermaids to scorpions

    • @muath1401
      @muath1401 Před 5 lety +5

      @Nostalgia For Infinity no it didn't

    • @muath1401
      @muath1401 Před 5 lety +15

      @Nostalgia For Infinity Darwin's theory is a lie man

    • @Hylianmonkeys
      @Hylianmonkeys Před 5 lety +40

      @@muath1401 evolution is a fact.

    • @Hylianmonkeys
      @Hylianmonkeys Před 5 lety +38

      @@muath1401 that is some impressive ignorance, any adaption is the definition of evolution. You are objectively wrong. Do you even know the basic definition of biological evolution?

    • @Hylianmonkeys
      @Hylianmonkeys Před 5 lety +36

      @@muath1401 all dogs can interbreed with wolves. A girl I know adopted a wolf-dog hybrid (they are really weird and big). dogs and wolves are still basically the same animal.
      And also just looking at modern birds like the emu and cassowary makes it pretty obvious that raptors did not go extinct. there are genes in normal chickens(as well as all other birds) that go unused for developing teeth. There are even fossils of a raptor called Archaeopteryx that had a raptor head with teeth, no beak, yet had feathers and could fly using its wings it also had a uniquely bird like ankle structure. And there are no known bird fossils that are older than when archaeopteryx lived. Yet there are many more bird like fossils dated after that point.
      The people who study this stuff don't debat it.

  • @brooklynrobotworks9866
    @brooklynrobotworks9866 Před 3 lety +129

    Thank you, Simon. I keep a 1.5lb male American Maine Lobster, and he is amazing. His alertness, awareness and manipulation of his environment, and use of tools - including me - is astounding. We have many jaw-dropping interactions.

  • @centuriontwofivezeroone2794

    My old skipper always threw the huge lobsters & crabs back, it was a superstitious thing, and he always had this mantra he would pronounce over them as he put them back. Never ever found out what he was muttering. On another note, he never came home empty like other boats occasionally did, never had any accidents either. It was a lucky boat, and he was a good man. I miss those simpler times.

    • @muffinman3111
      @muffinman3111 Před rokem +10

      I think it’s because bigger lobsters don’t taste very good according to some people

    • @giftofthewild6665
      @giftofthewild6665 Před rokem +9

      He was favoured by the lobster gods.

    • @centuriontwofivezeroone2794
      @centuriontwofivezeroone2794 Před rokem

      @@giftofthewild6665 😅

    • @panicmosem5969
      @panicmosem5969 Před rokem

      Yea, because it's required by law in most states. There IS a maximum size limit as well as a minimum.

    • @laloleon8443
      @laloleon8443 Před 4 měsíci

      Wow I'm amazed by your English Mate, No sabo speaking English like you.

  • @ArthurGroves
    @ArthurGroves Před 3 lety +659

    I'm freaking out at clean-shaven Simon, I've only seen him with the beard.

    • @trollshamanpwnage
      @trollshamanpwnage Před 3 lety +57

      Therapist: smooth simon isnt real he can't hurt you
      Smooth simon:

    • @xairman565
      @xairman565 Před 3 lety +12

      It looks like him from the glasses up. It sounds like him, but his ears look bigger because of no beard. Who is he?

    • @nickamouse
      @nickamouse Před 3 lety +20

      Is it just me or is his personality in his beard???

    • @nathanteske7886
      @nathanteske7886 Před 3 lety +1

      It grew back

    • @ArthurGroves
      @ArthurGroves Před 3 lety +6

      @@nathanteske7886 you don't say

  • @eternalpain232
    @eternalpain232 Před 7 lety +316

    Fun lobster fact! In the past, lobsters were considered disgusting and fed to the poor and dogs. So when the American Revolution came around, the American revolutionists were insulting the British Redcoats by calling them lobsterbacks, which would have been a fairly derogatory name due to the common idea of lobster at the time.

    • @r2d2rolls
      @r2d2rolls Před 7 lety +1

      The Asian Eskimo

    • @D3ViiANT
      @D3ViiANT Před 7 lety +51

      And now a steamed lobster at your local seafood restaurant will set you back $60 for the smallest one they could fish out.

    • @shaughnshea
      @shaughnshea Před 7 lety +29

      +Kadomex That's mostly all marketing, but also some costs of shipping them live if you live far from the Northeast. You can still buy super fresh lobster for under $6 per pound in New England grocery stores. It was down to $3 per pound two summers ago due to high supply and soft demand. Even cheaper right off the boat. Yet tourists still come up here and overpay 5X for the pleasure of letting someone else toss it into boiling water for them.

    • @AztecMC1
      @AztecMC1 Před 7 lety +7

      The Asian Eskimo lobster is an abomination & sin. It is against the law in the Bible. That's why.

    • @ZeddicusTheMage
      @ZeddicusTheMage Před 7 lety +2

      Aztec MC No it's not? Take your lies elsewhere.

  • @arbootieoaks
    @arbootieoaks Před 3 lety +33

    "At a certain point humans stop growing, at least vertically" ooofff I felt that one

  • @earlyej3008
    @earlyej3008 Před 6 lety +341

    I cannot control the speed at which lobsters die.

  • @AliceGeus
    @AliceGeus Před 7 lety +2246

    why doesn't someone just ask the lobsters how old they are?

    • @Eddieboy3385
      @Eddieboy3385 Před 7 lety +211

      Alice Geus exactly like sometimes people are so stupid like duh the answer is so obvious

    • @charlesdelafuente303
      @charlesdelafuente303 Před 7 lety +420

      Alice Geus like women, it's rude to ask a lobster its age

    • @Polo-rp9hk
      @Polo-rp9hk Před 7 lety +107

      audstire you're*

    • @JohnKerns91
      @JohnKerns91 Před 7 lety +81

      audstire dumb shit

    • @MrAndrewmcgibbon
      @MrAndrewmcgibbon Před 7 lety +54

      Alice Geus seems reasonable, But nobody will ever do it because if the lobster answered you'd never want to eat them.

  • @Aeroldoth3
    @Aeroldoth3 Před 7 lety +952

    Entire video summarized:
    Lobsters can replicate their cells indefinitely, however the strain and energy of creating new shells each molt will eventually be too much and they'll die. Males usually live to about 30 years, 60 for females (no explanation given).

    • @alpha1games275
      @alpha1games275 Před 7 lety +81

      thx, i dont want to watch an 8 mn video on something that is basicly an yes or no question

    • @Aeroldoth3
      @Aeroldoth3 Před 7 lety +43

      Alpha1 Games
      And of course, the answer wasn't given until near the end.

    • @rosemary2538
      @rosemary2538 Před 7 lety +50

      the reason why females live longer is because they dont get as big and so creating a new shell ist so hard on then...plus males fight there whole life and are slower due to there size and gets eaten

    • @vejymonsta3006
      @vejymonsta3006 Před 7 lety +52

      Basically, they are immortal. But nature still finds a way to kill them.

    • @futurestoryteller
      @futurestoryteller Před 7 lety +24

      Despite this being in the top comments I don't think it's a very accurate summary.

  • @RAM-BAWN
    @RAM-BAWN Před 5 lety +37

    I was night diving once and came across a lobster that was about 3 feet long (tail to claws). The dive master said it was probably 75 years old (and not good to eat).

    • @cryptidofthemarshes1680
      @cryptidofthemarshes1680 Před rokem

      Why aren't they edible at that age?

    • @panicmosem5969
      @panicmosem5969 Před rokem

      ​@cryptidofthemarshes1680 the muscles get too old and sinewy, kinda like a old cranky dude that was left out in the sun too long! Just like lambs, calves and other animals, younger lobsters have more delectable, supple meat.

    • @thehonestorange713
      @thehonestorange713 Před 11 měsíci +1

      ​@@panicmosem5969oh I always assumed a huge lobster would be more delicious and have way more meat

  • @retluoc
    @retluoc Před 6 lety +16

    Very well done! As a geneticist, I agree with you -- you can't blame telomeres for everything when it comes to aging. I'd love to go into details, but yes, there are so many other factors involved.

  • @nunyabiznez6381
    @nunyabiznez6381 Před 7 lety +708

    In the Museum of Science in Boston, they have on exhibit a giant lobster. I think it's over three feet. I remember seeing it as a kid. My mom wanted to eat it. It was estimated at over a 100 years old. It is estimated that some whales can live as much as two hundred years and that there are whales swimming the oceans today that remember their friends and family members being hunted by New Bedford whalers. It may even be possible that whales that Herman Melville wrote about are still alive. One whale was recently found with a harpoon in it that was manufactured over two hundred years ago that nobody has used for over 150 years

    • @kelvinnana205
      @kelvinnana205 Před 7 lety +59

      nunya biznez "my mom wanted to eat it" that honestly made me lmao. Who wouldn't think the same? unless u are vegan.

    • @johnw.s7838
      @johnw.s7838 Před 7 lety +73

      nunya biznez well if nobody has used the harpoon for 150 yrs, what was the whale doing with it? I think we should have a video on this. Thumbs up in agreement.

    • @ino592002
      @ino592002 Před 7 lety

      Jorna Rood hah!!!

    • @Hempclown420
      @Hempclown420 Před 7 lety +3

      awesome i live in new bedford. well fairhaven

    • @sophielatterno6364
      @sophielatterno6364 Před 7 lety +7

      Did you know that Derrick Beltran is actually a false flag agent planted by the reptilians to redirect attention from their plans to human groups because it's easier to believe in an evil human force than a ruthless alien invader?

  • @casekocsk
    @casekocsk Před 7 lety +1042

    How about the immortal jellyfish? I heard that there is a certain species of jellyfish that can turn back into their polyp form (and "erase" their disease and physical injuries), rendering them biologically immortal...

    • @ZER0--
      @ZER0-- Před 7 lety +48

      I was going to make a similar comment.

    • @veronikamars445
      @veronikamars445 Před 7 lety +73

      doesnt count since it just reverts itself instead of actually living onwards forever and ever

    • @casekocsk
      @casekocsk Před 7 lety +441

      Veronika Mars
      I really don't get your logic...

    • @Theelectroarcheologist
      @Theelectroarcheologist Před 7 lety +247

      +Veronika Mars that doesn't make sense. It lives onwards but just keeps keeps changing its age. Its like Benjamin button no dying of young age but constantly changing from old man to infant repeatedly

    • @alpha1games275
      @alpha1games275 Před 7 lety +38

      try to imagen an phenix they get reborn from there corpse. They still die but clone themself afterwards

  • @nihili4196
    @nihili4196 Před 5 lety +256

    So... Lobsters are perfect lifeforms?
    They're immortal, taste great and are psychic....

    • @brunogarcia6506
      @brunogarcia6506 Před 5 lety +31

      Water/Psychic if we're nitpicking. Better watch out for the odd dark-type attack.

    • @Aroy_711
      @Aroy_711 Před 4 lety +1

      😂😂😂

    • @lolmonkyboi
      @lolmonkyboi Před 4 lety

      Which lobster pokemon is psychic type? I dunt remember lol

    • @nihili4196
      @nihili4196 Před 4 lety +4

      @@lolmonkyboi I don't believe any lobster is. Unless ducks are lobsters.
      Which is possible. You can never be sure with lobsters

    • @victorysaber1608
      @victorysaber1608 Před 3 lety +5

      Humans are psychic too. We will die, we will owe taxes, we will lead stressful lives. Humans can predict alot of things

  • @5micky2
    @5micky2 Před 7 lety +304

    Lobsters don't live forever? Try telling that to their kids who never seem to inherit the estate.

    • @Erik3E
      @Erik3E Před 7 lety

      ewww

    • @Demogorgon47
      @Demogorgon47 Před 7 lety +2

      Hahahahahahahahahahahah. Well that's an out of left field giggle for me. Maybe cause I'm buzzed but touche sir. I quite enjoyed that one.

    • @MrPoopoonachos
      @MrPoopoonachos Před 7 lety

      heheheheheheheheheh

    • @Broockle
      @Broockle Před 7 lety +10

      I don't get it

    • @GoldplatedIronfist
      @GoldplatedIronfist Před 6 lety +1

      5micky2 it's been a year,can someone explain this already? Lmao

  • @snowman9555
    @snowman9555 Před 7 lety +277

    This explains the Loch Ness monster. It is a 1000 year old lobster.

  • @roberteischen4170
    @roberteischen4170 Před 5 lety +203

    Me scrolling through CZcams video news feed.
    This guy: You've probably often heard lobsters are biological immoral.
    Me: no I definitely haven't but do tell me more, lol.

    • @eddienorris7067
      @eddienorris7067 Před 4 lety +8

      Lol !!! Hey, I don't know about the lobster but, I think YOU may be psychic. Not sure about lobsters being "immoral" though.

    • @epauletshark3793
      @epauletshark3793 Před 3 lety

      I was at an aquarium recently, and my mother said that there was a massive lobster with a crusher claw a foot wide (which was an exaggeration, but only a few inches off) the last time she had been there was about 30 years ago.

    • @dr.braxygilkeycruises1460
      @dr.braxygilkeycruises1460 Před 3 lety

      Same here!!! 🤣🦞👨🏽‍🏫

    • @youngc1mission
      @youngc1mission Před 3 lety

      they got me to 🤣🤣🤣

    • @youngc1mission
      @youngc1mission Před 3 lety

      @@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460 we 5 years late tho🤦🏾‍♂️😂😂

  • @asdfghjkl900321
    @asdfghjkl900321 Před 5 lety +80

    *Lobster on it's 100th birthday:* So far so gooood!
    *Fisherman:* I'm about to end this lobsters whole career!

    • @irma3079
      @irma3079 Před 4 lety

      Richard Beleznay underrated comment 😂

    • @wat5709
      @wat5709 Před 4 lety +1

      Richard Beleznay yeah but I hope you realize no one is going to eat that old ass lobster they released it back into the ocean

    • @joeg5414
      @joeg5414 Před 3 lety

      I think most lobster you eat are only like a year old. I don't think I'd want to eat 100 year old lobster 🤮

  • @Justin.JM.McNeil
    @Justin.JM.McNeil Před 7 lety +1596

    short answer: no.

    • @TheCoulman
      @TheCoulman Před 6 lety +67

      Thx SIR you save me 8 minutes of my life

    • @evilutionltd
      @evilutionltd Před 6 lety +24

      Van Sama it was answered in the 1st 30 seconds.

    • @---nobody---
      @---nobody--- Před 6 lety +6

      Lolll! Thank you! I clicked on the video and as soon as I saw how long it was I came down to the comments to find the short answer

    • @draggy76
      @draggy76 Před 6 lety

      More like Simplistic answer: No.

    • @josephyoudontneedtoknowmyl1836
      @josephyoudontneedtoknowmyl1836 Před 6 lety

      Justin McNeil, Thank You!

  • @gpcaraudio
    @gpcaraudio Před 7 lety +1325

    44lb lobster would take a lot of garlic butter

    • @kagome2420
      @kagome2420 Před 6 lety +1

      Hell yea!

    • @davidkelly4210
      @davidkelly4210 Před 6 lety +36

      After 2 lbs lobsters stop being edible. At least in a way that would be enjoyable.

    • @davidkelly4210
      @davidkelly4210 Před 6 lety +40

      Meat gets tough, stringy and slightly bitter the older a lobster gets. The smaller/younger a lobster, the better it tastes and after 2 lbs it stops being enjoyable. This is why most whole lobsters you get at a restaurant are on the small, 1 person can it it side.

    • @davidkelly4210
      @davidkelly4210 Před 6 lety +52

      Na, I like not starving and enjoying my food.

    • @davidkelly4210
      @davidkelly4210 Před 6 lety +51

      Because I'm human! We're not top dog becuase were the biggest and meanest, we're top dog becuase we ate our predators. I'm no cow, those are for eating, not emulating.

  • @jimritchings488
    @jimritchings488 Před 3 lety +52

    I'm having a really hard time dealing with a beardless Simon

    • @jr2904
      @jr2904 Před 3 lety +3

      Eggshell Simon 5 years ago. Now he's the fact boi

    • @MrPhoenixsuns
      @MrPhoenixsuns Před 3 lety +2

      He’s going through a molt…

  • @cpt_kick_a_hoe_549
    @cpt_kick_a_hoe_549 Před 2 lety +6

    My boy Leon going to live forever

  • @jeffiek
    @jeffiek Před 7 lety +55

    Silly boy. Of course they can't die of old age. We eat them first.

  • @plutoniumpancakes1094
    @plutoniumpancakes1094 Před 7 lety +444

    Today I found out about Today I Found Out.

    • @MercySaidSo_
      @MercySaidSo_ Před 7 lety +1

      same here

    • @pilgrimayana566
      @pilgrimayana566 Před 7 lety +1

      Plutonium Pancakes me too

    • @flax9999lp
      @flax9999lp Před 7 lety +10

      Today i found out that today someone else has found out about Today I Found Out, whilst i myself have not today found out Today I Found Out.

    • @KM-ce9cz
      @KM-ce9cz Před 6 lety

      NoWorriesMate And so on.......lol ☺️

    • @griffenatekevinbacon
      @griffenatekevinbacon Před 6 lety

      Im high as fuck help me

  • @sporty22011
    @sporty22011 Před 2 lety +1

    Simon- you are the OG of CZcams educational video presenters. I appreciate you- across all topics. If you remember even 1/100th of what you explain to us you would be the most interesting person I ever sat next to on a plane. I bet you could make a description of how paint drys fascinating. Keep up the good work of satisfying our insatiable curiosity my good man!!

  • @feltron
    @feltron Před 3 lety +12

    It's so weird seeing him from 5 years ago. He looks so different than the recent videos.

    • @godwarrior3403
      @godwarrior3403 Před 3 lety +2

      Back then he accepted his place as a nerd. Now he tried to be sexy like a Bond villain haha

  • @johniwan1
    @johniwan1 Před 7 lety +353

    Wow! Accurate information, correct pronunciation, interesting topics and a pleasant presenter. I guess I have to subscribe!

    • @TodayIFoundOut
      @TodayIFoundOut  Před 7 lety +15

      :-)

    • @ZeddicusTheMage
      @ZeddicusTheMage Před 7 lety +2

      Nitron DSP I'd imagine much of that is up for debate. You think these guys didn't do their homework? That they have no degrees either? I'm not saying you're wrong, but you might not be any more correct than claim they are.

    • @crimsonpatty6152
      @crimsonpatty6152 Před 7 lety +2

      johniwan1 how many fucking checks is this guy cashing haha

    • @RennieAsh
      @RennieAsh Před 6 lety +2

      Pixy Wing it's not "wingardium leviosAAA"

    • @juanlambda27
      @juanlambda27 Před 6 lety

      "correctly pronounced for" whom

  • @sonoftheway3528
    @sonoftheway3528 Před 7 lety +153

    Ok, so we need an Aquarium to get a lobster and let it live in the best conditions possible so we can see how old it can live. Maybe it will outlive everyone and we'll have to pass the duty to our descendents. but, some humans may know some day!

    • @Gurtington
      @Gurtington Před 7 lety +17

      SonoftheWay35 and then our children can use that one "immortal" to genetically alter humans to live forever!

    • @jaisheelal4002
      @jaisheelal4002 Před 7 lety +11

      +Gurtington
      If only it was that simple...
      Also, bit of an ethical minefield.

    • @lagartijo97
      @lagartijo97 Před 7 lety +17

      jaisheelal400 - ROBLOX fuck ethics 😤

    • @vejymonsta3006
      @vejymonsta3006 Před 7 lety +21

      Eventually the lobster would get so big that gravity and the physical limitations of its own chemistry would prevent it from moving and it would die. It's limbs would be too heavy to move. The material of its body would not be sturdy enough to sustain itself. It's limbs would twist and bend under its own weight, then eventually break. From there it would be too heavy and cumbersome to move itself. It'd be a lump of tissue and nerves. You could hardly call it a lobster anymore.

    • @sonoftheway3528
      @sonoftheway3528 Před 7 lety +15

      VejyMonsta welllll...we have to see how long that takes!

  • @dryroasted5599
    @dryroasted5599 Před 3 lety +14

    Watching in 2020: "Holy shit, Simon shaved his beard! Wait a minute..." CZcams games me again.

  • @martymcgill1312
    @martymcgill1312 Před 4 lety +9

    I would assume that the bigger and older they get, the easier it would be for predators to capture them as well, thus making their immortality less likely.

  • @NoobixCube
    @NoobixCube Před 7 lety +324

    Lobsters cannot die of old age, because they are too delicious for that.

  • @eldritchthorne
    @eldritchthorne Před 7 lety +110

    'The largest ever caught weighted 44 pounds-"
    ... ... ... I'm going to need a butt load of butter...

    • @Shorelegs
      @Shorelegs Před 5 lety +2

      Think you mean IM gonna need a lot of butter lol

    • @georgewashington9161
      @georgewashington9161 Před 5 lety +7

      That’s got to be 1 big ass pot

    • @billyvonderburg7351
      @billyvonderburg7351 Před 5 lety

      @-- I'm vegan too \/ 🌱

    • @marasmus9278
      @marasmus9278 Před 5 lety +5

      @All Living Things Feel Best Outdoors not lobsters, they have the same nervous system as a fucking ant, and ants cant feel pain because of how small and primitive their nervous system is, both insects and lobsters have the world's worst and oldest nervous system, and this makes sense since lobsters are crustaceans, and everyone with a working, functioning nervous system and brain, inlike lobsters, know crustaceans are related to insects, so no, lobsters can't feel pain, and studies have proven they can't feel pain or are even sentient due to how old, ancient, and non functional their nervous systems are, dont go preaching all animals can feel pain, that simply isnt true, do plants feel pain? No, just because it's living doesnt mean it can feel pain, do jellyfish and bacteria feel pain? No, just because they are animals doesn't mean they can feel pain, the jelly fish is literally a brainless, organless blob floating in the water, and bacteria are literally one of the first organisms to ever exist.

    • @dirtypossem
      @dirtypossem Před 4 lety +1

      I think you ment a "boat load"

  • @Itsthatoneguy371
    @Itsthatoneguy371 Před 5 lety +28

    Humans stop growing... at least vertically.
    Lol that was great!

    • @friday5561
      @friday5561 Před 5 lety +1

      Brian Bishop But humans nose's and ears seem to never stop growing

    • @snakevenom4954
      @snakevenom4954 Před 3 lety +1

      @@friday5561 Because that's cartilage, not bone

  • @TheDeathmail
    @TheDeathmail Před 3 lety +7

    Long Story Short: Lobsters do age, they just age differently than humans.

  • @StefanTravis
    @StefanTravis Před 8 lety +10

    So immortal cells doesn't mean immortal organs. Obvious in retrospect, but very well explained.

  • @remliqa
    @remliqa Před 7 lety +39

    Do a video on the Immortal Jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii).

  • @ShoeHefner757
    @ShoeHefner757 Před 4 lety +44

    Jellyfish are biologically immortal.
    They summoned Shenron and he made it happen.

  • @Mike28625
    @Mike28625 Před 3 lety +8

    What if a person, like at an aquarium, were to assist with molting? I wonder how big they'd actually get if they were able to.

  • @sbaromski
    @sbaromski Před 7 lety +63

    You won my respect, along with my subscription with this well thought out, scientifically accurate discussion. Thank you. Can we count on you to debunk more viral pop-sci junk in the future?

    • @TodayIFoundOut
      @TodayIFoundOut  Před 7 lety +16

      Thanks! And yep. Debunking pop-sci myths is one of our favorite things to do. :-)

    • @digitalblasphemy1100
      @digitalblasphemy1100 Před 7 lety +3

      what about clams? aren't there some clams that are several hundred years old and still counting?

    • @sbaromski
      @sbaromski Před 7 lety +3

      Well, if you are looking for examples of long lived animals: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest-living_organisms
      P.s. - 200 years is low-balling it for extreme mollusk longevity: try 507 years.

  • @ScribblePwn3
    @ScribblePwn3 Před 7 lety +128

    "Hey, Vsauce.. wait a minute"

    • @Fanta69420
      @Fanta69420 Před 7 lety

      did you know..............

    • @georgewang2947
      @georgewang2947 Před 7 lety

      Harry Richards this channel tends to be better at focusing on one topic

    • @a-maize-zing
      @a-maize-zing Před 6 lety +1

      Cool profile pic

    • @jmenceladus1332
      @jmenceladus1332 Před 6 lety

      Michael is not here

    • @rhythmf.4460
      @rhythmf.4460 Před 6 lety

      Your profile picture looks like a money sign with a hidden swastica

  • @TeboeCubes
    @TeboeCubes Před 6 lety +84

    Aging does not control the speed at which lobsters die.

  • @JoshuaW86
    @JoshuaW86 Před 3 lety +5

    I enjoy these know-it-all British guy channels that teach me stuff.

  • @MichelLinschoten
    @MichelLinschoten Před 7 lety +27

    Tardigrades are probably the closest thing we know of being "immortal"

    • @jakeglumm8225
      @jakeglumm8225 Před 5 lety +3

      They're immortal to near every form of harsh punishment except physical trauma like being squished.

    • @Brohan97
      @Brohan97 Před 5 lety +10

      @@jakeglumm8225 they're immortal to everything except what they run into on a daily basis. They can survive gamma ray bursts but snails gobble them up like it's no big deal its the dumbest ability of any animal i know of

    • @user-nt6mf6wf1x
      @user-nt6mf6wf1x Před 5 lety +2

      Nope, it's jellyfish. When they get sick or too old, they revert to an earlier stage of life.

    • @thisismyname3928
      @thisismyname3928 Před 5 lety

      Not at all. They're just resilient.

  • @WarblesOnALot
    @WarblesOnALot Před 7 lety +21

    G'day,
    When I was 3 (1964) my uncle was the first person to Spearfish on South Solitary Island, and I've posted Video of the Photos of the Lobster he brought back, on WOAL...; and I recall seeing it being photographed.
    One picture shows a 1-Ft long Blackfish, against a Retractable Ruler, the other shows the same Blackfish & the Ruler, *NOSE-TO-TAIL* laid perpendicular between the Lobster's Eye-Stalks..; so it was a Foot accross the Eyeballs.
    And I still have the original Photographs.
    While it's Tail was hanging over the bottom of a 7 Foot-Long Door, 2/3 of it's Feelers were overhanging the other end...(!).
    I make it as being 5 ft from Eyes to Tailfans' Edge.., and I've always thought it must've been 100 years old when Uncle Spencer brought it home for us to eat...
    There ye go, 'nd now ye know !
    ;-p
    Ciao !
    Mind you, the South Pacific Rock Lobster has no Claws, they're a different Species to the ones you

    • @JimmyTheProstitute
      @JimmyTheProstitute Před 7 lety +1

      Can you link me to the video?

    • @snatchclap
      @snatchclap Před 7 lety

      Yes, I took a quick look through your channel but couldn't find it.

    • @WarblesOnALot
      @WarblesOnALot Před 7 lety +3

      +Mr. TurdSmasher
      G'day,
      Um, well, no, I can't, actually ; I run my Channel on a Mobile Phone, so I get a very abbreviated view of it, and I can't attach Links to anything...; and I have more than 2,000 Uploads.
      It's past 10 PM now, & Ethanol-Consumption is a factor, so, tomorrow I'll shoot & upload "Uncle Spencer's Lobster", just for you two...; it's the best I can do...
      Have a good one,
      ;-p
      Ciao !

    • @WarblesOnALot
      @WarblesOnALot Před 7 lety +1

      +snatchclap
      G'day,
      Ah, well, I'm hoping you can see what I said to the Turdsmasher ; & will make allowances for Memory Limits, & tomorrow I'll post a dedicated Video titled "Uncle Spencer's Lobster"...
      Best I can think of...
      ;-p
      Ciao !

    • @JimmyTheProstitute
      @JimmyTheProstitute Před 7 lety

      Thank you sir. I look forward to seeing it.

  • @simtexa
    @simtexa Před 5 lety +6

    Actually, telomerase exists in adult human beings too, particularly in certain forms of stem cells as well as in tissues that are regularly regenerated, for instance in epiderms (such as skin and mucous membranes) as well as in the case of various blood cells that need to be generated continuously.

  • @ReddBearr
    @ReddBearr Před 2 lety +6

    I think the algorithm really likes Leon

  • @lizatanzawa7910
    @lizatanzawa7910 Před 7 lety +24

    "The largest lobster ever caught weighed 44 lb." Documents from colonial America record six foot lobsters regularly caught. Lobster was unpopular, and was fed to imprisoned convicts.

    • @cloudsteele1989
      @cloudsteele1989 Před 7 lety +7

      +connor AC , you're not very smart are you? There is photo evidence, material evidence, AND written evidence of the Civil War. There is ONLY written evidence that there were 6ft Lobsters regularly caught. That is the difference.

    • @108wee
      @108wee Před 7 lety

      Wow that sounds amazing

    • @teknowil
      @teknowil Před 7 lety +3

      oooo wee this is a swank prison, LOBSTER! how about caviar

    • @ryanmcdowell2326
      @ryanmcdowell2326 Před 6 lety

      ItsOk ToBeWhite I like how you had to use caps to prove him even more right 😂

    • @callak_9974
      @callak_9974 Před 6 lety

      Well, since lobsters aren't so tasty after they pass a certain age, I'm not surprised.

  • @typingcat
    @typingcat Před 7 lety +335

    Ha. They cleverly developed telomere repairing mechanism, but stupid enough to make their flesh tasty. If their flesh tasted like broccoli, their average life span would have been much longer.

    • @PostPatriot
      @PostPatriot Před 7 lety +14

      Jeong-hun Sin Stand in front of a lion and see how smart you become. :p

    • @johnw.s7838
      @johnw.s7838 Před 7 lety +29

      Jeong-hun Sin broccoli can be delicious, just providing you simmer it with bisque de homard

    • @Sieptium
      @Sieptium Před 7 lety +27

      I don't know what's wrong with you, but broccoli is fucking delish

    • @troysmall5482
      @troysmall5482 Před 7 lety +11

      Jeong-hun Sin
      "stupid enough to MAKE their flesh tasty"?
      I hope thats a joke... Or you should probably look into Evolution a bit more bud.

    • @huntsvilleadventurer
      @huntsvilleadventurer Před 7 lety +10

      Do you think that the lobsters evolved to make themselves tasty, or do you think that we evolved to think they are tasty?

  • @chipch9667
    @chipch9667 Před 3 lety +1

    This dude’s presentation has gotten so much better over the past few years on Biographics. It’s not bad here, but his pacing and production values have just gotten better and make it feel so much more natural.

  • @CrystalDragon-wk9lc
    @CrystalDragon-wk9lc Před 4 lety +13

    I learned about telomerase from Alex Jones. Been lengthening my telomerase since 2017. Lmao

    • @Heathmcdonald
      @Heathmcdonald Před 3 lety

      Bret Weinstein (I think) discovered that lab mice have abnormally long telomeres. This explains why all the medicine they test on mice doesn't kill them but does kill us. Science is to proud to admit that big of a blunder tho so I doubt it will change.

    • @EveryTimeV2
      @EveryTimeV2 Před 3 lety

      Telomers. Also science isn't some single person in a room who outsmarts you out of spite. It's a word to describe a body of knowledge gained via the scientific method.
      Must've been a funny man or woman who made you bitter about smart people.

  • @darkashtar
    @darkashtar Před 7 lety +94

    Well there is the so called immortal jellyfish that is considered potentially biologically immortal because when they grow old or sick they revert to a younger stage of life and become polyps again.

    • @suyash159
      @suyash159 Před 5 lety +2

      Mudurfukur 😂

    • @mujjuman
      @mujjuman Před 5 lety

      wow

    • @Cream12345Ice
      @Cream12345Ice Před 5 lety

      @Sagrotan tf a jellyfish isn't an insect

    • @Stoppskylten
      @Stoppskylten Před 5 lety +2

      Wonder if that (estimated) 10000 year old pine is theoretically immortal then.

    • @vickypedia1308
      @vickypedia1308 Před 5 lety +7

      @@Cream12345Ice they said *like* many insects do, not that they are insects. I could say some insects can fly like birds do but that still doesn't mean I am saying insects are birds.

  • @catfoodbob1
    @catfoodbob1 Před 7 lety +82

    Well, if they make a way for genetic repair medicine then it would be a first step to living longer for the rich people.

    • @joshchen8679
      @joshchen8679 Před 7 lety +8

      Catfoodbob, we need to get Donald Trump to fund some of the medical research in this field

    • @devingulyas3627
      @devingulyas3627 Před 7 lety

      Catfoodbob well there is human cloning but That leaves the person mentally stupid

    • @henrydonaldson4665
      @henrydonaldson4665 Před 7 lety +10

      no, it doesn't, but it is also illegal.

    • @henrydonaldson4665
      @henrydonaldson4665 Před 7 lety

      (U.S.)

    • @tommyk1210
      @tommyk1210 Před 7 lety +14

      We already have genetic repair machinery. Every single day every cell in your body (about 7 trillion of them) undergoes about 60,000 DNA damage events. That adds up to about 4.2 quintillion DNA damage events. Your cells have specialised enzymes in at least 10 different pathways that fix >99.99999% this damage. We already have telomerase in our cells too, well, specifically in our stem cells and in telomerase-positive cancers (about 85% of all cancers).

  • @jacobb.9181
    @jacobb.9181 Před 4 lety +13

    I didn’t even know that this was something people said to begin with

  • @xpeachpuffx
    @xpeachpuffx Před 5 lety +9

    I keep mishearing "lobsters" and "monsters". I should be sleeping.

  • @Gav-Norm
    @Gav-Norm Před 7 lety +370

    man I love this channel

    • @TodayIFoundOut
      @TodayIFoundOut  Před 7 lety +27

      And we love you. ;-) (Seriously though, thanks for subscribing and watching. It lets us keep doing this. :-))

    • @MrPelts00
      @MrPelts00 Před 7 lety +5

      That's pretty gay.

    • @johnamells1676
      @johnamells1676 Před 7 lety +11

      he forgot "no homo"

    • @jmannetje1
      @jmannetje1 Před 7 lety +4

      a bit gay is ok

    • @Krydolph
      @Krydolph Před 7 lety +6

      why would you assume gender on the channel? He didn't say he loved the presenter, but the channel! There is no need to "no homo"

  • @VonSteiner1
    @VonSteiner1 Před 7 lety +39

    Living like Larry.

  • @hellequin.303
    @hellequin.303 Před 3 lety +3

    5 years done well for Simon 😂

  • @mauricejohnson5721
    @mauricejohnson5721 Před 6 lety +22

    LIVING LIKE LARRY!!!

  • @Bogwedgle
    @Bogwedgle Před 7 lety +7

    I really love when people show me I'm wrong. Gotta keep learning.

  • @1stGruhn
    @1stGruhn Před 8 lety +16

    Not to mention that cancer cells tend to produce telomerase... with some cancer treatments seeking to stop telomerase's ability to lengthen the telomeres so that the quickly dividing cancer cells might die faster.

    • @TodayIFoundOut
      @TodayIFoundOut  Před 8 lety +16

      +1stGruhn Originally we had a whole section on cancer and telomerase, but the script was already so long it had to be cut. :-)

    • @1stGruhn
      @1stGruhn Před 8 lety +1

      +Today I Found Out thats understandable... there is so much information out there yet so much we still don't know. Ya'll do a great job at summarizing things though!

  • @grassyknowles63
    @grassyknowles63 Před 3 lety +11

    I'd believe you more if you had a stellar beard.

  • @zero11010
    @zero11010 Před 3 lety +1

    In my experience the most common reason for lobster death is a deadly combination of deliciousness and butter. I’ve never known of one to die of old age.

  • @Alekz4000
    @Alekz4000 Před 7 lety +163

    Johnny Sins does youtube aswell?

    • @TotalitarianGod
      @TotalitarianGod Před 5 lety +25

      Well he actually does now

    • @XD-se1rx
      @XD-se1rx Před 5 lety +15

      Lmao, this dude just predicted the future

    • @victorphillips7770
      @victorphillips7770 Před 5 lety +1

      He has many skills... For behind the scenes, visit other websites :D

    • @Disciple0fMetal
      @Disciple0fMetal Před 4 lety +1

      Yeah, just think of any trade or hobby, Johnny's done it.

    • @angelbaby.7897
      @angelbaby.7897 Před 4 lety

      AlexST what can this man not do

  • @salvatoreshiggerino6810
    @salvatoreshiggerino6810 Před 7 lety +9

    Not all the so-called lobsters in this video are lobsters. Some are spiny lobsters, which are not actually lobsters at all.

  • @Robisme
    @Robisme Před 3 lety +1

    If an immortal giant lobster the size of Godzilla shows up. The whole of New England is going to buy a tub of their favorite butter and draft into the military.

  • @samwizeganji5222
    @samwizeganji5222 Před 6 lety +6

    ..."humans grow to a maximum height, at least vertically" xD Hahaahahahaha!!!!

  • @OnTheThirdDay
    @OnTheThirdDay Před 7 lety +8

    "At least not vertically"...
    I see what you did there.

  • @entrippyZ
    @entrippyZ Před 7 lety +19

    dangit I wanted there to be 5 foot long 1000 year old lobsters

  • @happycleanhouse
    @happycleanhouse Před 2 lety +6

    Hopefully Leon will be around for a while

  • @DocDoesGamingTV
    @DocDoesGamingTV Před 5 lety +16

    Why have a guard dog, when I can just keep a 44 pound lobster

  • @39PSIOnTheDaily
    @39PSIOnTheDaily Před 7 lety +66

    Someone should make a supercut of just your hands moving.

  • @andgeo3374
    @andgeo3374 Před 7 lety +13

    4:11 Oh cool a mudcrab.

  • @jailbirb1515
    @jailbirb1515 Před 2 lety +1

    This is kinda comforting after watching Leon the lobster’s rehabilitation

  • @hellvoxx7650
    @hellvoxx7650 Před 6 lety +12

    they don't control the speed at which lobster dies.

  • @crayonjupiter7307
    @crayonjupiter7307 Před 7 lety +12

    am I the only one who thinks that 30-60 years is still a long time for a lobster to live?

  • @electech2732
    @electech2732 Před 7 lety +25

    Short Answer: No

  • @burquebandit7169
    @burquebandit7169 Před 3 lety

    Therapist: Beardless Simon isn't real, he can't hurt you.
    Beardless Simon:

  • @tomcieszenski7249
    @tomcieszenski7249 Před 3 lety +2

    Good to hear, I've been worried that if I found a genie and wished for immortality he would turn me into a lobster.

  • @gutspraygore
    @gutspraygore Před 7 lety +44

    I still think they're immortal. I believe one day we'll find huge colonies of massive ancient lobsters living somewhere at the bottom of the ocean.
    Speaking of long lived sea creatures. You should do an episode on orange roughy.

    • @BudChronicles
      @BudChronicles Před 6 lety +6

      gutspraygore no duh, who do you think runs Atlantis

    • @npc6817
      @npc6817 Před 6 lety +4

      They actually acquired interstelkar travel capabilty before the extintion of dinosaurs and later came back to earth as ancient alien. They easily built the piramids and Stonehenge with their incredible size.
      One remains on our planet to this day and took the name lochness, or nessie if you will.
      All hail to our lobster gods

  • @Horny_Fruit_Flies
    @Horny_Fruit_Flies Před 7 lety +4

    Nice video. I was always sceptical towards what I have read on pop science articles, and I'm glad you cleared that up.

  • @ibbz6932
    @ibbz6932 Před 4 lety +19

    Pretty sure if I had women lined up at my door, I’d live forever , too 😂

  • @Toki52
    @Toki52 Před 3 lety

    @5:44 Looks like a guy in a hazmat suit inspecting a giant lobster.

  • @nandujar
    @nandujar Před 7 lety +310

    Reincarnate as a male lobster please...

    • @gregoryeverson741
      @gregoryeverson741 Před 7 lety +3

      no, cuz u would want to eat me

    • @YakuiMeido
      @YakuiMeido Před 7 lety +39

      Nico Andujar
      So then you can fuck a bunch of other lobsters? The fucks wrong with you? I can't think of something less fuckable. Maybe a cactus?

    • @nandujar
      @nandujar Před 7 lety +69

      Yakui did someone have a bad day? if I were a lobster I'm sure I'd find them attractive. kinda how humans find humans attractive. pull the stick out

    • @abyssstrider2547
      @abyssstrider2547 Před 7 lety +4

      Nico Andujar actually mammals are only species that has unusual mating organs beacuse every other creature has cloaca only and that is a hole where everything is being dumped out like urine and feces or even sperm and I'm not sure how they mate but it's probably by pressing onto two cloacas or by pouring sperm onto the egg like things (forgot how it is called) and there you have it!

    • @abyssstrider2547
      @abyssstrider2547 Před 7 lety

      Nico Andujar oh and reincarnation is not possible

  • @blairlohnes8103
    @blairlohnes8103 Před 7 lety +96

    So essentially we're like SSD's.

    • @dmdport745
      @dmdport745 Před 7 lety +28

      Blair Lohnes That's not a good sign. My ssd died after a little less than a year....

    • @pyroparagon8945
      @pyroparagon8945 Před 7 lety

      dmdport ssd?

    • @dmdport745
      @dmdport745 Před 7 lety +11

      Pyro Paragon Solid State Drive. Its a type of super fast hard drive for computers but with a limited number of writes before it wears down.

    • @pyroparagon8945
      @pyroparagon8945 Před 7 lety

      dmdport thanks

    • @jamesliu5910
      @jamesliu5910 Před 7 lety

      You prolly use too much Spotify.

  • @domomitsune5920
    @domomitsune5920 Před 3 lety +1

    There's a mythology about a lobster in Japan that was huge sea monster and live for over 300 years. This was before it was killed when it attacked a sea vessel. I know Legends are blown out of proportion, but with a lobster potentially being unable to die because of being biologically immortal, it's not out of the realm of possibility. Although we might refer to as a monster class known as the Kraken. A kraken just doesn't have to be a octopus or squid.

  • @TheMeiliken
    @TheMeiliken Před 5 lety +1

    It is factually impossible to die of old age. What actually happens is that when someone is so old and die, NO ONE does an autopsy on the body BECAUSE they're old. In truth, it is usually due to something else in the body going bad, like a heart attack, stroke, etc.

  • @disorganizedorg
    @disorganizedorg Před 8 lety +3

    Thanks for this channel!
    I'm a junkie for science and similar facts on somewhat offbeat topics and subscribe to several such CZcams channels. So far this one is the best I've found in terms of both presentation and research.

    • @TodayIFoundOut
      @TodayIFoundOut  Před 8 lety

      +Rich Marceau Thanks! That's always really nice to read. :-)

  • @Nozerone
    @Nozerone Před 7 lety +17

    Thanks to denial, I'm immortal!

  • @eddieblz
    @eddieblz Před 4 lety +2

    Lobsters never die of old age. They get eaten by us before they can.

  • @BuckScrotumn
    @BuckScrotumn Před 3 lety +1

    Good lord I've never seen a beard and a new set of chompers do so much for someone

  • @franklinblankenship8991
    @franklinblankenship8991 Před 7 lety +8

    scientists are actively researching ways to extend the length of or even prevent the shortening of the dna strands and have succeeded in extending the lives of lab mice...eventual medical immortality for the super rich...

    • @blitcut9712
      @blitcut9712 Před 7 lety +3

      Well as the process gets more effective and in turn cheaper, it will most likely eventually be available to the lesser rich as is typically the case with these things.

    • @yenthel3
      @yenthel3 Před 7 lety +1

      Not having telomerase in adulthood makes it harder for cancer cells to develop since they will die after a few replications. so it is a pretty good thing that we can't lengthen our telomeres.

    • @hughjanus6209
      @hughjanus6209 Před 7 lety +2

      As long as we don't find a cure for cancer that is.

    • @tommyk1210
      @tommyk1210 Před 7 lety +1

      yenthel3 Indeed, in fact many cancers are telomerase positive (about 85%) and use that to evade cell death.

    • @shadenox8164
      @shadenox8164 Před 7 lety +1

      Such is the way unfortunately, any new procedure starts expensive and lowers in price as it's refined and easier methods of replication are created.

  • @whynottalklikeapirat
    @whynottalklikeapirat Před 7 lety +7

    with me, Lobster just never gets old.

  • @tsuchan
    @tsuchan Před 6 lety

    That was one of the best 'Today found out' videos I've seen so far. Thans very much guys!!

  • @MrCJSherrill
    @MrCJSherrill Před 5 lety

    this guy enunciates his words clearer than any other

  • @philliplamoureux9489
    @philliplamoureux9489 Před 7 lety +25

    Well Done!

  • @timothyreheht6485
    @timothyreheht6485 Před 7 lety +49

    Can they get cancer?

    • @71dembonesTV
      @71dembonesTV Před 7 lety +65

      Addi Na crabs are the only cancerous crustaceans

    • @sethhelton5073
      @sethhelton5073 Před 7 lety +10

      I see what you did there

    • @l1meification
      @l1meification Před 7 lety +26

      in german language they literally ARE cancer (Krebs = crab/cancer)

    • @EnderElohim
      @EnderElohim Před 7 lety +1

      canser is almost have same prononuation with "kanser" in Turkish also kanser mean cancer :D

    • @spiderfarmsltd.9485
      @spiderfarmsltd.9485 Před 7 lety +3

      Must be why the zodiac sign for cancer is a crab, man i love learning lol

  • @judyfps5059
    @judyfps5059 Před 4 lety +6

    I’ve also heard the same thing about jellyfish .

    • @Deamons64
      @Deamons64 Před 4 lety +2

      Michael Foe it’s only a couple specific species that are like that, and one of literally reverts back to its earliest stage in life, and starts over.

    • @rahowherox1177
      @rahowherox1177 Před 4 lety

      I dunno about immortality, but I do know that if you remove a tentacle, the jelly grows a new tentacle ... and the tentacle grows a new jelly.

  • @cadenbigler
    @cadenbigler Před rokem +2

    Crazy how different he looks without his beard