These squids can fly... no, really - Robert Siddall
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- čas přidán 10. 01. 2021
- Dive into the incredible flying capabilities of squids, and how they use flight as a survival tactic.
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In 1947, explorers noticed a strange phenomenon while crossing the Pacific Ocean. Somehow, small squid known to live deep beneath the waves kept appearing on the roof of their boat. The crew was mystified- until they saw the squids soaring above the sea for roughly 50 meters. How and why do these marine creatures take to the sky? Robert Siddall explores the high-flying capabilities of cephalopods.
Lesson by Robert Siddall, directed by Matt Reynolds.
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"It's a bird!"
"It's a plane!"
"It's a squid."
Or doc ock
"It's a kid?"
I laughed WAY to hard at this
😂😂😂
Lmao blackpink reference
Imagine being a captain on a very fast ship and just seeing a FRICKING SQUID FLYING AT THE SAME SPEED THAT THE BOAT IS GOING
Yes, blackbeard what direc-
*W H O O S H*
WHAT THE-
Racing time
it's a SQUID MISSILE
@@valzalel5203 YES EXACTLY
@@fredyang5074 🤣🦑
“A squids typical flight trajectory” I never thought I would hear that
@@jnstuff6258 Squidward
Of course squids can fly, that's how they reached planet earth.
true
Very true
You're not funny at all
@@lol-ti5ck this is no joke, this is truth!
Haven't you seen the responses?
@@lol-ti5ck this is no laughing matter!
Sailor: *just doing his thing*
Squid: hey man how ya doing
Sailor: What a squid?
Squids: *yeet*
"pretty goo- HOLY SH-"
NICE
Squid: a yo what the
I love how the title has to clarify that it isn't kidding and the squids can in fact, fly.
wow thanks for telling that mr einstein
It is all perfect until there would be a guy commenting *"God is great"*
Hundreds of clickbait thumbnails and titles have eroded our trust. This was necessary.
*squidding
And I still didn’t believe it until I watched the video
"And they sailed half the length of a football field! I swear!"
"Wow! What's a football field?!"
The artist was very vivid about the squid eyes -> 4:32
@@MikeLaRock88 it seems i forgot to add the timestamp
Thanks for adding the time stamp I was completely lost for 2 months
yeah maybe they should make a video about the evolutionary advantage of having your eyes do that in flight.
Forget Eagles, Frodo should've flown with the Squids into Mordor.
The best comment doesn't exis...
FLY YOU SQUIDS! FLY!
Eh I’m sure the next book in the stormlight archive will have those
okay but what happens if a squid tries to take the ring
is that a cthulhu or a mindflayer situation.
i need answers
@@lettuceprime4922 well Cthulhu never had any ties or relationships with rings so, I think the other one
Ocean predator: corners sea squid
Sea squid : I believe I can fly.
I believe I can touch the sky
I think about it every now and then
Spread my wings and fly away
How would they be cornered in an ocean?
@@malkolmmonomoy7890 land
We finally discovered that squids in Minecraft are not glitching, just flying around
Og glitch, I remember first seeing that on zackscottgames Minecraft zoo video
ahhh yes this makes sense
@@GeneralPatton88 no hacking is not wanted so hacking is breaking the laws of physics that is not wanted
Squid: We skipped land unlike birds lol
And birds skipped on land 🤣
Meanwhile:
*A kraken casually flying around the world*
😂 you just made my day
Lollll
Is that what the flying spaghetti monster is?
Unfortunately the Kraken is still in the ocean. See Colossal Squid, the real life creature that ancient sailors referred to as the Kraken. Yes, the Kraken is real.
@@calebmurray4438 😨
If schools taught like TedEd does, kids would love it lol
A whole pandemic, everyone learning from videos and no teacher has done projects like these :(
@@zengara11 The best teacher is always yourself, not based around what others think will make you learn, but instead based around what you will like to learn.
That’s why I really like Montessori schools they make everything fun
If I learned this sh*t they’d have my attention right away lmfao
ok but why do you need to know this exactly ? The point most student do about math is even more pronounced here. What can I do with that information ?
Lol “it’s like a car, it goes 0-60 in 1 second.”
Tesla and dodge have been quiet since they saw this. 😂
?
@@markymiguelflores5782 100km/h is roughly 62mph. A fast modern street car generally take around 3 to 5 secs (some are faster) to reach this speed. 1sec is Top fuel dragster territory.
@@glavos7536 Our small car takes 14 sec to reach 100 :(
PEUGEOT HAS ONE
Whoever animated this needs their own show
Also are you telling me that when squids fly its almost the equivalency of Dogs getting the Zoomies??
I thought that was a cat thing...or at least I only know of cats doing it...
Things that probably freaked out the people who saw them for the first time:
Talking parrots
Flying squids/fish
Jumping beans
Things that still freak out the people who see them:
Flying cockroaches
I'd take a flying squid over a flying cockroach anyday. LMAOO
@@rupertgarcia I hear you
@@rupertgarcia unless it launches itself at you at 100km/h
@@bloogibloo9901 if it kills me instantly I won't mind
@@rupertgarcia same
02:00AM
me: time to sleep
TED: "These squids can fly"
me: OK
Lol same now XD
*preceeds to watch TED-ED videos until 6 am*
2:12 am
For me its about 7 : 55 ... why am I still awake?
The animation on this is stunning and hilarious to just look at
Prepare to be in awe once a colossal squid attempts this. The experience would be cinematic.
I'm afraid physics means it will be like watching elephants jump.. not so much :)
@@tim40gabby25 Whales jump out of the water, clearly it would be possible for a giant squid.
@@TrinicFury yes, but flight no
giant squid would be more so
Have you seem orcas or dolphins mate? Same thing so its possible
Meanwhile that "flying" fish is just falling with style
Yeah like Buzz Lightyear
@@ericantonio5492 There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. -- Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Imagine breathing and swimming AND flying AT THE SAME TIME
Ducks do that
@@Sumnerstrain pro gamer move
Fish do that.
i do that
Do that
Luckily no one says “yea when squids fly”
You mean sadly? Because if people said that you could actually prove them wrong. (And laugh as they crumble from the inside.)
"A squid's acceleration is the same as a car, going from 0 to 100km/hr in just over a second." Not sure Ted is familiar with cars.
I think he meant that the squid accelerates at the same rate as a car going from 0 to 100 kph in 1 second would accelerate.
@@outandabout259 Going from 0 to 100kph in 1 second is* the acceleration; it is not relative or scaled. The point is that cars in general have nowhere near that rate of acceleration (maybe top fuel drag cars can).
@@mr2loser and that shows very well how absurd the acceleration of the squid is. I don't know what you thought I was saying but I did not say the acceleration was in any way scaled or relative.
@@outandabout259 It shows that the video writers don't know how fast cars accelerate.
Ted ?
They think happy thoughts as they sprinkle themselves in pixie dust
Ah those memories
xD
Is it courage the cowardly dog reference?
@@ifrazali3052 Are you being serious?
@@toomuchtime4896 I don't know man
What is he referring?
"Earth got some weird sh*t growing on it" - Charles Darwin probably
Actually, I think I said that once
@@Yoda-wf6bu me too lmao
“How do squids fly?”
I DIDNT EVEN KNOW THEY COULD FLY!!!
"That isn't flying, it's falling with style"
Woody.
Gliding actually, just what squirrels do. "Flying" has the ability to goes up, side, down while gliding only has the capability to control taking off.
Squid doesnt fly, they only glide
@@darwinabel6100 gliding is just falling with style
@@darwinabel6100 I'm tempted to call this a r/woosh moment but I'm not 100% sure.
I thought you said it’s FAILING with style, as in the failing exams.
Imagine Squids evolving to the point where they can fly indefinitely and breath oxygen as well
That's a thought which may become reality
"Evolving" 💩💩💩
@@moatazbillah5443 yeah you're right. Everything popped out of the ground fully formed xD
@@Corusame meh, whatever helps you sleep at night.
They already breath oxygen.
"it's amazing, these squids can fly!"
Minecrafters: *yea, they tend to do that*
lol
They were right all along
They called me a mad man
LMAOOOOOOOOO. 🤣🤣🤣
Yuup
Their eyes hanging half out while flying was done done well 😂😂😂
The animation has such great comedic timing and expression. Even in stillness 🤣💀 so so good.. so masterful
4:01 Yall gotta know, this scene was a masterpiece. Migrating Birds, and squids, in harmony.
I stg
People who play Splatoon: hey I've seen this one before!
Everyone else: what do you mean? It's brand new!
I was literally searching for a comment that talks about Splatoon's superjump ability. xD
Woomy
Finally a splatoon comment
Woomy
Ah yes, anything cephalopod-related will always attract Splatoonists.
Squid: flying
Sailors: what the squid doin'??
Oh wow, I have long thought cephalopods are the most badass creatures on Earth, and I keep finding out more and more amazing facts about them. OF COURSE THEY CAN FLY, HOW COULD THEY NOT. Praise Cthulhu!
Great animation by the way
Meanwhile, there was a sea sponge that can actually fly with his inflatable square pants.
Lol yes
At least a sea sponge won't kill us
pretty sure a certain pink sea star follows it
And he also makes tasty Patties
Eveeybody ask how are squids flying, but never how are squids feeling.
According to squidward they feel like misunderstood artists
They feel like a missile
No, the feel like a torpedo
@@halalalouloulou3882 was I the only kid that thought squidward wasn't bad on his clarinet?
They feel like they are cool
I have never, NEVER seen or heard of a presentation like this. Thank you for dedicating your time for teaching us.
Id love to look forward in time a million years and see if they ever evolve true flight, leading to a breed of land squid developing. Id like that very much.
True fear. That would be terrifying
I can see cephalopod aliens being a thing. Good dexterity with little tentacles.
@@atticus2581 i agree, not like I actually know anything but i think the potential to use tools is more important than the intelligence needed to make them. Look at dolphins, they’re decently accepted to be #2 in intelligence but do to their physical limitations all they seem to “create” is pufferfish narcotics and fish fleshlights
4:05 Ah, yes. The occasional flock of flying squid migrating. lol
A group of squid is called a squad
This killed me lmfao
Imagine they are just flying carlessly and land on an island
They looked like a flock of, umm... genitalia. 4:05
@@cemeterydawgsentertainment5792 *stop, please*
Fliying squids huh?
Nothing surprises me anymore after this crazy year
Hahaha True that!
You mean 2021, it has just begun
@@Gaurav-cy5lu just wait for Cthulhu, then the real fun begins
Added this one to the list (in no particular order):
- Flying squids
- Murder hornets
- Planet of the apes style heist with monkeys stealing covid test samples
- Entire continents on fire
- Pandemic
- First helicopter flies on mars
@@bramvanduijn8086 another One for apocalipse bingo!
Squids are so amazing. Almost alien-like but just well adapted ancient creatures
Your brain has been corrupted by science fiction.
The animation was on point and made the subject even more interesting !
What an Inkredible fact. Really had me inking
Good one! Lmao
Lol
Dad joke of the year
Really good one🤣
I had an inkling that I might find these puns…
It didn’t take an inkredibly long time to do so.
STICK THEM TO YOUR BACK AND YOU'VE GOT SQUID JETPACKS
INVENTION 10,000,000,000,000
SQUIDPACKS
No its not enogh forces. We need more squids!
MORE SQUIDS AND YOU'VE GOT A ROCKET
DAMN THIS IS AN EPIC IDEA
This has given me a newfound respect for Squidward.
He is an octopus, he clearly has an inferiority complex tho
this is the inspiration for the super jump in Splatoon actually!
TED-Ed never ceases to amaze me.
Oh, so that‘s how Super Jumping in Splatoon works!
Congratulations! You earned a trophy and a cookie! 🏆🍪
*bold text*
So are the squid actually generating pump-jet thrust while airborne, or do they break the surface @ 100 kmph and then glide, perhaps in surface effect?
And along the same lines, if they can go fast enough to stay airborne like a plane, how far could they go if they really wanted?
i got the impression that they do the latter, as thrusting while in the air would compromise their gliding structure... still, this seems like an excellent scifi animal.
no, they can't create thrust while airborne lol
Just the thing I needed to watch at 5:00 AM in the morning!
My recommendations knows me so well (;
This made me say “aerodynamics of a squid” out loud and burst out laughing lmao
Tf ??
@@ahhtoofast2714 Tf?
@@stonywho6041 Tf?
@@benjaminrumbewas4057 Tf??
@@tdawg719 Tf?
People: likes catchy titles
TED: *YOU SAW NOTHING YET KID*
This has been in my recommended for weeks... I'll have to watch it
Now I've gotta find some footage of squid flying, to see this in action lol.
Did anyone look up about “Flying Squids” videos after they watched this?
@Aa A czcams.com/video/tMk7p0SBQWo/video.html
This was all i could find
@@darcotheapple5817 thank you
Why isn't there is almost no video of flying squids???
Also, Gliding close to the surface of the water, will generate a higher pressure of air below the 'wings', which helps maintain flight. For other animals, this saves energy (as much as 1/2 energy consumption) this is called the 'Ground effect'
Absolutely love the animation in this one
It's probably also worth considering the ground effect makes flying near the water easier.
Fun fact: Without these flying squids, Nintendo wouldn’t be able to come up with the idea of super jumping when developing the game Splatoon.
Nice!
This explains why the inklings of Splatoon can jump into battle from respawn as they are part squid and squids can fly.
You earn a trophy and a cookie too! 🏆🍪
@Liam Binsfeld wait so will squids actually e-
This is by far the COOLEST fact I've learned in a long time.
Dude I saw this and just laughed out loud out of sheer surprise and amusement when it hit me that squids can in fact fly
Imagine being trickshotted by a goddamn squid
360 squid
Splatoon
Now what in the flying squirrel is this
*flying squid
lol yes
@@ScaredyCat033 🤦♂️
was really hoping for live footage, but cool non the less.
I was surprised not to hear any mention of the ground effect on low level flight.
Woody: You're flying!!!
Squid: This isn't flying. This is gliding... WITH STYLE!!!
4:32 is my new background lol the animation is actually amazing!
Saw this comment with seconds to spare... Thanks for the heads up 🤣😂 Definitely a dope background
You just blew my mind. Thank you.
This was something I never knew but I’m glad I did. The world is so much larger than I ever thought
I clicked on the Ted ed video as fast as the flying squids
Imagine thousands of years from now on they would have evolved to stay in air for a longer duration and would be able to fly at much higher speed.
Sailors look out their window and there's giant squids flying at the speed of sound
it’d be cool if they even become amphibious and can fly around the sky away from predators and compete with seagulls
SPLATOON
Really interesting topic and this animation was impeccable
Fascinating behaviour and great animations, thank you.
I love how their eyes are just popping out their heads and look like flags when they fly
Crabs: *sees birds
Crab: those must be levitating gods that pick off the unworthy.
You know what’s cooler than this animation of flying squid? Real video footage of flying squid
4:31 I bet ur really proud of that animation, it looks great
THE SQUID UPRISING IS IN MOTION, SOON THE WORLD WILL BE IN OUR TENDRILS
Wait..... *OUR?*
*tentacles
OUR COMMUN- _cough cough_ sorry. OUR SQUIDIST REVOLUTION WILL SOON BECOME REALITY!
nice minceraft reference
@@samtepal3892 it's from a minecraft vid
Fun fact: After watching this video some people would search up “flying squid”.
I actually wasn't going to thanks for reminding me
I hadn't even finished the video.
"Without the resistance of water, a squid's acceleration is the same as a car: 0-100kph in just over a second."
Yeah, that's beyond Supercar Territory. For Real.
Not really. Tesla's go 0-60 in around 2-3 seconds
@@fryderyktube3d the squid is still faster
Wow the animation in this is amazing!
Fun Fact: Everyone is first until they refresh their page!
almost everyone
only one will be real
No Ted Ed was first
Nobody knows who really is the first one
I love the animation Ted Ed
nice clip, many thanks 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Squids can fly in some sort of way.
I forgot what it's called but they jump far in the air so they can help out their teammates when they're getting inked by the opponent. I think it was called super jumping? Simply squids can fly or jump in the air very far.
so, a variable geometry jet drone that shoots ink and also doubles as a submarine.
And we call ourselves advanced....
I love that y’all are using the metric system & not even bothering with US Measurements. Hopefully more channels follow your lead so we can finally be done with the cumbersome US System & adopt the much better Metric System globally
Is it just me or is the animation as breathtaking as the fact that squid can fly
That's absolute new for me, love it
Last time I was this early, Ted-Ed was still hearting comments
I think we’re witnessing a small step in evolution of how fish came up from the sea to land
Imagine, the squids that escape predators and fly higher and longer will breed eventually features fit for air will come up....
I don't think air has enough mass to allow them to propel themselves with it, so they will always need water. But they can certainly increase their range and flight duration. Eventually they might start hunting birds.
I had no ideas squids could fly, this is amazing!
Thank you for the video, it was really funny and educative. :'D
Sqiudward knew how to fly,by using a leafblower
imagine a distant future where squids evolved to be able to achieve full flight and can just hunt other smaller flying creatures for a quick snack
Another reason why they'd fly close to the ground is due to something called the ground effect. by flying at an altitude lower than the wingspan of your aircraft, the air bounces off the water and back onto your wings, creating more lift.
The pov flight animation of the squids is brilliant.