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  • Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
  • www.ted.com David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a color-shifting cuttlefish, a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square's worth of neon light displays from fish who live in the blackest depths of the ocean.
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  • @ThePlaton20
    @ThePlaton20 4 роки тому +27

    The sequence at 4:22 of the octopus pattern matching with the algae has to be the most amazing footage of sea life ever captured on film. Simply breathtaking!

  • @NyeHughesWatts
    @NyeHughesWatts 9 років тому +80

    that was positively amazing.

  • @Expl0rati0n
    @Expl0rati0n 9 років тому +443

    240p we meet again.

    • @1mrbremos
      @1mrbremos 9 років тому +13

      Expl0rati0n Well, it's from 2008, you know. 240p was cutting edge back then xD

    • @Starlight_Akira
      @Starlight_Akira 8 років тому

      Old joke... But I like it :3

    • @stupickles6670
      @stupickles6670 7 років тому +4

      1080p has been around since the late 90s tho

    • @1mrbremos
      @1mrbremos 7 років тому +7

      dsbm _______ yeah but not in internet videos

    • @chadburton6732
      @chadburton6732 5 років тому

      I think we can agree Micheal Jordan of camo

  • @weaver8874
    @weaver8874 6 років тому +58

    Now he’s gone and so am I😂
    What a legend

    • @pmjl9396
      @pmjl9396 4 роки тому

      1 Subscriber with 100 Vids CHALLENGE ! what's it mean?

    • @alexbarbat8408
      @alexbarbat8408 4 роки тому

      James corden it means he’s leaving

  • @dontXyouXeva
    @dontXyouXeva 8 років тому +57

    So good I didn't even care that it was a 240p video

  • @parhhesia
    @parhhesia 8 років тому +291

    Plot twist: that guy was actually a cuttlefish.

    • @harshoperator
      @harshoperator 8 років тому +3

      +Sean Maher no he wasn't. this guy came to my door once and I said "what do you want?" and he said, "sir I'm sorry to bother you but I'm lost and stranded, and need to get home and need bus fare" so I said "well how much do you need" and he said about tree fiddy ($3.50) then I realized he was a incrustation from the paleolithic era and I said "GET OUT OF HERE YOU DAMN LOCHNESS MONSTAH, YOU NOT GETTIN MY TREE FIDDAY"

    • @ionlymadethistoleavecoment1723
      @ionlymadethistoleavecoment1723 8 років тому +9

      Maybe he's octodad...

    • @massimookissed1023
      @massimookissed1023 8 років тому +2

      +letthebutthurtbegin "Dammit woman! No wonder he keeps comin' back if you keep givin' him tree fiddy. I told you, don't be givin' no tree fiddy to no Loch Ness monsters!"

    • @sean..L
      @sean..L 7 років тому

      He's actually zoidberg

    • @lilysun7878
      @lilysun7878 4 роки тому

      You

  • @theo9339
    @theo9339 8 років тому +81

    Now hes gone and so am I

    • @pmjl9396
      @pmjl9396 4 роки тому

      Theo Mize what's it mean?

  • @amitnagpal1985
    @amitnagpal1985 5 років тому +1

    I come back to this video every two or three years. Blows my mind.

  • @Starry_Night_Sky7455
    @Starry_Night_Sky7455 10 років тому +25

    This needs waaaayyyy more views.

  • @engrmuhammadosama
    @engrmuhammadosama 4 роки тому +7

    Me: on the home page.
    UA-cam algorithm: Shepard tone illusion.

  • @JordanBeagle
    @JordanBeagle 4 роки тому +1

    5:20 "Now he's gone and so am I" I like this David Gallo guy, he's a good wit to him

  • @knuckjack
    @knuckjack 11 років тому +9

    5:13 They're clapping at an octopus, hahaha~
    But yeah, it was amazing!

  • @octoberfire13
    @octoberfire13 7 років тому +13

    Absolutely fascinating! I wonder if it would be possible to upload this video again now that it's 9 years later, in HD format so we can all see the details more clearly?

  • @AGMoyer
    @AGMoyer 8 років тому +2

    That really was amazing, it understands how to analyze the object and match it in a seemingly perfect way. Colour, light, texture? Crazy.

  • @TheGoofyMoth
    @TheGoofyMoth 9 років тому +10

    This is like visiting another planet! Wow

  • @beyondw01f3
    @beyondw01f3 7 років тому +37

    cuttlefish? more like
    *CTHULUFISH*

    • @Changetheling
      @Changetheling 5 років тому +1

      "These salt-soaked caverns are teeming with pellagic nightmares! They must be flushed out!"

  • @fridgemagnet
    @fridgemagnet 10 років тому +5

    I have been lucky enough to observe and interact with octopi whilst diving on many occasions,they never cease to amaze me and if time allows I will sometimes spend half an hour with one if I encounter a playful one, but I never persevere if the animal appears in any way perturbed.The first time one of them reached out a tentacle to touch my hand and give it a tug blew my mind. Please don't eat them if you can help it.

    • @pirut1
      @pirut1 10 років тому +1

      I'm totally with you. These are my most favorite animals in the ocean. I'm envious that you were able to play with one. While I love the ocean I get a little nervous in the water. I equate eating these animals to eating a dog.

  • @MikeS-um1nm
    @MikeS-um1nm 5 років тому

    Man, I often ONLY LISTEN to ted talks, while I'm working on art projects, but I HAD to stop AND LOOK AT THIS ONE! I could HEAR what this guy was describing and I couldn't even concentrate on what I was doing! I thought: "Whoa! I gotta see this!" I hear the word "OCTOPUS" and I'm all ears AND eyes! Probably the most incredible and intelligent creature on our planet! Just mind boggling!!

  • @kipperbill
    @kipperbill 9 років тому +39

    has this video got UA-cam's highest like to dislike ratio??? thats incredible!

    • @flames1000000
      @flames1000000 8 років тому +12

      +KipperBill OMG! I was taken here by that too!

    • @cyril4046
      @cyril4046 8 років тому +1

      +KipperBill Despite the 240p.

    • @ShouhengLiu
      @ShouhengLiu 8 років тому +1

      +KipperBill Now that you said that people's going to start disliking it :) Not saying I did but...

    • @zachary1077
      @zachary1077 8 років тому

      +flames1000000 same

  • @angelboi88
    @angelboi88 12 років тому

    I have never admired an octopus this much in my life.

  • @ReflexEight
    @ReflexEight 12 років тому +1

    Nature, space and the human body are, in my opinion, the three most mind blowing things.

  • @rileyeppler4718
    @rileyeppler4718 3 роки тому +1

    Anyone else’s mom make you watch Ted talks it’s not too bad just aggravating at times

  • @flovdm3390
    @flovdm3390 10 років тому +1

    it is amazing that those creatures know how to blend in knowing that human eyes can't notice it.

  • @Paradeoxy
    @Paradeoxy 11 років тому

    And on top of that, he was funny, charismatic, gave a good speech and to top it off, it's just polite to applaud regardless :D

  • @BiPolarBear128
    @BiPolarBear128 7 років тому +11

    LOL positively amazing ... how many times did he say those words ;-))

  • @tmsnssto6375
    @tmsnssto6375 8 років тому +4

    Thanks, Michael!

  • @harrisonheaps
    @harrisonheaps 12 років тому

    I luv how then man gets a standing ovation but to me... It looks like that octopus did all the work

  • @MsMissSunday
    @MsMissSunday 13 років тому +2

    this is why i love the sea! and all the creatures that live in it

  • @xINVISIGOTHx
    @xINVISIGOTHx 13 років тому +18

    this guy talks like he's trying to sell something on a 30 minute infomercial for nature

  • @whereeveritgoes
    @whereeveritgoes 13 років тому

    Most TED videos are 18 minutes long, but this one is only 6 minutes and the first TED video that's so amazing that I had to literally applaud!

  • @qazman4
    @qazman4 13 років тому

    I was so amazed I stood up and aplauded

  • @amjPeace
    @amjPeace 16 років тому

    That octopus at the end is a Jedi master!

  • @SaveHipHop100
    @SaveHipHop100 7 років тому +1

    the cuttlefish has been my favorite animal for years.

  • @wonwedo
    @wonwedo 11 років тому +1

    David was actually at my school in my oceanography class for a presentation!

  • @kerron68
    @kerron68 13 років тому

    TED's tagline should be: "Things worth watching". You can't go wrong with a TED video.

  • @camelCaseFTW
    @camelCaseFTW 13 років тому

    he isn't gone! he's right there!!!

  • @ZDoggMD
    @ZDoggMD 13 років тому +10

    I tried to blend into my surroundings right now at work, like that octopus. Epic fail.

    • @geckoszn
      @geckoszn 4 роки тому +1

      shut peepee head

    • @1.4142
      @1.4142 3 роки тому

      Epic fail is such an archaic term

  • @uncommonamerican
    @uncommonamerican 5 років тому

    Ted talks should be a tv channel

  • @gfc777rmc
    @gfc777rmc 13 років тому

    Its funny how most people going to these conventions just sit and listen and pretend they are super smart people, they clap and the speaker moves on. Show them cool pics regardless if they learned anything and you get a standing ovation

  • @ih4t3su
    @ih4t3su 13 років тому

    I had to watch ted talks for an assignment, I couldn't stop watching them even after I was done.

  • @Ethan_Ens
    @Ethan_Ens 3 роки тому

    Guy: *comes close to octopus*
    Octopus: Ight, ima head out

  • @Gluttey
    @Gluttey 12 років тому

    FYI for the people who doesnt know what the water in water is, it is when large mass of salt and fresh water are combined the salt water is denser so it falls below the fresh water

  • @1mrbremos
    @1mrbremos 9 років тому +3

    HOLY CRAP! Nature never fails to surprise me :)

  • @Starlight_Akira
    @Starlight_Akira 8 років тому +148

    108 people came here after searching for "most poplar video with no dislikes" just so they could dislike it...

  • @AceTheBathoundProductions
    @AceTheBathoundProductions 16 років тому

    Also, Real Science produces more entertaining results than anything that Hollywood could possibly hope to.

  • @hlodog
    @hlodog 13 років тому

    Wow. That octopus at the end was just amazing

  • @nameofthepen
    @nameofthepen 16 років тому

    Thanks IrishBSBoy for sending me something that was a pure pleasure to watch. Crusading is good, but so is replenishing the soul with beauty now and then.
    Great vid, 5*s, thanks for posting, TED.

  • @MajorMongrel
    @MajorMongrel 13 років тому

    That was the coolest thing i have ever seen! It is amazing how an octapus can not only change color, but texture also

  • @JRJigsawyer
    @JRJigsawyer 6 років тому +1

    Amazing stuff. With all of our technology we still cant even approach what that octupus could do.

  • @Killy250r
    @Killy250r 10 років тому +2

    This is why I want to study oceanography and biology. So amazing!

  • @rachelisonfirexx
    @rachelisonfirexx 14 років тому

    Ooh the ones that are neon colors are trippy. I love cuttlefish too, they're awesome :P

  • @Trippze
    @Trippze 12 років тому

    flying turkey lmao, smart and humorful

  • @PianoKeyzOfficial
    @PianoKeyzOfficial 13 років тому +5

    Thanks BMW

  • @parkgwangja2737
    @parkgwangja2737 Рік тому

    I love this so much.
    Very interesting sea creatures.
    Its fantastic.
    Simply breathtaking.

  • @NukeA6
    @NukeA6 13 років тому

    Now I know why the octopus is considered the master of stealth

  • @martinbondesson
    @martinbondesson 12 років тому

    I can imagine all kinds of neat (and dirty) stuff to do with that sort of camouflage.

  • @EvansStyle
    @EvansStyle 13 років тому +1

    4:05 words of zen. In present tense, "The Octopus's speed never exceeds the speed of Waves & Sunlight." Puttin' that on facebook.

  • @marcellocapone4925
    @marcellocapone4925 9 років тому

    I can't believe I hadn't seen this yet. Marvelous stuff.

  • @carcar2670
    @carcar2670 Рік тому

    240p got me really nostalgic!

  • @so1zy
    @so1zy 13 років тому

    ended clip was beast

  • @345shawng
    @345shawng 11 років тому

    its amazing i could watch this all day wish there were more

  • @karanthakkar04
    @karanthakkar04 6 років тому

    Best ted talk ever.

  • @DzzO
    @DzzO 11 років тому

    this dude just took the credit for the octopus awesomeness! leaving on an borrowed high note.

  • @MsJunglebird
    @MsJunglebird 13 років тому

    All of nature is a work of genius....

  • @ookaookaooka
    @ookaookaooka 11 років тому

    Octopi would make amazing artists

  • @Smiles_McGeee
    @Smiles_McGeee 13 років тому

    i wish i could do that so i would be disguised as a textbook in social studies

  • @greendaysuks505
    @greendaysuks505 13 років тому

    the awkward moment when you are the only 3 in the crowd standing up

  • @jakolishous
    @jakolishous 12 років тому

    that octopus got some skills!!

  • @Smithy082
    @Smithy082 12 років тому

    Woah, that car at the end was just amazing!

  • @joot78
    @joot78 14 років тому

    These are the kinds of things we are destroying with oil spills. We don't even know how bad it is.

  • @occultdestroyer
    @occultdestroyer 16 років тому

    4:08
    Grampa is overwhelmed with fascination

  • @SimmerSab
    @SimmerSab 13 років тому

    That octupus was awesome!I wish I could blend into my surrundings like that! :D

  • @Mojo94360
    @Mojo94360 13 років тому +1

    I liked because of the "Flying Turkey" part xD

  • @sfarzanyar
    @sfarzanyar 7 років тому

    I love you NATURE, I Love You

  • @TheDevilsAdvocate.
    @TheDevilsAdvocate. 12 років тому

    That octopus just blew my mind! WOW.

  • @Pwnage195
    @Pwnage195 12 років тому

    THAT OCTOPUS IS A SPY!!!

  • @MrIplaybaseball
    @MrIplaybaseball 12 років тому

    I feel like I'll turn around and see one of these floating through the air.

  • @WilliTune
    @WilliTune 16 років тому

    Good question.
    My guess is that they need those qualities in the ocean much more than it is important on land, for a variety of reasons.

  • @moekazool
    @moekazool 12 років тому

    Octopuses - The Chuck Norris of the sea

  • @XekTOr89
    @XekTOr89 13 років тому +1

    Positively amazing !

  • @GauntletsofRai
    @GauntletsofRai 13 років тому

    This reminds me of 'The Abyss,' ten points to anyone who's seen the movie!

  • @AMBIKARANI
    @AMBIKARANI 4 роки тому

    lovely video showcasing a variety of animals and their camouflaging techniques.

  • @Bighomer5
    @Bighomer5 10 років тому +13

    reasons I don't swim in the ocean... :D

  • @vivimaze
    @vivimaze 11 років тому

    I think what it meant was the patterns of light that the waves make as they reflect off of the ocean floor

  • @Hinduspy
    @Hinduspy 12 років тому

    There are brine pools under the ocean where the salt concentration in that water is extremely high. So, it sinks and if there is a change in elevation, it can produce a waterfall of super salty water.

  • @kailashnair4447
    @kailashnair4447 4 роки тому

    Re-watching it after 7 Years

  • @419797
    @419797 13 років тому

    If I was swimming next to some Algae then all of a sudden it turned into a octopus, I would piss my swimsuit and probably faint. LOL.

  • @nanagyamfua
    @nanagyamfua 9 років тому

    full of awe

  • @Thegeeksquadofone
    @Thegeeksquadofone 13 років тому

    Now for underwater oceans!!!

  • @ewasolonia9324
    @ewasolonia9324 2 роки тому

    WOW!!!! AMAZING!!! Thank you for sharing!

  • @kaaraayame
    @kaaraayame 11 років тому

    I love TED. So imformative yet so fascinating.

  • @umar167
    @umar167 12 років тому

    Am I the only one not in a playlist?

  • @toothfareie
    @toothfareie 13 років тому

    i love ted.

  • @MisterGrimTV
    @MisterGrimTV 3 роки тому +1

    why is the camera under water better than the one recording him

  • @reggiemass909
    @reggiemass909 6 років тому

    Fantastic speaker.

  • @RathVantas
    @RathVantas 13 років тому

    WTF! that octopus at the end blew my freaking mind!

  • @Baggytrousers27
    @Baggytrousers27 13 років тому

    octopi don't se the colours. they feel them along with the textures. that's why they're so damn good at hiding.

  • @PijusONLINE
    @PijusONLINE 12 років тому

    that Ted guy is really knowledgeable

  • @bashkillszombies
    @bashkillszombies 10 років тому +1

    Cephalopods have the intelligence of a human child, apparently. Makes you think twice before eating them, I couldn't bring myself to knowing that they're that intelligent. But their innate ability to blend in is astounding!

    • @Sotanath86q
      @Sotanath86q Рік тому

      and large ones get boiled alive in Korean restaurants...

  • @marq46
    @marq46 13 років тому

    that octopus just blue my mind