Ripley's Believe It or Not by Ripley’s Believe It or Not! for March 17, 2015
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Transcript:
A healthy human's blood pressure is the same as a spider's! In 1948, Idaho airlifted 76 beavers to a new, more secluded habitat via parachute! No buzz biz! William Prouty of Oklahoma has a collection of more than 100 giant hornet nests!
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johnt204 over 9 years ago
I’d like to see the sphygmomanometer and stethoscope they used on a spider.
Templo S.U.D. over 9 years ago
I hope William’s collection has no hornets; that’s going to take a lot of anti-sting ointments!
Aussie Down Under over 9 years ago
Why William, why?
KA7DRE Premium Member over 9 years ago
Just how do you measure the blood pressure of a spideranyhow ? Who would want to ?
MJKesquire over 9 years ago
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David Riedel Premium Member over 9 years ago
How do you take a spider’s blood pressure?
BearsDown Premium Member over 9 years ago
The beavers were dropped in specially designed boxes that broke open upon landing.
http://boisestatepublicradio.org/post/parachuting-beavers-idahos-wilderness-yes-it-really-happened
goweeder over 9 years ago
“Why do I have the feeling that Ripley is scrapping the bottom of the barrel, now?”~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Maybe because the ‘Age of Miracles’is over.
donPhd over 9 years ago
I would like to see the reference to this claim. Spiders have an open circulatory system. No reference I can find has a listing of their blood pressure!
donPhd over 9 years ago
References should be given.
Charlie Fogwhistle over 9 years ago
To take a spider’s blood pressure, first you get a teeny, tiny little cuff -
Guilty Bystander over 9 years ago
I think the Idaho beavers probably came out of that experience better than the turkeys did in that episode of “WKRP in Cincinnati.”
spaced man spliff over 9 years ago
which leg of the spider does the cuff go onto?