“It’s easy,” said the instructor. “Just count to five and pull on the main chute,” the instructor continued. “If that doesn’t open, count to ten and pull on the reserve chute.”
“Super easy,” he concluded. “Then you’ll float slowly to the ground, and our bus will be there to drive you back to the airport.”
The man jumped out the plane, and pulled on the main chute. Nothing happened. He pulled on the reserve chute. Nothing happened.
He looked down at the ground which was approaching fast, and said: “I bet that bus won’t be there to pick me up either.”
If I understand what is said in this video correctly the elephants can hear the subsonic sounds of thunder storms from farther away well before humans can hear the thunder from the storms. In my opinion saying that elephants can hear clouds, as it also says in the headline of this video, is an incorrect statement.
I wonder what rationale was used to justify the government awarding a $14,000,000 grant to some university to study the peeing speed of cicadas. Did the think the cicadas could be weaponized? (I’m just guessing at the grant amount, BTW)
10 feet per second of flow rate!!!!!!!!!! Amazing!!! What happens when they run out of length? (Sorry if you don’t get it. Believe it or not, it’s a cryptic joke :D )
Random tidbit – many people who have been deaf since birth that gain the ability to hear later in life are surprised to find out the sun does not make noise.
How does anyone measure what an elephant hears? Do you take their word for it? Can you provide a recording of cloud sounds, or do you mean elephants can hear thunder?
I used to waste time playing a flash game sponsored by Fanta. A vampire sat upon a giant bottle of orange soda and you’d open a bottle to fizz out for propulsion. You had to collect bottles and avoid snags to keep moving forward. I’d imagine the cicadas could do something similar and it wouldn’t be too difficult to change the “skin” on the old flash game.
Leroy 10 days ago
Hey, if you were asleep for 17 years, you’d pee pretty fast too!!
Captain Colorado 10 days ago
How do they know elephants can hear clouds?
Pickled Pete 10 days ago
A man went skydiving for the first time.
“It’s easy,” said the instructor. “Just count to five and pull on the main chute,” the instructor continued. “If that doesn’t open, count to ten and pull on the reserve chute.”
“Super easy,” he concluded. “Then you’ll float slowly to the ground, and our bus will be there to drive you back to the airport.”
The man jumped out the plane, and pulled on the main chute. Nothing happened. He pulled on the reserve chute. Nothing happened.
He looked down at the ground which was approaching fast, and said: “I bet that bus won’t be there to pick me up either.”
pearlsbs 10 days ago
If I understand what is said in this video correctly the elephants can hear the subsonic sounds of thunder storms from farther away well before humans can hear the thunder from the storms. In my opinion saying that elephants can hear clouds, as it also says in the headline of this video, is an incorrect statement.
bbc.com/reel/playlist/intelligent-creatures?vpid=p035f0g7
jasonsnakelover 10 days ago
I hope they don’t let that cloud their judgment.
One time I was 106 years and 328 days old.
May the Lord be with you as He is with me.
therese_callahan2002 9 days ago
“I’ve heard the clouds from both sides now….”
Guy from southern Indiana 9 days ago
I wonder what rationale was used to justify the government awarding a $14,000,000 grant to some university to study the peeing speed of cicadas. Did the think the cicadas could be weaponized? (I’m just guessing at the grant amount, BTW)
sarahbowl1 Premium Member 9 days ago
I had no idea clouds even made noise! Learn something new every day!
James Wolfenstein 9 days ago
10 feet per second of flow rate!!!!!!!!!! Amazing!!! What happens when they run out of length? (Sorry if you don’t get it. Believe it or not, it’s a cryptic joke :D )
chaosed2 9 days ago
Random tidbit – many people who have been deaf since birth that gain the ability to hear later in life are surprised to find out the sun does not make noise.
Gina Carson 9 days ago
With certain mushrooms, I have been able to hear clouds.
mindjob 9 days ago
That’s more about cicadas than I ever needed to know
ladykat 9 days ago
A good reason to avoid cicadas.
Angry Indeed Premium Member 9 days ago
Mr Blaschke never grew a day older after that fall, too!
FassEddie 9 days ago
With a life-span of a few weeks, them Cicadas have no time to waste!
ncorgbl 9 days ago
Wow, what brand of beer to cicadas drink?
poppacapsmokeblower 9 days ago
Be happy cicadas don’t pee for a whole second.
ncorgbl 9 days ago
“Two things fall out of the sky. Bird doo and idiots.” – SFC. Portwood, Fort Bragg North Carolina, 1971.
“Geronimo!”
poppacapsmokeblower 9 days ago
How does anyone measure what an elephant hears? Do you take their word for it? Can you provide a recording of cloud sounds, or do you mean elephants can hear thunder?
oish 9 days ago
I used to waste time playing a flash game sponsored by Fanta. A vampire sat upon a giant bottle of orange soda and you’d open a bottle to fizz out for propulsion. You had to collect bottles and avoid snags to keep moving forward. I’d imagine the cicadas could do something similar and it wouldn’t be too difficult to change the “skin” on the old flash game.
moondog42 Premium Member 9 days ago
Is RBION trying to stage a literal pi ssing contest with cicadas?
Sherlock5 9 days ago
I hope someone wasn’t given a government grant to investigate that about cicadas.
Stephen Gilberg 9 days ago
Another reason I don’t want one landing on me. (I meant a cicada, but I don’t want an elephant or a skydiver to land on me either.)
namelocdet 9 days ago
Cicadas spent all those years underground holding it. BOOM!
charles9156 9 days ago
never knew clouds made sound waves
fourteenpeeves 8 days ago
The Bush family demands a skydiving recount