NASA Studied Dolphins to Understand Aliens

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Breaking the Chains of Gravity: www.amazon.com...
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Sources:
The Girl Who Talked to Dolphins, BBC Documentary
SETI: www.seti.org/p...
The Guardian: www.theguardia...
History: www.history.co...
National Radio Astronomy Observatory: public.nrao.ed...
johnclilly.com
Astronautical and Aeronautical Events of 1962, NASA publication
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Music: Rogueport Sewer from Paper Mario

[@ketsuekikumori9145]

Translation from Dolphinese: Thank you for all the fish.

[@cmdraftbrn]

so long.

[@lmamakos]

@@cmdraftbrn Thanks!

[@lawrencebraun7616]

Dolphins are not fish

[@TheCorpseGames]

@@lawrencebraun7616 no, they just eat them, which is why they are thankful for the fish.

[@xyzpdq1122]

So long

[@falcon_three_fifty]

I'm glad to see you upload again, Amy! I missed your videos.

[@jamesk370]

My sentiments exactly 👍

[@markrix]

Hey its our girl!! 😊

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For NOT flooding your vids with AI images...WE SALUTE YOU !! So thankful for your return. Amy, any topic , no matter how tangentially related to Vintage Space is welcome as your content is so well researched and authentic !

[@realulli]

She's a trained historian... ;-)

[@galmud1508]

"The last ever dolphin message was misinterpreted as a surprisingly sophisticated attempt to do a double-backwards-somersault through a hoop whilst whistling the 'Star Spangled Banner', but in fact the message was this: So long and thanks for all the fish." Always keep your towel close at hand.

[@LikeTheBuffalo]

Vintage Space + LSD + Dolphins = Recipe for Success

[@erjino]

At very least, it's bound to be a trip.

[@Insightfill]

Me: "Oh, another click bait title on KZbin." Me, two minutes later: "Ok, not click bait. This is FASCINATING."

[@MichaelWinter-ss6lx]

Under water drugs do not work.

[@Bwachaauh]

It's nice to see a video from The Vintage Space again. I've missed them.

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It's actually a one woman show

[@OrcephRye]

@@Arghira You are forgetting about Pete the cat! Super important member of the staff!

[@dad_jokes_4ever226]

Wow , I thought the LSD and aliens would've been the weirdest part of this video..... I was wrong , so very wrong .....

[@jamesengland7461]

yeah...

[@Blinkerd00d]

My friends and I used the Drake equation to calculate the number of cats in our respective neighborhoods. The answers varied WILDLY, and none of them were remotely close. Yes, we actually went around and asked people if they owned a cat and if so, how many. I personally can say I only missed a few houses and tried to get in contact with everyone. It was a very interesting, albeit very nerdy, experiment.

[@paulhorn2665]

Thats a fascinating experiment!

[@Timberwolf69]

Glad to have this little corner of the internet back. I thoroughly missed your storytelling.

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Nice to see you again !

[@Frostfly]

Great to hear your voice again, enjoyed your book a great deal 🙂

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Amy is back!!!❤

[@AIprotopia]

Great video, Amy. You were not joking about some weirdness. 😮 Looking forward to what you are working on next.

[@msmrx57]

Happy to get to watch another Vintage Space video!! BTW awesome top!

[@JKwakulla]

So glad you're back Amy. I see many comments on Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxie "so long and thanks for all the fish" Another on topic book series is David Brin's Uplift Series. Amy, if you are not familiar with Brin, I highly recommend him.

[@johndemeritt3460]

Loved the story! Loved the blouse -- it's almost Halloween again, and the vintage sci-fi movie theme blouse works so well with the story. Also loved the artwork on the wall behind you. Missed Pete, though -- even if I'm not a cat person myself. I hope all's well with Pete . . . .

[@kevinmello9149]

Yeah, the 60's were a very weird time. Great to have you back, your vids always have lots of detail that isn't usually available

[@pwissink1]

First: how’s Pete? Second: amazing story. As an animal lover I try to understand how animals think. As long as you don’t compare them to humans and the way humans act and respect them, you can get a strong bond. That also makes Communication in a certain hight possible. I wonder how far we can communicate with marine live nowadays.

[@blueline308]

You're BACK !!!!

[@thomasfortner6678]

I'm glad you're back, Amy. I missed your intelligent commentary and historical expertise.

[@RickRolling-tc7vb]

The 60's were a wild time, glad I missed them. Thanks Amy, always good stories from you, always something to learn.

[@bobwhit1544]

"It did not go as planned!" Best delivery of understatement ever!

[@jamiecole2096]

It’s so good to have you back.

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So happy to have you back.

[@ShaneSchrute]

This is so fascinating! Thank you for the video Amy! Love your videos. ❤❤

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God bless you Amy! So glad to see you back on YT! Keep up the good work, we're all counting on you!

[@johnmiles2339]

Yep, I'm glad you're back.

[@kevinbrown4892]

Loving the new presentation style with section titles. Keep up the good work.

[@MunchkinKF]

I have missed your content and presentation style, welcome back!

[@AlienVibesss]

This was an...interesting one. Glad you're back so I can learn about some really obscure history!

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I love to watch your videos...I get to see you, talking to us about something, and in a way that shows you truely love the things you talk about with us. And we get to see you and your killer smile. It makes me feel good about you and what you talk about. Sure that lots of people feel the same. You are a hidden jewel in the online world of dirt.

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Welcome back! Liking the new format :0)

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So great to have you back!!! We missed you!

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Nice job! I look forward to the next episode of The Vintage Space! 🥂

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Amy is back! Yay

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Always a joy when a new video drops!

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Glad to see you making excellent content again Amy!

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Glad to see you back posting videos. Looking forward to finding out about your new projects.

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Much love and much thanks, for your time. Super happy fans here, and we are so thankful for your uploads. Stay well and keep doing on your time and your readiness!

[@tilongatao]

What a great installment. Loved this one, thank you! Like the olden days.

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Fab content, a really interesting story and great to see you back uploading content again. All the very best 👍.

[@donclark3017]

Interesting all through. Love the blouse!

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So happy to see you back! Love your vids and the curious topics you discuss! 👍🤔

[@ohiopat]

YEA!!! A new Vintage Space!!

[@jerryrajotte3040]

You could tell us about a day old ham sandwich and make it fascinating. Keep up the good work.

[@dad_jokes_4ever226]

I reckon they took the LSD first and then said " I can talk to Dolphins .... AND ALIENS ! "

[@mikeg2939]

Sounds about right.

[@barto4678]

Hopefully they gave some to the dolphins 🐬 and Aliens 👽. Cause you know, sharing is caring.

[@DistracticusPrime]

@@barto4678 Maybe that's why they keep coming back? And maybe that's why all the crashing? 👽 🛸 🎆

[@barto4678]

@@DistracticusPrime it is possible

[@MrChief101]

If only they'd had a waterproof TV... Flipper might have been the best educator at man/dolphin interaction... Great to see you back on the wide screen (Instagram dig) and hinting at bigger things!

[@mrsmith4662]

So good, Amy & Vintge Space is back (a truly interesting historian).

[@Laurentix1701]

It's so good to see you again, Amy! Thanks for all the fish.

[@raymonddimuzio5115]

You know I love your coverage of the science of the early 1960s but this one is way out there! Have fun Amy!

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

This is such a 60s story - it also explains some of the most groovy aspects of Star Trek. The One With the Whales had scientific grounds.

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Amy, great to see you and your content anywhere. I love watching The History Channel and seeing you pop up! Get the book folks in line, if you wrote it I want to read it.

[@keithmorocks]

It's a great story. Keep on keeping on. You're a great storyteller!

[@paulsidhuUK]

Great to see you again Amy!

[@ZachmanFM]

I remember first hearing about John Lily's endeavors years ago on Penn and Teller's BS. Thank you for the much more detailed (pun intended) deep-dive into the subject! Great video with a better zoom out on the subject than I've seen before. 👍

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Glad to see you back!

[@SteveJ0966]

Hey, welcome back Amy! I would say you look ready for Hallowe'en, but more likely the season's simply aligning once again with your natural aesthetic. 😉

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That is a VERY COOL top!

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So glad to have you back. 🎉❤

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Amy!!! Good to see another video from you!

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Delightful to watch you and learn from you! Thanks for sharing!!

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You are super cool thank you Vintage Space

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Excited to be this early to a Vintage Space video!

[@tarasaurus98]

Amy is back! And talking about dolphins now, most excellent.

[@jonranper]

Thank you Amy for another enlightening video! What a wild story.

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WE MISS YOU AMMMYYYY!!!

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So good to have you back

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The weird, interesting, and unusual from NASA. Thank you Amy, keep the content coming!

[@cascadesouthernmodeltrains7547]

We communicate in a unique way, most animals communicate in very complex ways with body language playing as much or more than vocalizations do. I would imagine early humans were much the same bus as we developed new technologies we adapted to new ways to communicate and now we rely far less on communication the way our animal companions do. This was a very interesting story.

[@MichaelWinter-ss6lx]

If I understood you right, I can tell you that you are missing very much about the communication around you....

[@cascadesouthernmodeltrains7547]

@@MichaelWinter-ss6lx No, I was just referring to the fact that the body language plays a much smaller part in us humans than it does with animals. Plus we have also the ability to communicate via written language which is also very unique to us only. No other animal on this planet has developed a written language. We are unique and because of our use of various forms of technology we have lost what most other animals still do regularly.

[@SasquatchDanny]

This is a wild story! Thanks for sharing it with us.

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So glad you're back.

[@mycosys]

Thumbnail also the answer to am i watching this RIGHT NOW!

[@zebragod69]

Love that you’re back!!!!! And with another fantastic video!

[@billisaacs702]

Excellent story and presentation Amy.

[@MrMartinae06]

Great video! Thanks for all the research you put into this... very awesome to hear! I knew there was a lot that has gone on, but it's nice that you packaged it up!

[@gregorychaney7604]

Another excellent episode. Keep up the good work! Cheers from Alaska

[@67comet]

I love the new format and direction Thank you for continuing your content .

[@TexasNight]

Great Vid! Welcome back!

[@mybackhurts7020]

My grandfather worked with them. He won’t talk about a lot of it just the one that would poke him in the ribs when they were sneaking up a canal 😅

[@TypoKnig]

Fascinating story, and very 1960s. I’m looking forward to your next book!

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This is the stuff! Glad to have you back

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Excellent! Thank you and I can't wait for your new book!

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Welcome back! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@RCAvhstape]

Well now, that story took an unexpected turn. Something I've thought about is that even if a species is intelligent, that doesn't automatically mean it will develop technology at all, let alone radio. Dolphins are believed to be quite smart, but they don't have any real way to work with tools and don't really seem too interested in learning to talk to humans. Some apes can operate simple machines and can learn limited sign language but don't seem too interested in much more than that, even when spending much of their life around humans. Assuming there are alien species out there, even intelligent ones, they may simply just not be the same "type" of intelligence that humans are, the type that builds tools, machines, multiple languages, and civilization. All of the assumptions made in things like the Drake Equation are just humans projecting our own image on the universe and expecting to see something similar, because we have ourselves as the only data point.

[@youreale]

Completely agree... maybe we're not "intelligent", at all.

[@RCAvhstape]

@@youreale I never said that, and I very much dislike misanthropy. There is nothing to gain by hating on your own species or group.

[@youreale]

@@RCAvhstape Whoa... there is nothing hateful in my comment (certainly not my intention). My point is that our notion of intelligence might be flawed because we base our benchmarks on creatures with less brain capacity. Perhaps the baseline of intelligence in our galaxy (assuming we’re not alone) is far superior to ours, meaning we may not be as smart as we think we are. Got it?

[@RCAvhstape]

@@youreale Got it. Sorry but I just read it as the usual "no intelligent life here" joke, which sets me off.

[@deanallenjones]

Always impressed by your research and presentation. But AMAZED that you managed to talk about the manual relief of a dolphin without making it pervy and weird. Just explained the why and the what and moved on without dwelling on it or reading too much into it.

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I hope you do a Pluto update soon. Your Pluto In a Minute videos were very fun!

[@Rafaga777]

What an interesting story. Thanks for this great video. Btw: love your fantastic narration.

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Fascinating story. Thank you!

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I've missed you! Welcome back! ❤ I love all your episodes.

[@dirkbonesteel]

You win the internet for the topic alone. Most original and interesting video this year by anyone

[@spd579]

Mind blower! Stuff I never knew. Thank You!

[@kevinp1904]

Good to see you again. Hope life is going good. See you are breaking out the Halloween clothing. Better than Christmas. ;)

[@stevenbowman7766]

Welcome back Amy , nice to see you back in the saddle , don't however give up on that dream of all vintage , it will come , just a little at a time X

[@cordial001]

What a story - well told too. Thank you for your work

[@kurwacozajebanynick]

Great video, Amy! Thanks!

[@markhuebner7580]

Amazing story & a lovely presentation! Thanks Ms. Teitel!

[@luddite6239]

Fascinating - and all new to me! Thank you.

[@Chrysaetos3]

Great to see another new video from you! Cool legitbait, of course I was going to click through for more details. The more I read about scientific research in the 60s, the wilder it gets! They were probably up there with the Victorians when it came to crazy ideas to test.

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Glad you're back.

[@mikeflip79]

Wild story, Cool to get more of the background inspiration for the Ecco the Dolphin Games

[@corynardin]

You have the most interesting and obscure history stories.