Sixth grader credited with scientific breakthrough on lionfish

For a school science fair project, a Florida sixth grader studied lionfish and is now being credited with a scientific breakthrough. The research has changed the way these deadly fish are handled. Vicente Arenas reports.

[@Sleepy_Cattt]

"Scientific breakthrough" "3rd place" What

[@vincecloudchaser2486]

"Unfair science fair"- doofenshmirtz on baking soda volcano always winning the contest.

[@RubLox_Live]

A representation of the American school system

[@kaurk800]

@@RubLox_Live literally. My school had an art competition, I entered (7th grade) and that thing was stupid- like I’m not saying mine was better but they definitely didn’t care abt talent or effort since 1st and 2nd place were below the grade 6th. They could have hade different grade levels?! Not to mention different genres since second was a poem- we didn’t even get our art pieces back they just took them, but we got to take a picture with it to put on their website I guess 🙄

[@creativesparks2164]

See doesn’t this show you how the education system is... It sure did reassure me. Schools are way below the level of very important subjects.. So you can be the smartest person making so many new discoveries but still fail because it’s not written in the premade books with all the old stuff

[@creativesparks2164]

@ChatyBug.MS YESSS why don’t they give them back 😡😭 I miss my art that I’ll never see again wth do they need it for??!

[@nolife7799]

*”And in first place we have, Timmy with his baking soda volcano”*

[@rockshopcookies]

Second place would be socks that didn't get soggy if you stepped in something wet lol

[@theoverseer393]

curse you perry the platypus!

[@D4rknd]

Is Timmy’s baking soda volcano the one that beat Dr.Doofenshmirts

[@LegendaryKazooMann1936]

Not gonna lie, your Kermit pfp goes great with that comment!

[@G384Gaming]

2nd place was the gummy bear light project

[@H-_.9]

Scientifically minded kid: *exists CBS broadcaster: "ShE hAs BrAcEs" and "WoMeN In ScIeNcE"

[@tqas3466]

Bruh what does gender have to do with anything, I was literally looking for this comment

[@palindrome__3746]

i don't remember the broadcaster saying anything like that. i couldve missed it so direct me to where they said that or something hinting at that. im pretty sure they were just doing a report on a smart kid who is credited for a scientific breakthrough

[@palindrome__3746]

oh wait nvm found it...wow...thats dumb that they said that...sorry, i didnt hear it the first time

[@judesmith7184]

@@tqas3466 Dude, you said it yourself. "what does gender have to with anything"? That's were he is getting at. Why do you need to say "WoMen In ScIeNcE"? What difference does it make that a women discovered something new about science than a man?

[@olbs_]

@@judesmith7184 yeah i think that's what they meant

[@The_Horizon]

I mean not like everyone can somehow obtain venomous lionfish and dozens of fish-tanks and equipment for that

[@yusha1059]

bruh moment

[@H128]

I feel like we share the same recommended cause i see you everywhere

[@OhSamyy]

I’m from the same area she is and I can guarantee you anyone around here can go out to the water and nab some lion fish...

[@grayless8887]

Alright, let's see, if this was NOT a verified commentator, and it was just a normal person commenting this. Chances are the comment would have no likes. Like I'm not saying this is a bad comment, it's just not funny. But since this IS a verified comment, expect your likes to skyrocket bud.

[@MelanieThibodeauMellythibs]

yeah, but she need to get the equipment somewhere...

[@lexo6987]

Who tf has first place did the other kid invent time travel or something

[@sp.skater4901]

Naw bruh prolly a volcano 😒

[@francisgy6113]

@@cttdd yeah nothing special when i was 6 years old i had already made 8 scientific breakthroughs

[@jaylindsey8508]

@@francisgy6113 same, nothing special

[@jsgv7935]

@@francisgy6113 yeah pfft Einstein and his relativity lmao at 6 I had made 69 breakthroughs

[@chickenwiggies4365]

Underrated comment

[@CM-rg9zg]

She got third place. Probably first place: a volcano

[@leepagnini6273]

We've had volcanoes for years!

[@RyanMartinezUkulelelessons]

"A baking soda volcano"

[@onetwocue]

A baking soda changed up with neon food colors. That didn't exist in the 80s and 90s. Better yet, they added glitter to it also to make it shine!

[@geoh7777]

Second place went to an experiment that proves that the light actually goes off when you close the refrigerator door.

[@aaronmikhael1884]

This comment reminded me of doofenshmirtz

[@catatonicbug7522]

The most important part of science is asking the right questions. She managed to ask a question no one else had thought to ask. Curiosity is vital for innovation to happen.

[@preciousbell4573]

Behind her success there’s a great adviser, her father. He’s not just a marine biologist but also a great educator.

[@kami-md1tb]

"they just keep eating, they don't stop" you and I are not so different

[@nerdvana8086]

LMAOOOO

[@jasminegiles6907]

Yes.

[@abyss_maal]

I was eating noodles on my bed and I saw this comment and snorted and now noodles are everywhere >:(

[@Facivita]

@@abyss_maal Why would you lie about that

[@abyss_maal]

@@Facivita what

[@SquidWORDier]

"And somehow, I still lost to a baking soda volcano" -Dr. Doofenshmirtz

[@Vindkast]

HA!

[@dominicwall1932]

HA!

[@harrisonbryan3530]

LMAO

[@shi.xianhui]

HA!

[@User_Here414]

E

[@Will_Rx]

This girl just secured her self a position in college/ graduate school and possibly medical school. Amazing story to write about in her future!

[@TooReelFishing]

Definitely didnt no school caees wether you mad a "breakthrough" that no one will ever use or care about plus either her dad mad this or gave her the equipment and the idea

[@xsajahx5408]

@@TooReelFishing schools do care about this stuff.

[@TooReelFishing]

@@xsajahx5408 schools care a bout "breakthrough" thats no one uses or cares

[@Will_Rx]

@@TooReelFishing hate to break it to you. But they do care. Big or small...her dads help or without her dads help...what she did matters. Science isn’t about getting immediate results. It’s trial and error. Sometimes you move one step closer...sometimes you moves 3 steps back. At her age, I think what she did was great. Yes her dad is a marine biologist, but he was a tool for her to learn. Which is what your professors are there for. But the girl used those tools and teachings and discovered something.

[@aln3946]

@@TooReelFishing schools care about getting a star quarterback.

[@toriw4103]

The fact that she was able to study a live animal at all is shocking. When I was in middle school that wasn’t allowed, and in high school you had to go through all kinds of paperwork and approvals, so no one ever wanted to involve living creatures of any kind. She’s going far in life!

[@maya-pr2by]

Yes! She was given the opportunity to work with animals and study them. If more children were able to have that access, I bet modern day society would have a lot more to contribute to our beautiful planet. People LOVE to misunderstand the capability of children.

[@johndon2536]

No one noticed that's the little girl from finding Nemo with the headgear and braces

[@toriw4103]

John Don people have definitely pointed that out already. Lol

[@taniamanik2012]

In grade 5 I studied the ants in my backyard and made a report on it for science but it wasn't as cool as hers

[@maya-pr2by]

@@johndon2536 lol

[@lexderp2766]

“Lion fish can survive in freshwater and are most definitely going to threaten more ecosystems if they become invasive and here’s the proof” ✨Third Place✨

[@mustard9808]

Yeah, I wanna know wtf second and first place was!

[@trever2244]

Jimmy: My project was volcano, baking soda makes boom and then I get blue ribbon.

[@P.R.00]

Third place fits plagiarism. www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/07/23/marine-biologist-stolen-idea/13039871/

[@Nightdemon-ed8gu]

@@P.R.00 omg

[@cloufy7354]

@@P.R.00 wow...

[@jamilvints]

PHD: I'm impressed by this work, I'll use it. American school system: meh, 3rd place.

[@georgie5146]

@Arsh Sharma I mean i dont think the school knows that she is first person to discover this but i do agree with you

[@stephencoldbear]

Her "breakthrough" wasn't that big a deal. If an adult had done it, it would've gotten no media coverage. If anything, this story is evidence that schools need more funding for project equipment, since ALL kids are naturally curious and will ask questions and search for answers as far as they can go. Unfortunately, most kids have nowhere near the amount of money this kid's parents spent on all those aquariums and equipment for her project.

[@edstimator1]

@@stephencoldbear Yeah Dude.....it doesn't count if you are a privaliged white kid.

[@alexcardona4913]

@@edstimator1 they never said that, their point is that children have a lot more curiosity so if more kids were given the right equipment then a lot more discoveries like this could be made since kids think in a way adults don’t.

[@morgan9774]

@@averyboccella2390 The reason why they find this important is because lionfish have become invasive globally with no natural predators. And with an appetite of a Labrador.

[@karla62192]

“One: they copied it, Two: they proved I was right” I need her confidence 💕

[@zealotoftheorchard9853]

She threw shade so well her tank turned into a trench

[@karla62192]

@@zealotoftheorchard9853 absolutely 😆

[@spankyishawt]

“I love that she has braces and is being accredited with a scientific breakthrough” did I miss something? What does braces have to do with that?

[@joejo7339]

“I see, an actual scientific breakthrough, buuuuut James built a volcano so we’re gonna out you in third”

[@jamessmith2549]

Damn right I built a baking soda volcano but it was a life sized model of the big island of Hawaii

[@iwonthesitateebltch3319]

@@jamessmith2549 LMFOSOAI

[@cooldog8580]

@@jamessmith2549 r/ThatHappened

[@glumbortango7182]

@@cooldog8580 your brain is a single grain of rice if you felt the need to point that out

[@cooldog8580]

@@glumbortango7182 So I'm stupid because I noticed something and wanted to share it?

[@faizozigi869]

Student: *finds cure to cancer and how to stop pollution* School: “Second at best”

[@nerdvana8086]

Johnny over here with the coke, mentos, and trifold board his mommy helped him make *AMAZING WORK SWEETIE FIRST PLACE*

[@stephennguyen6124]

Well first place was a volcano

[@themachine9366]

@@cpeterseb3161 I am sorry for your loss but it is delusional to think capitalists have incentives to not advance science. Let's recall they were responsible for implementing each scientific revolution in the last 300 years. If a discovery is made, they will use it.

[@somethingwithbungalows]

Kinda like that kid who designed the USA flag lol

[@iceblaze3043]

It's becaise of the favoritism. You don't really have a chance because the judge is just going to pick the one of their favorite student.

[@plantxvibe9571]

If anyone wondering Her name is Lauren Arrington She's studying ,Operations Research And is working part time as Operations Intern

[@sparFuu]

imagine studying science, getting a PhD, and dedicating your life to the study just to get beat by a sixth grader

[@klouditb2765]

They shoulda check the new updates patch notes🤷‍♀️

[@edson.sconservationetcompo5314]

No one got beat, science is collaboration and she added her stone in the scientific litterature among others

[@klouditb2765]

@@edson.sconservationetcompo5314 not in this case its a medal to be earned and she deserves it

[@why7387]

@@klouditb2765 i don’t think you know how real science works. Most scientists don’t go into their field for somekind of price.

[@klouditb2765]

@@why7387 i dont think u know ehat a joke is i said what lamar said from gta 5

[@uBreeze]

I swear, every science fair’s third place somehow invents teleportation and then the first place has a baking soda volcano.

[@pikachie4671]

Hey I won 3 place in a science fair and all I did was plants some plants.

[@achillesgabales2279]

More like, science un-fair. K

[@candlesticc]

Because the parents of 1st and 2nd place pay them off for it.

[@nylonthreadonmynek8838]

@@achillesgabales2279 bruh-

[@AnthonyCVX]

Thats how Dr. Doofenshmirtz feels smh .. I UNDERSTAND NOW

[@huh7270]

“Love that she has braces and she’s being credited with a scientific breakthrough” These people have no idea what she did. 😂

[@Shrimp_Insurance]

"What did she do? Something about lying fish, or..?"

[@h.r.paperstacks4566]

right, but like what tf the braces got to do with it🤣

[@BossMkII]

@@h.r.paperstacks4566 Anzuis is referring to the Girl from finding Nemo lol.

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

IKR and the other went like "women and science." Like what????? I know gender equality and representation in science is a bit skewed but defining her achievement because she's a female is very degrading to the work she had accomplished.

[@General_HighBooty]

@@neurofiedyamato8763 yea I know gender equality and representation is terrible for men in the nursing field, and blah blah blah. Sorry that's all I heard

[@MikeC19100]

And this is how great scientists start their journey; discover something that doesn’t look right and then do whatever it takes to document the results so others can use or build on that research to develop a solution to mitigate the problem, or to find a resolution good or bad. Way to go Lauren...

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Florida Man has such an intelligent daughter

[@iamfogo]

“Real scientists” clearly she is also a real scientist.

[@h3xad3cimaldev61]

I mean anyone can call themselves a "scientist" but in what for her it's marine biology

[@lazywonderer4669]

True, anyone who uses the scientific method to find out truths is a scientist. So she is indeed a scientist.

[@memecki]

Came here to say this. Thanks.

[@laurasanchez7105]

Not a paid one. By real they probably mean a scientist that has studied to become a scientist and is paid to be one.

[@dotssyn]

i think they meant people with PhDs

[@mrmercury9389]

her: makes a scientific breakthrough school: "3, take it or leave it..."

[@averagebriarmain]

some kid: invents a cure to everything school: "2, take it or leave it" another kid: invents time travel school: "2 and 3rd place is taken already so your 2 and a half" some kid: baking soda volcano school: -10 place

[@mrmercury9389]

@@averagebriarmain yeah pretty much lol

[@mrmercury9389]

@@PADAB are you referring to mine? I didn't read through every comment, so I thought of this myself and posted it ._.

[@hj2479]

It wasn't a scientific breakthrough but worthy of 2nd or 1st for sure.

[@yuppa-bq8yk]

@@PADAB imagine being pressed about something like that

[@seeker296]

Her dad is a marine biologist. Is this really her discovery if he taught her all the techniques, provided her the resources, told her what to measure, and what to modulate? On the other hand, this is the incredible thing about science. Even young children (6th grade is fairly mature I will admit) can discover reality-shaping data. With the right resources and mentorship children can genuinely and directly contribute to the body of scientific knowledge and possibly to the body of scientific literature.

[@marilynaicardi1860]

Of course it’s her discovery. Her dad may have had all the equipment she needed, but he never thought to ask the questions that she did!

[@monke2448]

Adults: pfft children cant do anything they're so stupid Children:

[@alextea495]

I was like "where tf did she get that many lionfish?!?" then oh.. Florida

[@chinookh4713]

At my local fish store I think you can buy one just it a lot of money

[@weekender880]

They're attracted by the chaotic pheromones exuded by the Florida Men

[@MashZ]

Nah she obviously got the fishes from the dentist

[@callumguthrie5309]

Jones Skylery 🤣🤣

[@catfood2]

@Galaer wdym ew

[@General_HighBooty]

"I love that she has braces and is being credited with a scientific breakthrough".....am I missing something? Da fuq her braces have to do with anything? These adults on TV make my head hurt. The anchor have braces? Soooooooooooo what

[@noctisocculta4820]

I know, when I got braces, the orthodontist told me she had 28 year old patient before me. She went on to say it wasn't that uncommon for adults to have braces.

[@sazcxieo]

Chill bro. You just misconstrued. She meant shes young but already an achiever

[@dem0000]

A more appropriate comment on the anchor's behalf would have been "I'm impressed to see a young person achieve this level of quality work."

[@Keepit10011]

"Yai-isnt theeeaaatah a greeeeaaatah stooooreeee?" Same people who can't science even an egg to make a home made omelet

[@baconnator179]

She looks like the Dentist niece from Nemo

[@raerith-5503]

Child makes scientific breakthrough. School: The best I can do is third

[@danielvanstaden8247]

Plot twist: First place cured cancer and second cured Parkinson's.

[@trevorfaas3551]

Love how they are patronizing her like she isn’t actually smarter than them.

[@gabe8168]

She isn't though. She is like 9 years old, and the experiment she did was a very easy one is marine biology. It's just that nobody tried it before

[@jimmym7222]

@@gabe8168 yeah and that shows that no one had the intuition to try it except her. That’s all science is man it’s not inventing a new system every single time, most science is built brick by brick by people using those same processes. It’s not an insane breakthrough but it is an application of the scientific process that brought awareness to what is now a huge problem, so he’s right, he doesn’t have any right to be patronizing her.

[@zeuxlaught2797]

@@gabe8168 9 year old cant be smart? bruh there are 3 year old chess prodigy.

[@zeuxlaught2797]

@@gabe8168 and you how much harder it is discover anything new in this modern time ? clearly you are not giving her enough credits

[@ChadPANDA...]

@@zeuxlaught2797 chess=science hmmmm

[@musmann]

"I love that she has braces and is credited with a scientific breakthrough." These news casters really are mindless drones.

[@pionirskizec1004]

just adding on the american stereotype and this was 6 years ago🤦‍♂️💀

[@skypphire]

I was thinking about it too. What does braces have to do with it?

[@musmann]

@@skypphire News casters are not paid to think, only too speak, talking heads with no mind.

[@jacekstankiewicz1594]

yeah i was like why tf di u say that

[@mcdoughyy]

I think he was referring that mostly kids have braces, so it’s cool that a young person who still has braces is already making scientific discoveries. It does sound very stupid though.

[@Bobcat1950]

Apparently the judges didn’t understand the science. We need more scientists and researchers like Laura. I wish her the best.

[@auntihooha]

Damn. That little girl has won her father's respect for eternity! Kudos, young lady!

[@Killerjosh89]

"They just keep eating, they don't stop" sounds like my grandpa

[@BigPhilly365]

Sounds like me 😎

[@BigPhilly365]

Only difference is I don’t breath underwater 😔

[@amexicanfox4384]

Your mom

[@JULIOHERNANDEZ-cy7sq]

Sounds like me

[@Shrimp_Insurance]

@@BigPhilly365 You don't breathe at all Lawrence you need a doctor

[@chicka906543]

“Love that she has braces and is making a scientific breakthrough” like what? Feels like a backhanded complement lol.

[@Shrimp_Insurance]

Not at all, people usually get braces in middle school. She's saying "I love that she's so young and is making a scientific breakthrough"...

[@raindrop3366]

@@Shrimp_Insurance No it really comes off as condescending and they wouldn't have said that if the kid was a boy.

[@Shrimp_Insurance]

@@raindrop3366 That's so stupid.... guys get braces too remember?

[@llhar894]

Look who said it! Like did you even pay attention news people.

[@jonathanmolina1428]

It’s cause the girls white 🤷‍♂️ had she been black she would’ve been crying with joy

[@piuxalmario9591]

Lauren: *Makes a scientific breakthrough* School: Yeah, honey you're 3rd place, Jhon made a volcano.

[@JoseRodriguez-jn2ur]

This girl legitimately changes the way people see an invasive species and got 3rd place

[@chaiselabrie6965]

What a coincidence. Her dads a marine biologist. No wonder why her tank set up was so complicated. Edit: I truly hate to make negative comments towards a little girl honestly and I truly hope she doesn’t see it however I still firmly agree with what I initially commented

[@unorthdoxcleric6953]

Yeah it helps when u have all the gear. Poor kids could also have acheived this but don't have one tank set up for Marine Life let alone 4-5 and by the way Marine tank setups are more expensive than fresh water.

[@rumpelpumpel7687]

@@unorthdoxcleric6953 lol i was just about to comment how amazing the research gear is compared to school standards in my country xD (germany) ... so you're saying this is by no means school equipment standard in the USA than?

[@JohnSmith-nr9yz]

@@unorthdoxcleric6953 Yeah, talk about participation trophy!

[@unorthdoxcleric6953]

@@rumpelpumpel7687 Shes's at home.

[@rumpelpumpel7687]

@@unorthdoxcleric6953 oh 😅 okay well in ThAt CaSe ... good job on the project daddy 🙄

[@noma_es_sebas]

“3rd place”😐 bro? Ima fold whoever gave her 3rd place. Wtf 😐

[@suukithesamoan2327]

She saw a lionfish in freshwater, than proved it with study. Not really a breakthrough, still impressive.

[@jaxon_6749]

@@suukithesamoan2327 she’s like 11 lmao and she literally changed how people look for lion fish

[@TenNineD]

Did 1st place find a second dimension like wtf?

[@dbjsdhbh]

@@TenNineD he found a way to grow potato’s without light

[@tinybrained475]

The first place winner was either a volcano, or a teacher's child

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

We make scientific breakthroughs every day yet we're never credited

[@sugarboohoo]

Indeed 😔

[@sleepysheep3658]

Love that the parent supported her interest and cultivated that desire for knowledge

[@zac_vaughn]

“I love that she has braces.” Uhm... Ok?

[@thememingtiger7558]

@YamFestival Bro what?

[@dubyalast3734]

Think it was just another way of crediting her for being so young to achieve something like this since braces are typically something people get as a child.

[@emilytustin4540]

@@dubyalast3734 maybe but she coulda said something different it kinda freaked me out too.

[@valify5972]

@YamFestival you ok?

[@NumeroGaijin]

@@emilytustin4540 Don't know about it being freaky '_' but it was surely cringeworthy. "Love how she has she braces and is being credited with a scientific breakthrough. " The statement makes zero sense

[@johanjimenez1249]

"I love that she has braces" "Yes women of science" I can see stem isn't for everyone.

[@Biobele]

I can see English isn't for everyone, it's a figure of speech, the braces is used to represent her age, so she's basically saying, despite being young she's doing serious adult science. Cane, Baby strollers, Braces Can all be used to represent the various age groups that use them. So if a headline says " despite his stroller he achieved first place" you know it's most likely a child, this man's cane didn't prevent him from gold medal" you know it's most likely an elderly man. You guys speak English but don't know anything about it. Go study literature in English or English literature whatever it is called in your part of the world.

[@johanjimenez1249]

@@Biobele I see someone picked the wrong major.

[@qwerpoiuROX]

@@johanjimenez1249 He's really trying to make use of his English degree lol.

[@nightlibra]

Gotta love the media!! smh They shouldve been applauding her accomplishment, not "Wow! cant believe a female with braces could discover such a breakthrough!" as if either of those are any kind of obstacle. talk about demeaning

[@Biobele]

@@johanjimenez1249 hey kid, I'm a lawyer meaning I studied law or "majored" in law as you 'Muricans would say.

[@_JustAnotherKid__]

Lionfish? I thought it was called *The fish that made me spend all my gems in Hungry Shark.*

[@anniehi41]

Girl in 6th grade: makes a scientific breakthrough. Me: i still don't understand what is the independent variable is.

[@wh3747]

"Love that she has braces and she's being credited with a scientific break through" Uhh... What?

[@wolfhunter6711]

No kidding! What a weird and awkward statement.

[@jamie7958]

There was ZERO reason to point that out at the end!

[@morningdew2309]

She probably meant she's a growing teenager and she's done this great thing.

[@jestes7]

It took me a little to get too. Braces are usually known to be on younger people. They were just being a little cheeky.

[@Lady8D]

@Sand Hanitizer probably should have just said that then, it's not like only children/young people can have braces. More common yes but not restricted to young people

[@MfTheSupervillain]

Girl: Finds a way to make a break through on one of the worlds strangest fish. And is like a genius The kid who made a volcano : You dare oppose me mortal

[@professionalfangster1510]

I don't think that's enough to consider her a genius, although she certainly knows what she's doing with science. She's in college now, I'm pretty sure.

[@abdullahcoolgamer797]

Professional Fangster ehhh

[@MfTheSupervillain]

@@GhostedMemes oh shoot

[@abdullahcoolgamer797]

Ghosted_Gamer1 that is probably why

[@abdullahcoolgamer797]

Ghosted_Gamer1 she got 3rd

[@patricknelson8201]

This family is everywhere on KZbin and FWC. Clearly dedicated to Florida’s resources which as a Floridian I greatly appreciate. They are a very knowledgeable family and very well known in the FL community….just hope her accomplishments aren’t overshadowed by the family name. Clearly a smart kid following in her dad’s footsteps of marine science/biology.

[@jjreddick377]

Father : “equally surprised “ but happens to be a marine biologist 🤔🤔🤔

[@Pxlarizar]

You think the kid took the dads discovery? Yeah kids have to be stupud

[@mobiledetail4you]

She’s smarter than anyone covering the story, that’s the part I love...

[@kenetickups6146]

doesn't take much

[@xenocide1307]

Smarter than the reporters on the topic for sure, it's not their field. Smarter than the other research biologists who are college educated and have professional experience? Nigh Impossible.

[@FakeAre]

@@xenocide1307 what are you talking about. I’m pretty sure he’s just trying to say the reporters are probably dumber than the girl, in general knowledge.

[@xenocide1307]

@@FakeAre Which also seems unlikely. At the time this was made she was a 6th grader. Do you remember how much less intelligent you were then compared to adulthood? We have some weird obsession in our culture with propping up kids who achieve like they are smarter than all the adults around them. They achieved with the help of those same adults around them...

[@adamfpv8294]

@@xenocide1307 she’s not smarter than her dad, but she sure sounds smarter than those news anchors.

[@cnir440]

“Lauren’s discovery changed the world” *Third place* 👁👄👁

[@UnbiasedEar]

😐

[@sauce8767]

Kid that got first place must have built a gravity gun

[@0krazy257]

2nd place found aliens

[@pandalover4045]

@@sauce8767 Nah, first place is a big baking soda volcano and the second place is a small baking soda volcano

[@perfectsplit5515]

To get first place ... you have to be one of the "oppressed victims".

[@waynewilliams8554]

She speaks like a seasoned professional already. Congratulations young lady!!

[@vintagelady1]

While it helps to have a dad who's a marine biologist, the credit goes to Lauren for noticing the fish where they weren't supposed to be, being curious, asking the question, following up to find the answer. Kid's got a great future ahead of her!!

[@TheFrogfeeder]

Is it just me, or does she look like the dentist niece from Finding Nemo?

[@JR-cooru]

@@vottoduder I know right?! She's come along way with her accent

[@rutharnocuevas2053]

😂 right? I even looked it up . Lol

[@HumbelPie]

😆

[@billsmith2308]

@@HumbelPie : You are out of touch with not being an idiot.

[@fierroerin]

Yes! First thought!

[@franciscofranco5739]

“Lauren’s father, a marine biologist.” Ah there it is. EDIT: Us, playing devil’s advocate were right, see comments.

[@grassdog46]

@@jmc4791 bro what? its very clear that she did this on her own. it was a new discovery, her father couldn’t have just been like “ive got an idea” i swear people just tryna find reasons to discredit her

[@grassdog46]

@@jmc4791 If it was her idea then there was no reason for her to stop, it was just lower the salt levels in the water, something she could’ve done. It’s either her dad did it entirely or while he gave her the equipment, she did all the work. You literally have a playlist titled Kids can surprise, why is this any different

[@gotcha9983]

@@jmc4791 nope. This is how life works..she used her brain 🧠 good for her

[@gotcha9983]

@@jmc4791 yes and

[@hyyong2138]

@@gotcha9983 we cant know for sure

[@loldirt2893]

POV: ur looking for original comments but they’re all “Third place OmG??-?1?1”

[@sheilawalsh4104]

Lauren, your work is amazing! You made Florida proud. Awesome job!

[@TheAbsol7448]

"Women in science." So... The fact that she's a girl is more impressive than her being a kid? Wow, adult women must have some serious competition right there.

[@scruffygaming627]

... where'd you get that from? i didn't get that at all from the video... She's a very smart dedicated scientist. Her gender has nothing to do with it.

[@pineconeidiot8046]

@@scruffygaming627 at the end of the video, the reporter said that, which makes no sense

[@funynonsence]

@@scruffygaming627 congratulations you answered yourself

[@albertoramirez9429]

Not really, its just that there are dramatically less female scientists out there than men

[@scruffygaming627]

@@pineconeidiot8046 oh irght, it occured to me after writing that it was probably a reporter. I never watch the start or end reporters speeches. They've proven every single time they are complete and utter morons. I just watched the actual content and skiped the rest lol What's new. news anchors are literally morons.

[@xavize11_48]

Her mother was my AP chemistry teacher! She's now in Columbia as an undergrad!

[@zedekiah3563]

That's awesome!

[@dionagona8205]

Well now she can steal ideas in Columbia, literally “Zack Jud, a marine biologist who published very similar results in 2011, says the recent news surprised him because his years of work leading to similar findings are being ignored.” (USA today)

[@jagmannenarbrand8373]

@@dionagona8205 Would you so kindly give me a link?

[@l.w.paradis2108]

@@dionagona8205 That's not where you go to make an official claim of precedence in science.

[@ED-ie3et]

Praise God for good news! She will succeed as will you! Keep studying and keep growing. The key is to keep learning.

[@victoriarousee]

I’m so proud of her 🥺☺️

[@Celisar1]

That is not a breakthrough. She didn’t find a solution for a problem and or solved a mystery. She made a scientific discovery adding some new knowledge. That’s an important difference.

[@Screcy]

Me: Wait a second, there is no way some random kid started all this crazy thing for a school project. 2 seconds later: Her dad, a marine biologist says... Me: Ok, makes sense now.

[@mattyy101]

Funny but true lol

[@leiajiang7877]

There's no way she could get the equipment since ain't no one's got the technology to lower salinity little by little lying around their basement

[@remainschosen]

Were not gonna cap it was all her daddy's work

[@kosznt]

@@leiajiang7877 you can go to any pet store and get a gauge to measure salinity. All you have to do to drop salinity is add fresh water. Not that hard.

[@sparkyjones560]

it's why she got 3rd place, because dad helped her on her scientific process, the tanks, the fish, the food, yada yada yada. My momma used to "help me" draw. I was amazing. LOL

[@goed1adit]

Damm, she already get some citations before even finishing highschool. That would make grad students jealous.

[@sb4040]

If it were true.

[@APXSTUDIO]

I am really curious to know about 1st place since the school put her on third place

[@coryjeremiah4745]

Nate Toler. "The Algae Advantage," where he infused spirulina (blue-green algae) into the diet of platys (tropical, freshwater live-bearing fish) to see if it would improve their weight-gain percentages, growth rates and feed conversion ratio. It did..

[@APXSTUDIO]

@@coryjeremiah4745 so that guy is first?

[@TheJoker-ev2lf]

“They just keep eating, they don’t stop” so im a lion fish ehh

[@lavonnepeduca7270]

Atlast my spirit animal

[@ladyhaha7548]

@@jswid2251 u cringe

[@jswid2251]

@@ladyhaha7548 okay?

[@lance9249]

Its 2021 you can be anything you want if someone disagrees with your made up reality call them racist.

[@tomdean1876]

Well, lion fish are toxic

[@latenightthinker4737]

It's like when Dr. Doof lost his science fair, lol

[@Keepit10011]

Underrated.

[@Harpy-with-Legs]

Perfect analogy

[@lincolnpierce7895]

This video doesn't want to get what to get away from my recommended.

[@elysam5974]

How am I just now reading about this. 😳 Wow..I'm so impressed at her knowledge and dang proud of her. Like so many others in this thread have noted..I'm sure she should have won 1st place in that competition. They don't even mention the 1st or 2nd place winners. I guess the judges weren't smart enough to figure that out..😉 Well done young lady...best of the best to you and your loved ones. Bravo!

[@jonathangentile1]

"Real scientists took your data" homie shes a scientist too. They diminished this girl in so many ways. Lots of salt water fish can breath in fresh water, but not many fresh water can breath in salt. I'm surprised this wasnt tested earlier.

[@tamarakennedy4976]

It wasnt about the adaptability of the Lion fish but instead to understand its voracious appetite was not specific exclusively in salt water but startling and unfortunstely invasive to fresh water fish as well and that is a serious problem as these fish have begun to multiply at an alarming rate.

[@jonathangentile1]

@@tamarakennedy4976 they've been an invasive species for years. Ive built a few fish tanks and worked with people who have lionfish. They eat anything and everything. They're aggressive towards other fish 99% of the time. My point is that this knowledge was apparently not spread to the people that needed it most and that kinda blows my mind.

[@dwarflanternsharkfriend6713]

Confirmed breakthrough: Local news reporters saltier than lionfish

[@Mar-xt6ds]

I mean its kinda common sense that some salt water creatures can live in fresh water and fresh water cant live in salt waters.

[@tekamer6566]

The 2 idiots in the end : “love that she has braces and has made a breakthrough in science” and “ women in science “ .

[@steveburke7675]

"Love that she has braces".................some really insightful journalism there, good lord.

[@nanope773]

Is nobody interested in which science project took the win!?!

[@RossMalagarie]

It was a volcano with baking soda lava, they always win first place.

[@campbellpaul]

@@RossMalagarie It was actually titled "Why Scientology Is Not A Real Science" by Liseth McGee. Second place was titled "How A Pacemaker Works" by Elon Elwes

[@zzzxxzzz3248]

@@campbellpaul if that's true , witch I don't doubt , those subjects are easily plagiarized and are not a breakthrough being adopted by the mainstream scientific community because of the children ! Who judged this contest ? A 3rd grader ?

[@campbellpaul]

@@zzzxxzzz3248 Sorry, *its not true at all* . I just wrote that to show people that research is a very important thing, and although something on the internet can be presented well, you cannot go by "packaging" alone, or in this case, a simple, unsupported statement... Accurate information is, in many cases, not easy to come by. I didn't mean to add to anybody's disinformation, just show that the scientific process, if not done multiple times by different parties to validate results, is an easy forgery.

[@samuelbadger4371]

@@campbellpaul Haha, nice one.

[@decaprio7421]

He said, "real scientists took your data", in front of her. He prob meant paid scientists though but, OUCH! 2:24

[@nmarbletoe8210]

yup, she is a real scientist, but not a professional scientist yet

[@watchandcomment7970]

"PHd scientists took the data" Now when she goes to get her PHd she's going to have to make a new breakthrough...seems wrong to me...this better count (I know she is credited in the papers)

[@appletherapy3492]

They jacked her work and built upon it

[@watchandcomment7970]

@@appletherapy3492 that's how I interpreted it...they gonna get their PHd, but what about her?

[@paulstein7369]

She IS a REAL scientist. Keep going & burn a scorched earth path young woman.

[@fenzergamermendoza4506]

Wow, that kid achieved more in 6th grade that i will do in my entire life

[@Minceraft69]

"Wow, Kyle, so creative! You made a lava lamp out of oil, water and red food coloring! First place for you!"

[@stevecrawford333]

"Amazing she has braces and making a scientific breakthrough" Yeah because teeth correcting totally has an effect on your brain.

[@beetlejellies]

@@JaveLester woosh

[@IM-yu8tw]

Prob to signify the age

[@hilarithebambee3562]

@i tell you hwhat I think they mean it in a way that she still has her braces on but already had a breakthrough. In the same way people say "Nisha could do math even when she still drank from baby bottles".

[@rob0rob940]

@i tell you hwhat nah u jus gotta chill

[@asajirehgracel6847]

In our country, braces just imply that you're well off and you want healthy teeth structure, not a 'nerd' or something.

[@chuckgoughiii8215]

Absolutly love this. She is already a scientist.

[@ashash1338]

It doesnt take a degree to make a scientist

[@slenderman877]

@Master Of puppets bro, Google the definition of a scientist

[@chimkennuggs3040]

What 7-Eleven telling me that I can literally do a project on how broccoli grows and get first place but she can make a whole scientific discovery and gets third

[@cosmicsatan2046]

Imagine receiving credit in scientific journals for your research and only winning 3rd place in the science fair

[@pakde8002]

Jeez I wanna know what the second and first place projects were about! And what on Earth do braces have to do with anything let alone her gender? Seriously?

[@MrPavittran]

Yessssssssssssssss, on your 2nd, and 3rd point.

[@thudthud5423]

Her braces simply make her look young, I'm thinking. They're not implying that the braces are a detriment to achieving anything.

[@theycallmepeoples]

Finding nemo the girl the female in the movie 🍿

[@here2watch08]

"Love that she has braces and is being accredited with a scientific discovery"- so adults with braces don't exist now?

[@kineticcomedian3874]

A breakthrough in science got third place in a science fair 🤩

[@vio1ett366]

Teachers : *well it is good but like... Timmy made a volcano.*

[@spthibault]

Hey news guy, Real journalists Don't imply she's not a real scientist.

[@m82s01l]

“Real scientists...” SHE IS a real scientist

[@GR-sx9ri]

Exactly!! You don’t need a diploma to be a scientist!

[@CRST3V3]

No shes not 😂😂

[@shoe421]

@@CRST3V3 a scientist doesnt mean that it is your career at all. You just have to have a well understanding of what you are studying, and figure out something noone has before.

[@CRST3V3]

@@shoe421 daddy probably did 90% of the work

[@wingset]

@@CRST3V3 maybe, but you can't know that for sure. Regardless she followed scientific process and learned/discovered something new, congrats to her.

[@MrSCOTTtheSCOT]

Random 9 year old algorithm recommend, hope this young lady is now a marine biologist.

[@theodoreyoung7946]

Way to go kiddo! I pray and hope that you go far, because you are a shining star!!

[@alanwatts8239]

All the journalist had to say was "i love that she has braces and she's being credited with a scientific breakthrough". Damn, these people are dead walking.

[@madmaniac6778]

they are news reporters not journalists

[@alanwatts8239]

@@madmaniac6778 They may very well be journalists who work as anchors.

[@darinattard]

She deserved 1st prize - well done!

[@bahamaboytv6024]

Why will it cure cancer aids or even worst police ruining families

[@bluejay44]

@@bahamaboytv6024 it was a school science fair not the Nobel prize damn.

[@agenericusername2488]

@@bahamaboytv6024 Police ruining families doesn’t even deal with science. That’s a political/societal predicament lmao.

[@gabe8168]

@@bahamaboytv6024 take your politics out of the science fair

[@thebinbin50]

I would love to hear of Lauren’s accomplishments today, 9 years later.

[@cablewaffel7957]

I went snorkeling earlier over the coral reefs off the Key Largo coast. Plenty of beautiful barracudas, Parrot fish, and other amazing creatures. Would've been stunning to see one of these.

[@buthesgotasniper]

When he said “her father is a marine biologist” I audibly laughed

[@CAS89]

Yup so it was daddy's big break through.

[@My_initials_are_O.G.cuz_I_am]

@@CAS89 If she was the one behind the project, it doesn't matter that she got her passion for marine biology from her father, she deserves the credit.

[@Shrimp_Insurance]

@@CAS89 Honestly after hearing that I was wondering if it was very "supervised" project, if so cute for the dad to let his daughter take the credit. Will probably make her enthusiasm for the science take her to great heights. That's the sign of a good father

[@Shrimp_Insurance]

@@sheng505 Doubt it

[@AAllen-br8it]

@@sheng505 so, children of scientists shouldn't be allowed to participate in science fairs because of their privilege. Got it.

[@gatorscoops3861]

Lmao I love how everyone doesn’t understand the importance of her discovery...just completely oblivious😂

[@madmaniac6778]

what is the importance of her discovery, no hate but i really dont get how it is a threat to river life

[@alextacohead1352]

@@madmaniac6778 I like seeing this, but she didn't really discover anything whatsoever. Lionfish can adapt to lower salt levels in water, so can alot of salt water fish... What I can guarantee you is these fish will die in freshwater, all she did was lower the salt levels slowly.... If you keep a lionfish in freshwater it will die point blank.

[@madmaniac6778]

@@alextacohead1352 ok

[@alextacohead1352]

@@GhostedMemes my mind is blown, I just read the article. Wow.

[@hj2479]

I love how can't see that her father hand feed her the idea and process.

[@elijahestevez6299]

“ I love that she has braces and has been credited for scientific discovery”

[@williamlackey123]

We need more girls in STEM programs! Keep it up Lauren, you are on your way to a scholarship!!!!

[@NICK-km4pw]

"It was enough for 3rd place" WHAT

[@shogrran]

"i love that she has braces and that she's credited with a scientific breakthrough".... lady you got away with borderline stereotyping. I don't mind it. But I hope I don't see you in another video condemning stereotyping.

[@TheAbsol7448]

The other lady immediately followed with "women in science", so I wouldn't doubt it.