Why This Tiny Shrimp Is Louder Than a Jet Engine

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[@gabzsy4924]

The incredible part is how the pistol claw is able to sustain such an absurd heat, force and energy, even if briefly.

[@IceHibiscus]

Yeah, I once had to explain how exactly the claw was able to immobilize prey, about 13 years ago. I intellectually understood it, but rereading what I wrote still seemed unreal an implausible.

[@EyeOfThePhi]

imagine telling a republican about this video they wouldnt believe it because science lmao. theyd be like my truck is louder and hotter then a jet engine with way more force and energy (wrong) n say theres no way a shrimp is louder then a jet engine man there stupid

[@eltomas3634]

Indeed. But how did evolution know to keep increasing the speed? Given the process of Darwinian evolution of very small incremental changes, the speed of the claw at some point had to be much less, half at some point and a quarter at some point. But the shockingly high temperature and cavitation effects don't occur until the claw reaches such an absurd speed. So what mechanism drove the evolution of the speed of the claw? The end goal was unknown, so there was no need to increase the speed to such an absurd amount. A fast claw is a clear advantage but there is no driver to have a lightning speed claw when the advantage is unknown.

[@exxx247]

@@eltomas3634 Evolution doesn't know anything. Obviously there's an advantage in your only weapon becoming more powerful. Being able to immobilize larger pray and fend off larger predators.

[@neutralasswitz]

@@eltomas3634 I'll do my research now I'm interested 😅

[@verazunrus4834]

The Gobi and the Shrimp being bestfriends is so cute

[@shadoradow9335]

Yes

[@snoopcatt6064]

They hold hands when they are outside 😢

[@EphemeralProductions]

Exactly! Each so cute. :)

[@nolesy34]

@@snoopcatt6064 one day pistol shrimp extends its ha- PISTOL NOOO!

[@astonvenclovas154]

@@nolesy34 lmao

[@loYolVibes]

I’m not sure how to feel about bubba being called a philosopher but I’m here for it 😂

[@JP-wp1vi]

You should look up the project 100k. Aka McNamara’s morons.

[@jgunther3398]

people that simple can cut right to the point sometimes. i guess they don't have any distractions...

[@banthatracks_gaffisticks]

He is a philosopher in a since.

[@mr.cauliflower3536]

"As a philosopher Jagger once said >>you can't always get what you want

[@blakemoore1905]

He's definitely a philosopher..

[@cheyenneadams6834]

As an aussie my brain sometims forgets that we call shrimp 'prawns', and I temporarily was like " oh wow they look like prawns " hahaha

[@baronvonhoughton]

Hang on, we (Uk) call them prawns. And we take the piss out of Aussies for saying "Chuck another shrimp on the barbee"!

[@anttibjorklund1869]

@@baronvonhoughton The phrase "put another shrimp on the barbie" derives from a 1980s tourism ad... *made for the US market* en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrimp_on_the_barbie

[@Link_Says]

America calls what we call prawns, shrimp. But if you're talking about keeping marine fish, then you would use the real name . So this is a pistol shrimp (i used to own one in my tank) and not a snapping prawn.

[@derpychicken2131]

They aren't the same thing. Decapods are the order these animals belong to. Suborder Pleocyemata includes shrimp, lobsters, crayfish, and crabs. However, prawns are part of the suborder Dendrobranchiata. These are two quite different groups of animals.

[@hamsandwich1333]

You guys all failed biology. Shrimp and prawns are different animal Species.

[@bobsaget9675]

This is nuts....I literally not 10 minutes ago just finished watching a fish channel where they found shrimp in their electric eel tank which made me try to research that and then I found these shrimp this videos about and 2 minutes later you upload this video??? What an odd coincidence!

[@BadGamesHere]

Might not even be a coincidence… 🤔

[@bobsaget9675]

@@BadGamesHere they are both channels that I'm subscribed to, completely unrelated to each other, and they both uploaded this morning. Hard to believe it was somehow planned

[@davidlancaster8152]

Cosmic!!!!

[@ZYX84]

I live near the Monterey Bay research institute in Moss Landing Ca.. They just did a feature on the pistol shrimp over at the aquarium!😊 I heard some can strike up to 110 mph??

[@angelusumbrae]

Bob Saget You've set off my curiosity... Why did they find shrimp in with their wriggly aquatic stungun? Addendum: Why do shrimp and banana candies / gummies / whatever exist? 🤔

[@dbthanatos]

All the twists and turns with the banana, made me feel like I was watching a vsauce video, and I'm all for it!

[@Tw0Dots]

I knew it felt familiar

[@redstonewarrior0152]

Hey! Vsauce, Michael here! I was looking for this comment

[@scottsobon9256]

I have a yellow watchmen goby and tigger pistol shrimp paired up in my 90 gallon reef tank. This is a natural friendship. They are fun to watch. The goby watches the entrance of the barrow while the shrimp digs and offers up food to the goby for protection. The noise is pretty loud. You can hear a snap around the tank.

[@debbiesimmons4593]

That is so cool! They are cute and funny pair.

[@terramater]

That's so interesting to see how size can be very misleading in nature! Our crew recently filmed a project proving how tiny krill play such a crucial role in the Antarctica ecosystem!

[@1337fraggzb00N]

It is even more impressive. Cavitation is so destructive, it can punch holes into hardened steel. When the bubbles collapse, you can see a tiny flash which can reach up to 18.000 degrees Fahrenheit - sure, just for the fraction of a second, yet still quite hardcore for a shrimp. The phenomenon is also called Shrimpoluminescence because it is so common amongst Pistol Shrimps and Mantis Shrimps.

[@alexcarter8807]

I've got many happy childhood memories of hanging out on a snapping, crackling, popping reef and playing with various little critters. It was fun to have a pistol shrimp in my hand, lying in a bit of water, and when it would snap its claw it kind of tickled. The mantis shrimp, back home, is called "squilla" by its genus, and is considered good eating.

[@trentonarney6066]

Saw a clip of a mantis shrimp punching through a kayakers' shoe and drawing blood. Amazing little buggers.

[@timeforgottenprince8271]

@@trentonarney6066 I think I know of the very video you saw.

[@sfc5239]

I both admire and love your ability to insert some jokes in between the information. I always smile and laugh every time I watch your videos, and learn new things as well. Thank you, Arran!

[@Him_Dante]

It’s actually proven that you learn better when you’re happy. Assuming he knows this information, he definitely knows what he’s doing

[@wibbledee]

Love the linguistic skills as well, the alliteration is very cool!

[@ezekie1]

He was misleading by the Blackberry phone comment

[@drewshourd4482]

Whoa. In a word: amazing! I dig your dry one liners, super funny, and the research and production value of your videos is awesome and is just getting better M8! I am a global diver who has been into salt water fish tanks for decades, even owned an aquarium store in Los Angeles in 1995, so I am well versed on the mantis shrimp, but was clueless on the pistol shrimp, bravo M8,well done, in me you have a fan for life.

[@CNFCrew]

I thought you was never going to mention about the bubble reaching almost the temp of the sun and the watchman goby -pistol shrimp relationship for a while😅. I used to have a pistol shrimp and watchman goby pair in my reef tank. I would here snapping and clicking throughout the night around the back of the glass. A pretty cool pair these 2 make

[@EfenTyson]

Wouldn’t it destroy your tank if it got that hot? I’m assuming it’s for a millisecond, just like the distance of the sound & bullet or water. Otherwise snorkeling would make people deaf with burn holes.

[@CNFCrew]

@@EfenTyson that’s what you would think it would do but but it’s strange how it works the actual temperature is made in the claw so when it travels it’s a lot cooler and I’m guessing if it did it right next to your ear it would make you deaf as from just a few meters away it is really quite loud.

[@EfenTyson]

@@CNFCrew ​ Yeah kind of what I assumed. Otherwise that would be one deadly animal lol

[@Retrovorious]

This is the best real life Pokémon I’ve seen so far

[@kryptokoda]

I had two of these as pets for years Got them from my job at an aquariumtjey will wake you up at night Also I had a mantis shrimp in the same tank to study their interactions they developed territorys and made a literal line in the sand lol

[@Dethmeister]

Mutually assured destruction. Although the pistol shrimp has a ranged weapon advantage over the close combat melee weapon of the mantis shrimp.

[@amarujuancoiz4287]

@@Dethmeister close range pistol tho

[@tongs1073]

that sounds sick. pistol and mantis shrimp in the same tank? pls make vid

[@ducksongfans]

make a vid plz

[@Dethmeister]

@@ducksongfans They said they "had" these shrimp. Past tense.

[@lavenderpants8695]

Bravo! Such excitement over such a small but INCREDIBLE creature!

[@kingpuppet5881]

I love this!!! Thanks for always making such informative videos. Love your channel, never miss an episode.

[@The1stDukeDroklar]

Ok, that was fascinating. Makes you wonder how such a thing could evolve.

[@torchit2302]

Believe me, you don't want them to evolve. Try to imagine these little dudes grow the size of a whale through evolution...

[@randal_gibbons]

Ve r y s l o w l y.

[@russell3023]

@@torchit2302 that's not how evolution works lol

[@The1stDukeDroklar]

@@torchit2302 Lol, shooting at passing ships.

[@heru-deshet359]

Gives a new meaning to "Bang Bang Shrimp" in restaurants.

[@davidanderson2357]

Somewhere in the world, a Thoughty2 viewer is wondering how he can make a human-sized version of this claw so he level an entire skyscraper with a single bubble of water.

[@truenatural20]

Supervillain plot bubble of air

[@samuraiwarrior7060]

This is probably the most interesting video ive seen of yours. I love your use of puns, rhyming, and alliteration in all of them. Well done 42

[@Link_Says]

I used to own a pistol shrimp. He was rad. It was paired with a gobey of some kind (can't remember for some reason) and they were probably my favourite.

[@EphemeralProductions]

He never managed to crack your tank? :)

[@marclenraymagdaraog691]

@@EphemeralProductions these shrimps can't crack tanks easily.. lol. \they are very small to do so. so it's fine to have them in aquariums.. there's a bigger variant that doesn't shoot water beams and it's Mantis Shrimp. it uses it's entire hands to flick sh1t.. and it's the one that can easily break your aquarium if done so.

[@EphemeralProductions]

@@marclenraymagdaraog691 ahhh Mantis shrimp! THAT’S what i Was thinking of. lol

[@damagedprawdukt]

Love the "like a godamn magnum" part... One little factoid you could have added, which is also cool is when it comes to bio-sonoluminescence pistol shrimp, and mantis "shrimp" are two of the only animals that we know of capable of this...

[@sadderwhiskeymann]

this man keeps posting "meh" interesting titles which when watched make *excellent* videos. Sir, you've got a talent in telling stories and you make the most of it! Hats off Sir for another interesting story *plus, you've got a fine moustache

[@greyeyes9454]

I really like how you seem passionate about every topic you talk about

[@jacktalcott]

We live on such an INCREDIBLE planet, and wow! Humans have been studying so much, and with technologies like this, I get to learn about it. That shrimp was amazing, but the videos you share are incredible Thoughty2

[@dejavu7031]

This was a tricky one to follow! so Bananas have claws? yes! :0)

[@jettanyx1]

Shrimp and goby…the cartoon series I never knew I needed

[@chrislail3824]

The fact that it creates light from sound is absolutely insane. That is so far past breaking the sound barrier that it’s hard to comprehend.

[@al-nur999]

Original title: This Shrimp Fires Bubble Bullets From Its Claws

[@nightshadehelis9821]

I honestly can't get over how freaking interesting this channel is. There's nothing like it. This is the content I adore the most. I'm guessing these things are related to mantis shrimp?

[@geschnitztekiste4111]

Maybe Vsauce?

[@prefernottosay445]

@@geschnitztekiste4111 correct me if I' m wrong but I don't believe the shrimp is related to Vsauce

[@geschnitztekiste4111]

@@prefernottosay445 well played

[@samwilson3605]

The “it’s a good damn revolver!” line had me cracking up. This is quickly becoming my go to KZbin channel.

[@like90]

In French they call seafood, "fruits de mer" which directly translates to "fruit of the sea".

[@surfingshrimp]

As an aquarium hobbyist that breeds and keep different types of shrimp, I love this lol

[@bassmaster2396]

I’ve kept pistol shrimp and goby pairs in my reef tanks in the past and they are a blast to watch, but the snapping at night does get annoying. They also LOVE to bury corals.

[@NickRoman]

I knew about pistol shrimp, but I learned a few new things in this one. Like, tuna swim so fast they damage their own tail? trippy!

[@maymacbell3983]

I love this man…. ❤ I especially love any stories to do with WW2 and espionage… I also love survival stories, some of them are unreal… Thanks again Thoughty2 for sharing more useless, useful information 💕✌🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👏🏻

[@Duncan2201]

Wait, Pokemon is real? Let me go find my pokeballs...

[@jc3692]

PokeBalls are indeed real and are sold in ur local Target or Walmart but can be rare to find at times 😏

[@yd-plowk]

This is the kind of thoughty2 stuff my 8 year old daughter enjoys watching with me. Thank you

[@saadjassim2235]

Thanks. Always loved the way you presented your topics

[@ArmToxic2]

Your videos are my best bedtime stories btw. Thanks for the content!

[@DanUsesYT]

same

[@adrs1380]

A stunning fruit. There are several species of plants with exploding fruits/seeds, that are feeling pretty dejected now.

[@evermore4487]

A true wonder! Perfect design.

[@GalactusOG]

Bully: You fruity shrimp! Shrimp: ** KOs bully **

[@Dayv7]

Being an ex submariner in the Royal Navy I worked as a sonar operator, these were the bain of the submariners life. They were so noisy that they would blank SONAR if you went through a shawl. Their snapping claws were so powerful that they change sound into light which is known as sonoluminescenc. They are actually collectively as loud as if everyone on earth fried bacon at the same time. Amazing little creatures but a bugger if you're trying to track down a sub.

[@russell3023]

I like how you repeated all the things that were said in the video

[@ViewerDiscretionAdivsed]

Imagine a shrimp just whipping out a damn glock on a whale 😂

[@SharpestLiVES13]

The pistol shrimp is now my new spirit animal. 😂

[@LuisDiego1967]

very informative, thank you.

[@piplupcola]

I ate mantis shrimps before when I was in Vietnam once. It was one of the most delicious things I ever ate.

[@buddyzilla4557]

Nice intro..it is just funny you didn't wrap it up by pointing out he was speaking from the standpoint of an agriculturalist. In agriculture, the "Fruit" of the crop is referring to the part being harvested for economic use. It has nothing to do with the scientific/culinary distinctions. It is similar to how chefs recognize the edible part of a plant (like with artichokes and coconuts), as the "meat" despite not being animal based protien/muscular tissue. Since Bubba is planning a fishing buisness; what he is actually telling Forest is that the shrimp are the harvestable money crop he intends to pull from the sea. He recognizes the value in harvesting the animal from a buisness perspective over anything else the sea produces, so he calls it the fruit. Considering Forest is from a deep-south, plantation rich home environment and not very good with terms he is unfamiliar with; Bubba's use of this simple but industry specific term makes even more sense. He is helping Forest understand his reasoning for wanting to start a shrimp buisness after the war, so recognizing it as the harvestable crop part of the sea in the most simple terminology he believes Forest would understand as a simple farm boy; is the best strategy. It's sort of a lamen's term for someone in the know. You arn't going to call it billiards or snooker to most people, you call it pool. Granted, people unfamiliar with the game entirely will be confused and wonder why you are using a long stick to go swimming; but to anyone in the know, it is the most common and easily recognizable term to describe the game.

[@bryonwhaley2981]

You probably don't have a mustache so I'm not listening to you

[@rxotmfrxotmf8208]

As usual, a most entertaining and well-done video. Much appreciated.

[@sirhendro]

Just cutting the video at 1:40 would be the most random fact video ever. That part was totally priceless.

[@ZYX84]

🦐 The slip joint… It looks like the thing I used to crack open macadamia nuts! And that’s one tough nut!😉😊. This was a lot of fun! I always look forward to your program!! You make learning so much fun… And besides that you’re awful handsome so it’s not hard to stick around😊

[@aliabbaszoher5618]

Its not just that your videos are very informative but also they are written really well. You've managed to keep me focus and interested all the while, like always. You deserve much more recognition and success. Thank you

[@MsPopeye65]

Brilliant content as always!!…. Thanks thoughty2 !!❤

[@tbdonnelly67]

I love your work but this is one of the most interesting videos you have made. Thanks! ☺

[@kevinwyd5570]

Definitely one of my favorite channels

[@marcosfernandesdesousajuni9576]

And you didn't even mention that he can see colors that we, humans, can't even dream about!

[@twentytwo138]

Yeah well, the shrimps can't play Forteenayt and Pubbajay

[@trixy1823]

I’ve hurt my back so stuck on the sofa binge watching your vids. This one just beats them all… What a creature! Just think if they had opposable thumbs too? Thanks for all your effort and humor👍🏼

[@supratikmukherjee5760]

The tangents you went to at the beginning were awesome

[@DJMattEmpathy]

So if it's about 210 dB and a gunshot is 140 dB that's 128 times as loud (if my calculations are correct )

[@tommymarco]

the db can't be correct. other people are questioning it

[@DJMattEmpathy]

@@tommymarco yes it does seem awfully high. Did you know that if you could produce a sound of 10000 dB it would create a black hole?

[@tommymarco]

@@DJMattEmpathy wow! that I did not know !! sounds really awesome until I realise what a black hole does !

[@davea6314]

Aussie: Put a shrimp 🦐 on the barbie Limey: Fish and chip and mushy peas with warm beer or milk in tea Yank: Welcome to the Heart Attack Grill

[@secretbaguette]

This shrimp: Fuck 'Round and Find Out

[@Rob-fc9wg]

No Aussie ever says "put a shrimp on the barbie".

[@alejandroguevara5520]

I love watching your videos after all being overwhelmed with life.

[@Leoo___]

It’s amazing how this guy can say all this with a straight face

[@VaruVasiIe]

Excited for another video! :D

[@REAN909]

First

[@binarytolkien6946]

I believe u are correct gratz

[@bupebanda2753]

GG's

[@Joel_unreal]

Gg

[@Bijoubix]

Thank you for the video, hit speciation aside, mate. These are remarkable designs.

[@agenderpersonwholovescheese]

The goby and the shrimp have my heart

[@chiantiprice92]

What eye and ear popping creation!!!

[@Hexaan]

Everyone deserves friendship like Goby fish and shrimps.. so adorable 😭

[@marshallstan8979]

Think i have honstly watched every video on this channel since 2015 without failure. Thank you Thoughty2

[@tomm1413]

My god that intro was the most amazing segway I've ever been blessed to glance upon

[@knuxuki1013]

I actually always anted you to do a video on these guys, Perfect These little guys are insane

[@toujourslamour7573]

Nicely done video. Thank you.

[@nthnwllmsn]

Another great one! Good come back at the end 🙌

[@AlienSpaceship471]

With great power comes get responsibility is something this shrimp understands.

[@infidelli]

I've been watching your videos for a long time, and I never comment on anything, I have to say,,, well done, I throughly enjoy them. Keep up the good work man.

[@williamdante7470]

I love how Thoughty2’s content evolved from top 10 videos to Q.I type questions and exploration

[@emanuelperez3595]

Thanks for making this video I was curious about the speeches but I kept finding fake or questionable videos but as always I can count on you

[@Liv3W3ll]

This was a good one, Thoughty2. You never disappoint.

[@witchskee]

That slap that sent the little shrimp flying killed me, lmao well done

[@alm5992]

A pistol shrimp and gobi fish movie? Way better than the rehashed and rebooted movies we keep getting.

[@markupton3482]

BRAVO - Informative, interesting, fun and entertaining!

[@lawrencelimburger9160]

Stunning insight! Braap braap!

[@hamishmehl9648]

In terms of script, this is a top 3 video from you and I've been here since like 2015

[@blinddog4288]

Always awesome and amazing info!!

[@kayak63red34]

Most superlative presentation!

[@toddsimon5492]

I loved this video learned something new

[@garyfletcher844]

It's to warn other shrimp when a truck full of cocktail sauce passes by.🤣

[@Wuzzup129]

Now I'll take being called a shrimp as a compliment.

[@babiryeethel8582]

A great program about an amazing fruit of the sea that few of us have ever heard of.

[@jackdurden466]

I’m being totally honest this was incredibly interesting! That shrimp is a badass! I do wonder if they’re edible, if their claw were removed. But then again they’re small size wouldn’t make much of a shrimp cocktail. That was too cool. Thanks!

[@colinvanful]

dear thoughty2 , in my many years on this earth i must have read or seen a thousand times the content of this vidieo , admitedly not for a long time . i realy feel like youtube is getting more like groundhog day every year i watch it .

[@CloudStrifeCosplay]

love your content man, always followed you, and you never changed it, its always what you expect no useless things attached^^ Keep up the good work until you want to :D

[@dadtype2339]

For a long time I thought you were saying 42 here...lol imagine trying to find 42 channel only to not find on of my favorite learning and engaging channel. Always a thumbs up from me.

[@WATL]

This was the first video where your analogy between two things (banana to shrimp) had me completely lost and zoned out 😂

[@NewsanOfHavilah]

Stunning!

[@Skispp]

Well that gets my thoughts going

[@jeremybenoit759]

I wonder if this is what lead to the hinge design of many pocket knives that open similar to the way this claw would work.

[@georgeknox1822]

Wow that was incredible .