Whoa. Squid can make music videos: ...WITH THEIR SKIN.

Squid can make music videos WITH THEIR SKIN | Grist

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Whoa. Squid can make music videos: ...WITH THEIR SKIN.

Oh, you thought you were insane in the membrane, Cypress Hill? That’s because you didn’t see the insane membrane of this longfin squid, which is producing its own hip-hop music video in response to electrical stimuli from an iPod . Researchers hooked the squid up to suction electrodes, and hooked the electrodes up to an iPod Nano playing Cypress Hill’s seminal song. The electrodes translated the music into electrical signals, and translated the electrical signals into stimulus delivered to the squid’s nerves. That nerve stimulus contracted the muscles around the squid’s chromatophores, the pigmented cells that cephalopods use to change color. Result: the squid-skin equivalent of those light-up circles in Guitar Hero. Image courtesy of Backyard Brains . This project doesn’t necessarily tell us anything new about squid chromatophores, but it does a) look awesome b) make this...

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@m_m_campbell » 25 Aug '12, 9pm
RT @theraswood: Now that's talent: squid produce hip-hop music (Cypress Hill!) in response to iPod stimuli [VIDEO] [link] via @m_m_campbell
@4squareviews » 25 Aug '12, 6pm
Chromataphores rock! RT @grist: Squid can make music videos WITH THEIR SKIN [link]
@theraswood » 25 Aug '12, 2pm
Now that's talent: squid produce hip-hop music (Cypress Hill!) in response to iPod stimuli [VIDEO] [link] via @m_m_campbell
@m_m_campbell » 25 Aug '12, 12pm
Insane in the membrane. Squid chromatophores bust a move to Cypress Hill. Cool. [video] [link] #animals #biology
@podcastmama » 25 Aug '12, 2am
Freaky! RT @grist: Whoa. Squid can make music videos: [link] ...WITH THEIR SKIN.
@lextopia » 25 Aug '12, 2am
Calling @WalterSickert & @armyoftoys. Holy fuck. RT @grist: Whoa. Squid can make music videos: [link] ...WITH THEIR SKIN.
@IceAgeEcologist » 25 Aug '12, 1am
Pete, you said those squids are smart! @PeterEliasMD RT @grist: Whoa. Squid can make music videos: [link] ...WITH THEIR SKIN.
@grist » 25 Aug '12, 1am
Whoa. Squid can make music videos: [link] ...WITH THEIR SKIN.
@Fobobo8 » 24 Aug '12, 6pm
RT @grist Is it more deplorable that they subjected this squid to electrodes, or to this song? [link]
@ibenjaminbarnes » 24 Aug '12, 6pm
RT @grist: Squid can make music videos WITH THEIR SKIN [link]
@CephalopodYarns » 24 Aug '12, 5pm
RT @j_zimms: Guys, squid can make music videos WITH THEIR SKIN. It's fairly hypnotic. [link]
@j_zimms » 24 Aug '12, 4pm
Guys, squid can make music videos WITH THEIR SKIN. It's fairly hypnotic. [link]
@LilyISay » 25 Aug '12, 7pm
RT @grist: Whoa. Squid can make music videos: [link] ...WITH THEIR SKIN.
@ecologicmedia » 25 Aug '12, 11am
RT @grist Whoa. Squid can make music videos: [link] ...WITH THEIR SKIN.
@ecowatchnz » 25 Aug '12, 7am
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@SecondHandJayne » 25 Aug '12, 7am
RT @grist: Whoa. Squid can make music videos: [link] ...WITH THEIR SKIN.
@Julie94610 » 25 Aug '12, 4am
RT @grist: Whoa. Squid can make music videos: [link] ...WITH THEIR SKIN.
@spanishNY » 25 Aug '12, 3am
RT @grist: Whoa. Squid can make music videos: [link] ...WITH THEIR SKIN.
@lindseyfeldman » 25 Aug '12, 3am
RT @grist: Whoa. Squid can make music videos: [link] ...WITH THEIR SKIN.
@berdura » 25 Aug '12, 2am
RT @grist: Whoa. Squid can make music videos: [link] ...WITH THEIR SKIN.
@aammyyss » 25 Aug '12, 2am
RT @grist: Whoa. Squid can make music videos: [link] ...WITH THEIR SKIN.
@djsartin » 25 Aug '12, 1am
RT @grist: Whoa. Squid can make music videos: [link] ...WITH THEIR SKIN.
@Jamiejhagen » 25 Aug '12, 1am
RT @grist: Whoa. Squid can make music videos: [link] ...WITH THEIR SKIN.
@eatagar » 25 Aug '12, 12am
RT @j_zimms: Guys, squid can make music videos WITH THEIR SKIN. It's fairly hypnotic. [link]
@fishmyman » 24 Aug '12, 9pm
RT @grist: Squid can make music videos WITH THEIR SKIN [link]
@marquardtplus » 24 Aug '12, 6pm
RT @grist: Squid can make music videos WITH THEIR SKIN [link]
@h14eron15 » 24 Aug '12, 6pm
RT @grist: Squid can make music videos WITH THEIR SKIN [link]
@grist » 24 Aug '12, 6pm
Squid can make music videos WITH THEIR SKIN [link]
@dasRupa » 24 Aug '12, 6pm
RT @j_zimms: Guys, squid can make music videos WITH THEIR SKIN. It's fairly hypnotic. [link]
@anoctopusaday » 24 Aug '12, 6pm
RT @j_zimms: Guys, squid can make music videos WITH THEIR SKIN. It's fairly hypnotic. [link]
@gristlist » 24 Aug '12, 5pm
Squid can make music videos WITH THEIR SKIN [link]