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Cypress Hill + Squid = Coolest Thing I've Ever Seen

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  • 24-08-2012 4:48pm
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    Mickeroo
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    This is the Longfin Inshore Squid:

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    It can change it's appearance by using colour changing cells called Chromataphores. The Chromataphores respond to electrical signals, similar to that which come out of an i-pod.

    This organisation called Backyard Brains did a bit of messing around with both:

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    And here's what happen's to the chromataphores when you play Insane in the Brain by Cypress hill through them :D



    Pretty amazing imho!!

    The Longfin Inshore [squid] has 3 different chromatophore colors: Brown, Red, and Yellow. Each chromatophore has tiny muscles along the circumference of the cell that can contract to reveal the pigment underneath.

    We used a suction electrode to attach to the squid's fin nerve, then connected the electrode to an iPod nano as our stimulator. The results were both interesting and beautiful. The video [up top] is a view through an 8x microscope zoomed in on the dorsal side of the caudal fin of the squid.

    Source: http://io9.com/5937406/watch-what-happens-when-you-play-cypress-hill-through-a-squids-fin
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