The breakout at the National Aquarium of New Zealand in Napier, which has captured the imagination of New Zealanders and made headlines around the world, apparently began when Inky slipped through a small gap at the top of his tank.

Octopus tracks suggest he then scampered eight feet across the floor and slid down a 164-foot-long drainpipe that dropped him into Hawke’s Bay, on the east coast of North Island, according to reports in New Zealand’s news media.

"Octopuses are fabulous escape artists, and it's absolutely not surprising that he saw an opportunity to explore and he took it,” said Sy Montgomery, author of "The Soul of an Octopus."

Woody wrote:Jellyfish are immortal

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Monkeyboy wrote:NASA kicks ass. I worked for them once, though it was just my salary being payed by a grant from NASA. Still, technically working for them! We were trying to find ways to keep astronauts from getting space sickness, which is a real problem believe it or not.

The Juno thing is the latest in an amazing run with these landers and probes. They're getting really good at it. It's more surprising when they don't work than when they do.

momadance wrote:

Monkeyboy wrote:NASA kicks ass. I worked for them once, though it was just my salary being payed by a grant from NASA. Still, technically working for them! We were trying to find ways to keep astronauts from getting space sickness, which is a real problem believe it or not.

The Juno thing is the latest in an amazing run with these landers and probes. They're getting really good at it. It's more surprising when they don't work than when they do.

I worked the Ames and JPL groups for a few years. Loved it.

jamiethekiller wrote:moma, get me a job at JPL. at least have them look at my application