Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Underwater Bunnies

When I was in college, in my oceanography class, my professor showed us this science video that opened with a scene of a rabbit breathing underwater. It was sitting there in a tank, and bits of carrots were floating around and the rabbit was nibbling at bits as they came by. It was really weird and cool.

I was telling a bunch of my friends about this--yes, that means I was telling SOME OF YOU WHO ARE READING THIS RIGHT NOW about it-- and they mocked me. Mocked me!

I decided that a video of such astounding bizarreness should be on YouTube, so I looked it up as my friends watched on. Only to discover... nothing quite like what I was looking for. Which just goes to show you that you can't rely on the internet for everything. The mocking had to increase slightly at this point, and soon all you had to say for a laugh was "underwater bunny" and everyone fell into peals of laughter.

Like this:

Person A: Would you get me a glass of water?

Person B: Do you want a bunny in it?

I would like, however, to point out this gentleman. Here's a picture from one of his most famous experiments, which involved "liquid breathing" and mice. If you look at the abstract of Clark's report on this in Science magazine, you can see that he also experimented on cats.
Notice that the mouse is in the liquid in the picture at left. Yes, he is alive and breathing. And there are goldfish swimming in the fluid above him.
Not quite as good as a video of a liquid breathing rabbit, but I think we are on the right track here, wouldn't you agree?
P.S. If anyone knows where I can find a good video clip of, say, a rabbit practicing liquid breathing, please send me a link. Heh.

5 comments:

  1. Have you ever had one of those dreams where after some time passes you can't really remember if that really happened or you dreamed it?

    I think you may have dreamed the bunny thing.

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  2. when you told the story, you made it sound like the so called bunny was jumping around on the ocean floor and chilling with the other fish.

    anyhow, i'll only believe it when i see it

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  3. Even Rebecca has turned against me... I thought you of all people would understand after that experience with the goat. :)

    And Ken... blessed are those who believe without seeing. Um. Bunnies.

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  4. No. No no no. Never. I have seen some weird stuff in my short life. If you saw the bunny breathe water then you saw the bunny breathe water. I just happen to have strong peacemaker tendencies.

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  5. Anonymous2:31 PM

    I've seen the bunny rabbit video also and am presently looking for it also.

    It was the nibbling the carrot that impressed me. It was a pinkish fluid also, not totally clear. Also the rabbit dies after being removed from the fluid due to the fact the fluid clenses the lungs cilli (sp?) and ability to absorb/intake oxygen.

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