An interesting example from the animal kingdom of waiting four years for delivery

[CyberTally]

I ran across an article today that puts four years of waiting for my Cybertruck into perspective. BBC Wildlife Magazine published the following story in 2023.

"If you think female African elephants have it tough with their 22-month gestation period, spare a thought for the deep-sea octopus Graneledone boreopacifica."

"Researchers from California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute used a remotely operated vehicle to spy on an adult female as she brooded her hoard of 160 eggs on a rocky ledge 1,400m down in the northern Pacific. In the years that followed, the vehicle returned to that location 18 times and found the same female – identified by her distinctive scars – in the same spot, with her arms wrapped protectively around her developing eggs."

"As the brood grew stronger, the mother grew weaker until, on the final visit, the fully developed larvae had dispersed and the dead female had floated into the abyss. Her marathon brood lasted four and a half years, making it the longest brooding period or ‘pregnancy’ of any known animal."

Hopefully I'll survive long enough to see the delivery of my new Cybertruck, before floated into the abyss.

Thanks to Science Writer, Helen Pilcher, for this story!

Source: https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/which-animal-has-the-longest-pregnancy

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[HaulingAss]

I ran across an article today that puts four years of waiting for my Cybertruck into perspective. BBC Wildlife Magazine published the following story in 2023.

"If you think female African elephants have it tough with their 22-month gestation period, spare a thought for the deep-sea octopus Graneledone boreopacifica."

"Researchers from California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute used a remotely operated vehicle to spy on an adult female as she brooded her hoard of 160 eggs on a rocky ledge 1,400m down in the northern Pacific. In the years that followed, the vehicle returned to that location 18 times and found the same female – identified by her distinctive scars – in the same spot, with her arms wrapped protectively around her developing eggs."

"As the brood grew stronger, the mother grew weaker until, on the final visit, the fully developed larvae had dispersed and the dead female had floated into the abyss. Her marathon brood lasted four and a half years, making it the longest brooding period or ‘pregnancy’ of any known animal."

Hopefully I'll survive long enough to see the delivery of my new Cybertruck, before floated into the abyss.

Thanks to Science Writer, Helen Pilcher, for this story!

Source: https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/which-animal-has-the-longest-pregnancy

Fascinating! Octopi are such interesting creatures. And octopus can't live much longer than 5 years, so that must seem like an eternity to them.

Four or five years may seem like a long time to a human, but that's because humans have such short lifespans relative to our environment. Just ~60-100 revolutions of the earth around the sun, and then we turn back into dust.

I know of no other auto company on planet earth who could have delivered such a product in such a short period of time, even if we assume conceptual development began in 2016 and actual Cybertruck development teams were formed in 2018 (which I don't believe happened until 2019). That's extremely fast development for a platform so fundamentally different, and so advanced, in so many ways.

Can you imagine GMC doing this? I dare you Mary!

 

[CyberGus]

Fascinating! Octopi are such interesting creatures.

I refuse to eat octopus. They are highly intelligent creatures with a full spectrum of feelings and emotions.

Squid is fine, those fuckers are idiots

 

[CyberJay]

I ran across an article today that puts four years of waiting for my Cybertruck into perspective. BBC Wildlife Magazine published the following story in 2023.

"If you think female African elephants have it tough with their 22-month gestation period, spare a thought for the deep-sea octopus Graneledone boreopacifica."

"Researchers from California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute used a remotely operated vehicle to spy on an adult female as she brooded her hoard of 160 eggs on a rocky ledge 1,400m down in the northern Pacific. In the years that followed, the vehicle returned to that location 18 times and found the same female – identified by her distinctive scars – in the same spot, with her arms wrapped protectively around her developing eggs."

"As the brood grew stronger, the mother grew weaker until, on the final visit, the fully developed larvae had dispersed and the dead female had floated into the abyss. Her marathon brood lasted four and a half years, making it the longest brooding period or ‘pregnancy’ of any known animal."

Hopefully I'll survive long enough to see the delivery of my new Cybertruck, before floated into the abyss.

Thanks to Science Writer, Helen Pilcher, for this story!

Source: https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/which-animal-has-the-longest-pregnancy

thanks for sharing.
I love how you connected gestation of an octopus with CT delivery.

Hats off to you bro. We need more of this level of discourse in all forums and blogs everywhere.

 

[CyberJay]

thanks for sharing.
I love how you connected gestation of an octopus with CT delivery.

Hats off to you bro. We need more of this level of discourse in all forums and blogs everywhere.

Here are a few additional things that would have been accomplished in those same 4.5 years:

Undergraduate Degree	Many students complete their bachelor's degree in around 4.5 years, especially with added minors or double majors.
Presidential Term (U.S.) + Half a Year	A single term for a U.S. President is 4 years, so 4.5 years would be a term plus an additional half year.
Olympic Cycle	The Olympics occur every 4 years, so 4.5 years would span more than one Olympic cycle, including the preparation phase for the next games.
World Cup Cycle (Soccer/Football)	Similar to the Olympics, the FIFA World Cup occurs every 4 years, so 4.5 years would cover the period from one World Cup to the preparation for the next.
Mars Exploration Rover Mission (Opportunity)	The Opportunity rover was expected to last 90 Martian days (sols), but it exceeded its life expectancy and operated for over 14 years. However, significant milestones and discoveries often occurred within 4.5-year intervals during its mission.
Car Loan Terms	Some car loans can be set for a period of 4.5 years (54 months), which is a common term length for auto financing.
Ph.D. Program (Initial Phase)	While the duration of Ph.D. programs can vary widely, the coursework and initial research phase can take around 4.5 years, especially in STEM fields.
Large Infrastructure Projects	Some large infrastructure projects, such as bridges, highways, or skyscrapers, can take around 4.5 years from groundbreaking to completion, depending on the project's scale and complexity.
Recovery from Major Economic Recession	The recovery time from a major economic recession can sometimes take around 4.5 years, depending on the severity of the downturn and the effectiveness of the recovery efforts.
Certain Legal Proceedings	Complex legal cases, including some civil lawsuits or comprehensive criminal cases, can extend over a period of 4.5 years from filing to final judgment, depending on the case complexity.

 

[Pulaski]

I refuse to eat octopus. They are highly intelligent creatures with a full spectrum of feelings and emotions.

Squid is fine, those fuckers are idiots

Hahaha definitely just spewed coffee reading this

 

[Celiboy]

Here are a few additional things that would have been accomplished in those same 4.5 years:

Undergraduate Degree	Many students complete their bachelor's degree in around 4.5 years, especially with added minors or double majors.
Presidential Term (U.S.) + Half a Year	A single term for a U.S. President is 4 years, so 4.5 years would be a term plus an additional half year.
Olympic Cycle	The Olympics occur every 4 years, so 4.5 years would span more than one Olympic cycle, including the preparation phase for the next games.
World Cup Cycle (Soccer/Football)	Similar to the Olympics, the FIFA World Cup occurs every 4 years, so 4.5 years would cover the period from one World Cup to the preparation for the next.
Mars Exploration Rover Mission (Opportunity)	The Opportunity rover was expected to last 90 Martian days (sols), but it exceeded its life expectancy and operated for over 14 years. However, significant milestones and discoveries often occurred within 4.5-year intervals during its mission.
Car Loan Terms	Some car loans can be set for a period of 4.5 years (54 months), which is a common term length for auto financing.
Ph.D. Program (Initial Phase)	While the duration of Ph.D. programs can vary widely, the coursework and initial research phase can take around 4.5 years, especially in STEM fields.
Large Infrastructure Projects	Some large infrastructure projects, such as bridges, highways, or skyscrapers, can take around 4.5 years from groundbreaking to completion, depending on the project's scale and complexity.
Recovery from Major Economic Recession	The recovery time from a major economic recession can sometimes take around 4.5 years, depending on the severity of the downturn and the effectiveness of the recovery efforts.
Certain Legal Proceedings	Complex legal cases, including some civil lawsuits or comprehensive criminal cases, can extend over a period of 4.5 years from filing to final judgment, depending on the case complexity.

Interesting. I completed a masters degree and a post master’s certification in that time.

 

[cvalue13]

I refuse to eat octopus. They are highly intelligent creatures with a full spectrum of feelings and emotions.

Squid is fine, those fuckers are idiots

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speaking of:

 

[JBee]

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speaking of:

One of my favourite under sea animals the cuttlefish. Their colour and texture changing camouflage skin is incredible, it's like the OLED TV of the sea.



But to the story here...do they know that they are also the same 4 year old eggs, or if they hatched at all, or if they actually found the body at the bottom of the see? Does that make them 8 year octopi all together?

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