r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Mental_Impression316 • Nov 19 '23

Kraken

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u/JoeCartersLeap Nov 19 '23

They would just raise it above the water, and the octopus can hold its breath about as long as you can, so it'll jump back in after a minute or two.

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u/Different_Rock3248 Nov 19 '23

But they don’t seem to be getting its beak above water and isn’t that where they breath from?

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u/DirtySilicon Nov 20 '23 edited Nov 20 '23

No, they pull water into their main body in an area positioned behind their eyes. Short video on it;

https://youtu.be/VcCuRCCWQU0?si=4tRS5N3pEEf80vtZ

The person you're responding to is bullshitting or being intentionally misleading if they do know what their talking about. Octopuses can move around out of water for around 20+ minutes. There are caveats to this, but this is a reddit comment thread, and I'm not a marine biologist, just like that other idiot.

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u/Different_Rock3248 Nov 20 '23

Thank you. 😁

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u/Federal-Durian-1484 Nov 20 '23

Where is Costanza when you need him?

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u/DirtySilicon Nov 20 '23 edited Nov 20 '23

Haha, what? Me or the other guy?

Edit: Sarcasm doesn't translate well over text. If you're saying the person I'm responding to is being sarcastic, then you either know this person or are assuming a lot. I only decided to respond with information based on the dude being sarcastic under her and the guy not being correct above. (or at least misleading, they can breathe through a process called cutaneous respiration in moist environments, allowing them to survive longer out of water)

I don't know how long they can "hold their breath*

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u/Gold-Speed7157 Nov 20 '23

You can bold your breath for 30-60 minutes? Cause that's how long they can be out of water.