The Kraken

Simons turbulent romance with ChatGPT is one of my favorite parts of the whistlerverse

Whenever someone asks "Are they that smart?" I remember the Octopus in a zoo who would sneak out of its tank at night, go into another tank, eat some fish, then sneak back into its own tank before morning.

"The kraken awakes" Simon: "BRRRRPPP"

I appreciate that even though Simon doesn’t have comedic timing, his digestion system does. 🤣

Budgeh owner here. Cuttlefish bones are good for small birds as sources of calcium and for helping keep beaks trimmed :)

“Boats are big and not food” thank you Simon for that clarification

As a former sailor I am LOVING these maritime Decoding the Unknown episodes. More please!

Simon bringing up Stranded Deep while Im playing it and listening to this podcast almost made me question reality.

25:34 Deep Sea Gigantism is basically animals getting bigger because they need to conserve heat, also getting Bigger gives you the ability to travel more, and having more chances at getting food (food that is extremely hard to find on the deep ocean)

I cant believe I got an Instacart ad right in the middle of your belch. It played as if that were its cue, & then I come back & you're still belching lol.

"Boats are big, and not food." whistle boy at his finest.

I spent 2 weeks on a small 120 year old wooden sail boat. 15 of us in total sailed across the North Sea from Scotland to Denmark. The sea is not what you think, there is nothing quite like being in the middle of the ocean, seeing nothing but sea in every direction, hearing nothing but the sails flapping and the waves sloshing against the bow. Then at night, after the best sunsets I’ve ever seen, it’s nothing but darkness. The only clue your at sea is the boat rocking in the waves. You’d be surprised how breathtaking the view of nothing is. And I can attest to the earth not being flat. Not something I shouldn’t have to say it, but you can see the curve when you look across the smooth sea. Anyway, even the excitement of sailing through a storm is not what most would think. We were hit by a mini rogue wave from the stern, sending us flying down the crest of the wave. It’s the most exciting thing I’ve ever done. The sea is far from scary when you actually experience it, it’s the most calming environment you’ll ever be in.

Cuttlefish bones can also be used for metal casting, as they're relatively soft, but heat resistant. You cut them in half, then carve your desired item into them, with a pour channel, and secure it closed again. Then melt your metal (silver, bronze, brass. copper, etc) and pour it inside. When it cools, you open the cuttlefish bone again, remove the casting, and polish, cut off the pour channel and smooth the location of the cut. That's a very simplified description of the technique, but it works. Source: I'm an amateur silversmith.

Hi Simon, experienced dive master here. Most of the best scuba (especially for new divers ) is in the fist 10-30 ft of water and is done in shallow reefs where you can easily see the bottom. These warmer top areas generally have the most bright and pretty stuff and small fish everywhere. I even have a photo of my dad doing a decompression stop at the end of a dive sitting at n the sea floor. So I highly suggest you give a dive experience a try one time! Also once you learn buoyancy control it’s the closest most of us will get to space

3:33 100% agree with you, Simon, about deep water! It's almost like vertigo!

"Boats are big and not food" Thank God Simon is here to remind us not to eat boats.

For thousands of years mankind has asked the question, "Whats Kraken?"

Simon trying to come up with H.P. Lovecraft and what he named his cat was hilarious. Probably a good thing he didn't ask chatGPT or this video would get banned.

Colossal Squid, just my guess. Let's gooooo

i went into this thinking, "as long as you don't mistake the kraken with cthulhu again" and then, yeah, he did exactly that, again