Is THIS a Squid? Do Squids Even Exist?

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I was recently disappointed that a group of squids isn't called a squad. Keep up the good work Clint

It’s insane to think about that fact scientists confirmed that krakens are real and then just moved on.

As a bagpipe player and cephalopod fan never have I been more catered to

Clint has evolved from simple care guide videos to just randomly dropping an opus on how light and optics work in the context of various eye designs. Wild stuff

"Siphuncle" sounds like a marine biologist really liked Simon and Garfunkel and had to name something after them

Fun fact: the name cuttlefish has nothing to do with cuddling. It actually comes from an Old English word "cutle" meaning "cuttlefish." Which kinda means that "cuttlefish" means "cuttlefish fish" even though it's not a fish.

Clint, this whole section on eyes and pinhole cameras is a brilliant takedown of the argument that “eyes are to complicated to have evolved.” The truth is, they aren’t. They’re pretty simple actually.

I am of the opinion that Clint set up this whole video to make the "Squid Game" joke. Peak dad humor!

I wasn't expecting this one to go beyond phylogeny into a lesson about mechanisms of osmosis, the parts of a bagpipe, the physics of light, and how to make your own camera with household objects! Thanks for teaching us so much!

Next Clint will tell us that vampire squids aren't from Hell. 😢

Please don't let Clint ever get hold of a spork. His whole weekend will be a battle in his mind about whether it's more closely related to forks or spoons. If so, do forks even exist? In the end Forks belong to the Spoon clade, and sporks end up being more closely related to straws than anything else.

You know, that was one of the most interesting, practical science experiments I've ever seen demonstrated. I would've loved if a teacher had done that pinhole camera demonstration for me as a child. Very interesting, and while I've heard the explanation for how it works in the past, seeing it demonstrated made it actually register with me to understand it.

There's nothing like the strange look i get when I excitedly tell people I'm going to learn squid phylogeney

I'm 27 minutes into this, this is exactly the kind of content I'd tune into when I was a kid. It's even complete with experiments that make me go "Whoa! Cool!" that illustrate what you're talking about! Thanks man! Edit: Also, I was a commercial prawner for a couple seasons, and I will never forget the amount of giant pacific octopus that would show up in our traps, and the size! Anything from the size of a small saucer to five or six feet! It was always a treat to see the ones that can fill an entire prawn trap. And knowing those ones are still pretty juvenile as they can get to be up to 14 feet! I'd get to see them spread all eight arms out as we put them back into the ocean, then jet downward like a torpedo into the depths, leaving a shot of ink. One of the coolest things I've ever seen!

Next week on Clint's Reptiles: how a photocopier, automotive differential, and hurdy-gurdy work, and what this tells us about the evolution of the rhinoceros.

Please make a video on the entire group of octopods! 🐙

27:00 Pinhole cameras are wild. During my senior year of high school, I got to be the Phantom of the Opera for our marching band halftime show. The band aids would wheel a platform out to the front of the field, which a soloist played during one song, then several performers played from during the second song. Then, during the third song, a majorette performed a routine. Four of the other majorettes that had been twirling around her would converge at the platform and raise a 4 sided curtain. At which point, she'd disappear inside the hollow body of the platform, while, simultaneously, I'd stand up, the other majorettes would set off flash pots and drop the curtains, VOILA! Where pinhole cameras enter the picture is the series of air holes drilled into the head end of the platform. While I was inside it for 2 1/2 songs, I'd see 3D holographic images of the majorettes dancing inside the box. The bright stadium lights, plus their sequined uniforms, plus a half dozen evenly spaced 3/4 to 1 inch holes combined to make quite the surreal experience. Oh, and your demonstration also reminded me of those bowl holographic projectors from science stores. Go to reach for the piggy 🐖 and it's just an illusion

Shouldnt they be "eye style cameras" I feel like eyes have... a few... years on cameras. Great video. I think there is a special value in you talking about misconceptions you used to have about biology. Obviously a dedicated video could be irresponsible, but little tidbits like that are really important for understanding how science works and normalizing self correction.

I absolutely love that like 15 minutes of this video about cephalpods is spent debunking the anti science evolution deniers. And it's done in the most Clint way possible.