[GDChoi]

I found this pretty interesting but i do warn you there are some pretty gay sound effects but it was a cool watch
http://yourmindblown.com/post/1092678955/the-pistol-shrimp-can-fire-a-bubble-as-hot-as-the-sun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKPrGxB1Kzc&feature=player_embedded

[sonick]

Damn nature, you crazy!

[q0192837465]

saw it before. Still amazed at how natured created some crazy killing machines.

[FN-2199]

That's one hell of a shrimp!

[t8v6]

lol they shouldve left out the gun sound, i wanted to hear what it actually sounds like =/

[Kim Jong Un]

That's one gangster shrimp.

[Great68]

lol they shouldve left out the gun sound, i wanted to hear what it actually sounds like =/

Uhh, it wouldn't sound like much underwater...

[raygunpk]

http://i53.tinypic.com/2qdzpxl.jpg

[shenmecar]

seen it before on richard hammond's documentary

[Osaka]

Hadouken!!!!!!!!!

[gearshifter]

KAMEHAMEHA!!

[spoon.ek9]

that's fuckin awesome! :D

[ch0pstix]

pistol shrimp vs. shark...who would win

[Ikkaku]

:lol it's the shrimp version of a taser

[Not really racist!]

holy shit....

[Vansterdam]

be awesome to have those as pets lol

[jepho]

i feel like shrimp now

[red_2]

That's nucking futs!

[ericthehalfbee]

I wanna see pistol shrimp vs mantis shrimp.

[Kamui712]

Photobuckets not showing up, can anyone see this?

Jesus christ video by justinelson - Photobucket


"hey baby let me get that for you"

http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060617181030/familyguy/images/e/e1/GodFamilyGuy.jpg

[punkwax]

The mind.

It is blown.

[!LittleDragon]

Sonic Booooom!

[StylinRed]

this website has some other info

http://hubpages.com/hub/pistol-shrimp

All pistol shrimp have one (Or sometimes two) oversized claw that create a cavitation bubble as it snaps shut. This bubble, very briefly reaches temperatures approaching that of the sun, about 4700 degrees Celsius. A loud "popping" noise is created as well. I've personally been shot by a randall's pistol shrimp a number of times and the pain generated is much like getting hit with a rubber band. It was a small area effect blast rather than a specific point. It should be noted that i got shot as i was handling it out of water. I don't know if it would've hurt more underwater and i'm not about to try.

[JSALES]

that's fucking crazy!

[roastpuff]

BOOM HEADSHOT.

[PiuYi]

judging from the movement of the rocks surrounding the prey shrimp, it didn't seem like a ridiculously strong blast....

[Gt-R R34]

Snapping effect

The snapping shrimp competes with much larger animals like the Sperm Whale and Beluga Whale for the title of 'loudest animal in the sea'. The animal snaps a specialized claw shut to create a cavitation bubble that generates acoustic pressures of up to 80 kPa at a distance of 4 cm from the claw. As it extends out from the claw, the bubble reaches speeds of 60 miles per hour (97 km/h) and releases a sound reaching 218 decibels.[8] The pressure is strong enough to kill small fish.[9] It corresponds to a zero to peak pressure level of 218 decibels relative to one micropascal (dB re 1 μPa), equivalent to a zero to peak source level of 190 dB re 1 μPa at the standard reference distance of 1 m. Au and Banks measured peak to peak source levels between 185 and 190 dB re 1 μPa at 1 m, depending on the size of the claw.[10] Similar values are reported by Ferguson and Cleary.[11] The duration of the click is less than 1 millisecond.
The snap can also produce sonoluminescence from the collapsing cavitation bubble. As it collapses, the cavitation bubble reaches temperatures of over 5,000 K (4,700 °C).[12] In comparison, the surface temperature of the sun is estimated to be around 5,800 K (5,500 °C). The light is of lower intensity than the light produced by typical sonoluminescence and is not visible to the naked eye. It is most likely a by-product of the shock wave with no biological significance. However, it was the first known instance of an animal producing light by this effect. It has subsequently been discovered that another group of crustaceans, the mantis shrimp, contains species whose club-like forelimbs can strike so quickly and with such force as to induce sonoluminescent cavitation bubbles upon impact.[13]
The snapping is used for hunting (hence the alternative name "pistol shrimp"), as well as for communication. When feeding, the shrimp usually lies in an obscured spot, such as a burrow. The shrimp then extends its antennae outwards to determine if any fish are passing by. Once it feels movement, the shrimp inches out of its hiding place, pulls back its claw, and releases a "shot" which stuns the prey; the shrimp then pulls it to the burrow and feeds.

Wiki

[sunny_j]

thats crazy

[CP.AR]

Shrimp powered fusion energy? (the problem right now with fusion is getting temps close to the sun's temperature)

[FerrariEnzo]

dude i wonder how it taste!

[jimmerz]

Shrimp powered fusion energy? (the problem right now with fusion is getting temps close to the sun's temperature)

oh they know how to reach the temperature
they just need to figure out a way to contain it and harness it safely

[TRD Rs200]

crazy stuff, nature at its best

[goo3]

i'm waiting for the day humans evolve to shoot laser beams.

[impactX]

El Bastardo talked to the shrimp before.
http://www.revscene.net/forums/confidential-addicted-finger-t576604.html

[!LittleDragon]

Futurama's Windy Shrimp

http://pool.theinfosphere.org/images/3/3b/Fry_and_Windy_Shrimp.png

[twitchyzero]

i do warn you there are some pretty gay sound effects

I thought i was playing Counter-Strike :lol