BS: Dolphin Rings

Subject: BS: Dolphin Rings
From: CarolC
Date: 28 Oct 08 - 05:22 AM

This is very cool...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMCf7SNUb-Q

Subject: RE: BS: Dolphin Rings
From: Mr Red
Date: 28 Oct 08 - 07:23 AM

looks more like the South Sea Bubble to me..............

Subject: RE: BS: Dolphin Rings
From: Beer
Date: 28 Oct 08 - 09:26 AM

Truly amazing Carol. Thanks for sharing.
Beer (adrien)

Subject: RE: BS: Dolphin Rings
From: Rapparee
Date: 28 Oct 08 - 09:45 AM

I thought this was a way to find out how old dolphins were.

Subject: RE: BS: Dolphin Rings
From: jeffp
Date: 28 Oct 08 - 10:26 AM

I thought they were coming to the door to get me to buy something.

Subject: RE: BS: Dolphin Rings
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 28 Oct 08 - 11:13 AM

Just an amazing trick by something that has a bigger brain than a humans......... great

Subject: RE: BS: Dolphin Rings
From: katlaughing
Date: 28 Oct 08 - 11:20 AM

Not long enough! I could watch that for a that longer! Thanks, Carol.

Subject: RE: BS: Dolphin Rings
From: Alice
Date: 28 Oct 08 - 11:35 AM

Beautiful! Thank you!

Subject: RE: BS: Dolphin Rings
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 28 Oct 08 - 11:43 AM

Thanks, Carol.

Subject: RE: BS: Dolphin Rings
From: Gurney
Date: 28 Oct 08 - 05:50 PM

Glad it isn't the same as squid rings.

Subject: RE: BS: Dolphin Rings
From: CarolC
Date: 28 Oct 08 - 07:16 PM

I hate that those dolphins are being held in captivity. I don't approve of that at all. But it's cool for people to be able to see evidence of their intelligence and creativity. Hopefully if enough people understand how intelligent they are, people will decide it's not right to keep dolphins in captivity any longer.

Subject: RE: BS: Dolphin Rings
From: Skivee
Date: 28 Oct 08 - 09:56 PM

Very pretty, but I doubt that it's real. bubbles don't form into skinny little rings and travel horizontally for entended periods of time like a smoke ring.IMHO At the very least the ring would break into individual bubble and head for the surface. Bubbles moving ahead of the "emitting" dolphin would be much like a flag pointing into a very brisk wind, since water has several hundred times the density of air.
On the other hand, I agree about the caging of these intelligent creatures for our amusement. If the dolphins had an exit, could come and go, and THEN came back to perform, that would be a reason to celebrate all those fun tricks

Subject: RE: BS: Dolphin Rings
From: CarolC
Date: 28 Oct 08 - 10:22 PM

Snopes says it's real. That's where I found the video in the first place.

Subject: RE: BS: Dolphin Rings
From: Bill D
Date: 28 Oct 08 - 10:29 PM

I never doubted for a minute... I can't imagine how anyone would fake that trick. The scientists' best guess as to how they do it is probably pretty close.
   I think that dolphins are wonderful for allow us to see it, when the best WE can do is blow smoke rings..

Subject: RE: BS: Dolphin Rings
From: Skivee
Date: 28 Oct 08 - 10:57 PM

Carol, I withdraw MOST of my skeptical comments. I still have a hard time understanding how the bubble rings are traveling for extended distances horizontally.

Subject: RE: BS: Dolphin Rings
From: CarolC
Date: 28 Oct 08 - 11:48 PM

It looks to me like the dolphins are creating a current by pushing water with their heads at first, and the rings travel on that for a while. After a bit, the forward momentum of the rings seems to slow down until the dolphin pushes the water again and makes a smaller ring out of the bigger ones.

Subject: RE: BS: Dolphin Rings
From: maeve
Date: 29 Oct 08 - 08:25 AM

Sounds interesting, Carol. Wish I could see it. :)

Thanks for posting it along with the Snopes source.