Shrimp Creates Temp. of the Sun

fearless_fx · May 25, 2007

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was pretty sure this was fake just from the quality of the vid lol... but its backed up by this site - http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v413/n6855/abs/413477a0.html

Snapping shrimp produce a loud crackling noise1, 2 that is intense enough to disturb underwater communication. This sound originates from the violent collapse of a large cavitation bubble generated under the tensile forces of a high-velocity water jet formed when the shrimp's snapper-claw snaps shut3 (Fig. 1). Here we show that a short, intense flash of light is emitted as the bubble collapses, indicating that extreme pressures and temperatures of at least 5,000 K (ref. 4) must exist inside the bubble at the point of collapse. We have dubbed this phenomenon 'shrimpoluminescence' — the first observation, to our knowledge, of this mode of light production in any animal — because of its apparent similarity to sonoluminescence5, 6, the light emission from a bubble periodically driven by ultrasound.
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Taxloss · May 25, 2007

This is defnately one of the most amazing things I've seen about the nature life recently!

'shrimpoluminescence'

hiake · May 25, 2007

I don't think it's THAT unbelievable... considering our sneeze can achieve speed up to 85% the speed of sound

Plus, since the span of this extremely high temperature (in turn, energy) fluctuation is so short, it is possible.

ab289 · May 25, 2007

this is interesting. never in a million years i would believe if someone tells me that. then again, should i believe youtube?

fearless_fx · May 25, 2007

thats why i provided a secondary source lol

gameofiso · May 26, 2007

wow...interesting

don · May 26, 2007

that's awesome lol -lol

Shrimp Creates Temp. of the Sun

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