Weirdly Intelligent and Orca Whales

ghogie91 · 18-11-2013 06:13PM #1

Ok so today I found out im a bit odd compared to 'normal folk'...

The picture of the Orca jumping 15 foot popped up today

While everyone was like 'ooohhh' 'aaahhh' 'woooow'

I thought I would try figure out the acceleration it took the whale to get there factoring in his weight, constant gravitational force and force of water. Basically I wanted to see was this whale more powerful than powerful human made machines

Apparently this isnt normal behaviour?

The girlfriend is a little scared

sheesh · 18-11-2013 06:16PM

Calculating the power exerted by a killer whale jumping out of the water might not seem normal but on Math it is

Math

Not even once

o1s1n · 18-11-2013 06:17PM

I thought this thread was going to be about weirdly Intelligent Orca whales

OP, nobody really cares how 'wacky' you are.

Rekop dog · 18-11-2013 06:18PM

Not that odd really, what's odd is your urge to point out how wacky and different you are.

Artful_Badger · 18-11-2013 06:18PM

I thought this was about intelligent whales. All I see is a jumping whale and you scaring your GF by doing maths. Tbh, I'm rather disappointed...

18-11-2013 06:19PM

How does a basic acceleration equation make anyone "weirdly intelligent"

Become intelligent with this one weird tip?

ghogie91 · 18-11-2013 06:20PM

So what ye are saying that at no point did anyone of ye think 'I wonder what type of power that took to do?'

Potatoeman · 18-11-2013 06:20PM

ghogie91 wrote: »

Ok so today I found out im a bit odd compared to 'normal folk'...

The picture of the Orca jumping 15 foot popped up today

While everyone was like 'ooohhh' 'aaahhh' 'woooow'

I thought I would try figure out the acceleration it took the whale to get there factoring in his weight, constant gravitational force and force of water. Basically I wanted to see was this whale more powerful than powerful human made machines

Apparently this isnt normal behaviour?

The girlfriend is a little scared

By the whale in your pants :pac:

ghogie91 · 18-11-2013 06:20PM

bluewolf wrote: »

How does a basic acceleration equation make anyone "weirdly intelligent"

Become intelligent with this one weird tip?

exactly my point, thats what was said to me 'weirdly intellegent'

AnonoBoy · 18-11-2013 06:20PM

Mods please change thread title to Weird, over-inflated sense of self and Orca Whales.

dodderangler · 18-11-2013 06:20PM

Don't know about the sped its have to reach to get up that far but the power in an orcas tail has enough force to throw a full grown seal or dolphin over 40 feet in the air
Vids on YouTube to non believers

Artful_Badger · 18-11-2013 06:21PM

ghogie91 wrote: »

So what ye are saying that at no point did anyone of ye think 'I wonder what type of power that took to do?'

Well if you'd tell us the results of you're equations we'd know ! Might be a tad more interesting than just talking about the fact you did it too.

ghogie91 · 18-11-2013 06:22PM

Artful_Badger wrote: »

Well if you'd tell us the results of you're equations we'd know ! Might be a tad more interesting than just talking about the fact you did it too.

Badger, have a go and we can compare

o1s1n · 18-11-2013 06:24PM

ghogie91 wrote: »

So what ye are saying that at no point did anyone of ye think 'I wonder what type of power that took to do?'

Who cares, just give us the whales we were promised!

Mr. Nice · 18-11-2013 06:25PM

Well OP, did you figure it out?
If yes, you may be weirdly intelligent (Rainman level 1). If you just wondered and didn't have a clue what speeds, forces etc. were involved, you're just weird.

Mr. Nice · 18-11-2013 06:28PM

ghogie91 wrote: »

The picture of the Orca jumping 15 foot popped up today

Ahh, THE picture of THE Orca.
Out of interest, how do you know it was jumping 15 foot (sic)?
Was that 15 foot (sic) above the surface of the water?
Apart from acceleration, what other factors do you think were at play?

BillyMitchel · 18-11-2013 06:28PM

Very disappointing. Really expected some cool vids or something. Then you don't even have decency to post the answer to the question.

You suck ass OP. donkey ass.

Mr. Nice · 18-11-2013 06:29PM

ghogie91 wrote: »

The girlfriend is a little scared

Of Orcas or of you?

ghogie91 · 18-11-2013 06:32PM

o1s1n wrote: »

Who cares, just give us the whales we were promised!

OK :cool:

Overheal · 18-11-2013 06:33PM

over a dozen posts in and the OP doesn't answer how fast that Orca had to be going, or how powerful it had to be.

Look, just give me the ms^-1 and the Newtons already. Jerk.

ghogie91 · 18-11-2013 06:34PM

Mr. Nice wrote: »

Ahh, THE picture of THE Orca.
Out of interest, how do you know it was jumping 15 foot (sic)?
Was that 15 foot (sic) above the surface of the water?
Apart from acceleration, what other factors do you think were at play?

15 foot from the surface of the water as documented

there are a few variables at play here...

BillyMitchel · 18-11-2013 06:35PM

ghogie91 wrote: »

OK :cool:

Not good enough OP. back to the drawing board for you! No one gives a **** about dumbass penguins anyway.

We want to see some intelligent whales doing some straight up whale shît.

opr · 18-11-2013 06:36PM

Can we turn this into a thread about intelligent killer whales? Incredible creatures.

I'll go, amazing story about a baby killer whale who got lost and separated from his family off the coast of Canada.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YzeOnF1I58

Opr

MadYaker · 18-11-2013 06:41PM

You'd have to know the weight of the whale, might be difficult to find out. I suppose you could find a rough estimate easily enough.

Idle Passerby · 18-11-2013 06:50PM

Wondering about things doesn't make you intelligent. Figuring out the answer after working out the equation might be considered clever. Instantly knowing might have been worthy of being called "weirdly intelligent". Maybe your friends are just a bit dim.

bnt · 18-11-2013 06:50PM

If I had the mass of the whale, I would try the "change in potential energy" method on the back of an envelope: Power = m.g.h/t
m = the mass, g = the gravitational constant (9.8 m/s²), h = the change in height, and t = the time the jump took. Note that you'd measure the height from the centre of the whale, not its nose or other extremity.

What?

AnonoBoy · 18-11-2013 06:51PM

This thread hasn't really panned out as you'd hoped has it OP?

Overheal · 18-11-2013 06:57PM

bnt wrote: »

If I had the mass of the whale, I would try the "change in potential energy" method on the back of an envelope: Power = m.g.h/t
m = the mass, g = the gravitational constant (9.8 m/s²), h = the change in height, and t = the time the jump took. Note that you'd measure the height from the centre of the whale, not its nose or other extremity.

What?

dont forget drag...

131spanner · 18-11-2013 06:58PM

Free Willy was a good movie.

The Backwards Man · 18-11-2013 07:01PM

If killer whales are so smart why do they eat raw penguins?

AnonoBoy · 18-11-2013 07:02PM

131spanner wrote: »

Free Willy was a good movie.

Yeah but in real life it turned out Willy was guilty all the time and the campaign to get him released was severely misinformed about the facts of the case.

Actually that could have been The Hurricane. I always get them mixed up.

Weirdly Intelligent and Orca Whales

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