VIDEO: Treadmill shrimp becomes web hit
A video of a shrimp which was taught to run on a treadmill as part of an odd science experiment has become an (unsurprising) internet hit.
Scientists from Pacific University in Oregon were testing to see how far a shrimp would travel for food when they discovered it could jog at speeds of 66ft per minute for three hours.
Researchers insist there was a scientific reason for recording the video of the super-fit shrimp running on the tiny treadmill ... though the same can't be said for the Benny Hill soundtrack.
They say the study will give a better understanding of how marine animals perform in their native habitat.
I am sure that is what was going through the minds of the 1,000,000 people who have watched the video on YouTube.
[ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMO8Pyi3UpY ]
Links:
Pacific University in Oregon
A video of a shrimp which was taught to run on a treadmill as part of an odd science experiment has become an (unsurprising) internet hit.
Scientists from Pacific University in Oregon were testing to see how far a shrimp would travel for food when they discovered it could jog at speeds of 66ft per minute for three hours.
Researchers insist there was a scientific reason for recording the video of the super-fit shrimp running on the tiny treadmill ... though the same can't be said for the Benny Hill soundtrack.
They say the study will give a better understanding of how marine animals perform in their native habitat.
I am sure that is what was going through the minds of the 1,000,000 people who have watched the video on YouTube.
[ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMO8Pyi3UpY ]
Links:
Pacific University in Oregon
