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52-Hertz Whale

52 points by bear_with_me 2y ago

hunglee2 2y ago
There is a good chance that this individual is a 'flu whale' - a hybrid of Blue and Fin
- hoerensagen 2y ago
  Not to be confused with whale flu https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32170708/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32170708/
  - labster 2y ago
    Just when I thought it was safe to go back in the water. Thanks for the extra worries.
- INTPenis 2y ago
  What if it was born with a disability?
- wil421 2y ago
  Should it be called a “Flue” (Fin + Blue) whale? https://whale-tales.org/flue-the-hybrid-whale-23-7-20/ https://whale-tales.org/flue-the-hybrid-whale-23-7-20/
mywacaday 2y ago
This has been discussed several times in the past most comments look to be here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11185764 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11185764
kazinator 2y ago
We can't even find a whale that regularly gives itself away with a specific note? Yeah, good luck finding the wreck of Flight 370.
- krisoft 2y ago
  These are very different challenges. Them being in the ocean is almost the only common thing between them. The whale (or whales) is in one piece, near the surface but moving about. The airplane is either in a few pieces or a debris field, sunk to the bottom and very inert. Finding one you need a sensor network which can track it in near realtime as you hunt it down. Finding the other you need to map huge swathes of the deep ocean with high enough resolution to be able to see debris. One is not a "harder version" of the other, but entirely different challenges. It is a bit like saying "oh you can't even make a jetpack? Good luck making a fully reusable orbital launcher." Yeah they are both rockets(ocean) things but they have nothing else in common.
teekert 2y ago
"Our ultra-secretive, stealthy submarine is perfect in all aspects except for the fact that it emits a 52 hertz sound wave." "Give me a sec boss, I'll solve that... 'The 52-hertz whale, colloquially referred to as 52 Blue,...'"
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oscord 2y ago
We should manufacture a bot for the lonely whale. A nuclear powered ai based sex doll submarine. Train on other whales behaviors and use 52 hz audio modulation. It could even have a 3D print manufacturing capabilities to bear an offspring.

52-Hertz Whale

52 points by bear_with_me 2y ago

hunglee2 2y ago

There is a good chance that this individual is a 'flu whale' - a hybrid of Blue and Fin

hoerensagen 2y ago
Not to be confused with whale flu https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32170708/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32170708/
- labster 2y ago
  Just when I thought it was safe to go back in the water. Thanks for the extra worries.
INTPenis 2y ago
What if it was born with a disability?
wil421 2y ago
Should it be called a “Flue” (Fin + Blue) whale? https://whale-tales.org/flue-the-hybrid-whale-23-7-20/ https://whale-tales.org/flue-the-hybrid-whale-23-7-20/

mywacaday 2y ago

This has been discussed several times in the past most comments look to be here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11185764 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11185764

kazinator 2y ago

We can't even find a whale that regularly gives itself away with a specific note? Yeah, good luck finding the wreck of Flight 370.

krisoft 2y ago
These are very different challenges. Them being in the ocean is almost the only common thing between them. The whale (or whales) is in one piece, near the surface but moving about. The airplane is either in a few pieces or a debris field, sunk to the bottom and very inert. Finding one you need a sensor network which can track it in near realtime as you hunt it down. Finding the other you need to map huge swathes of the deep ocean with high enough resolution to be able to see debris. One is not a "harder version" of the other, but entirely different challenges. It is a bit like saying "oh you can't even make a jetpack? Good luck making a fully reusable orbital launcher." Yeah they are both rockets(ocean) things but they have nothing else in common.

teekert 2y ago

"Our ultra-secretive, stealthy submarine is perfect in all aspects except for the fact that it emits a 52 hertz sound wave." "Give me a sec boss, I'll solve that... 'The 52-hertz whale, colloquially referred to as 52 Blue,...'"

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oscord 2y ago

We should manufacture a bot for the lonely whale. A nuclear powered ai based sex doll submarine. Train on other whales behaviors and use 52 hz audio modulation. It could even have a 3D print manufacturing capabilities to bear an offspring.