The Unique Urination of Cicadas

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The Unique Urination of Cicadas

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5 ай бұрын

Unlike other small insects and mammals, cicadas urinate in jets (and not bubbles). By learning more about the critter's unique urination, Georgia Tech researchers say the findings could be used to create better robots and small nozzles.
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@xNoOneAtAll 4 ай бұрын

oh, they pissin

@atomatman3104 4 ай бұрын

IT TASTED LIKE SUGAR

@MrsJaxn7 4 ай бұрын

😆😂🤣

@kimberleyoconnell2213 3 ай бұрын

Oh, they pissin alright!

@Pooua 4 ай бұрын

I had no idea that cicadas urinated at all! My understanding is that they don't eat or drink once they reach adulthood, living only a few days or weeks to mate before dying. The fact that they urinate, and that billions of them are about to emerge and cover the land, makes this new discovery disturbing!

@charlescarter3595 4 ай бұрын

That was my understanding also for years, I guess, you live, you learn.

@kimberleyoconnell2213 3 ай бұрын

GRAB YOUR UMBRELLAS!!! ☔️ THEY ARE HERE!

@kimberleyoconnell2213 3 ай бұрын

Everybody grab your umbrellas before you go to any wooded area!!! My friends & I were definitely getting pissed on last night on the patio under the trees 😂😂 I guess I’m a little relieved it is pee afterall & not their “love juices” from mating, like I was afraid of 🫣😅

@eminer1111 2 ай бұрын

Same thing happened to me haha

@rresidori 4 ай бұрын

They had me until the sentence about how it could apply to robotics

@MichaelTLane-cu1rj 4 ай бұрын

Pissing androids, and the correct bathrooms for them to use debate, are the wave of the future.

@yellosnacc 18 күн бұрын

awesome

@toddjones5742 20 күн бұрын

"infestation"... why does media keep using that word... geez

@tylermcintyre1454 4 ай бұрын

Tyler Mac look out

@christophervanrynbach7207 2 ай бұрын

The more ya know

@zero-se6se 2 ай бұрын

They peed nonstop 😂

@scottl.1568 4 ай бұрын

Whut

@oriolesfan7807 4 ай бұрын

I'd rather hear the noisy cicadas than the obnoxious music.

@JAGomez 4 ай бұрын

Hey, um, guys? Why in the world is the line about robotics in there? That was kind of thrown in without any context. The burden of providing that context is on you guys, I was genuinely intrigued until I had to sit and figure out what this has to do with robots Has there been trouble with this area in robotics? Are the people studying the cicada Also into robotics? Make a connection for us please, otherwise great video:)

@gidget101 4 ай бұрын

Hey, um, question asker? Why not try looking into soft robotics yourself and see if you can figure out on your own what the application might be?

@charlescarter3595 4 ай бұрын

Robots gotta pee too.

@tylermcintyre1454 4 ай бұрын

Tyler Mac what about them

@lonewasp 3 ай бұрын

Many things in technology and engineering have been inspired by the natural world. The fact that such small animals can urinate in such a way is intriguing because it implies there's a way for such a small object to produce a stream of fluid with that velocity. I can't think of what robots would exactly require being such a small size while emitting fluid in that manner - though some practical use may come of it eventually. This line was likely added in because these students are in a university that is focused on engineering. It's in the name: "Georgia Tech College of Engineering". I expect that the intended audience was other students at this school, hence the lack of context here.

@miamorharris2778 28 күн бұрын

Literally just found this out 30 seconds ago and I saw a clip on Instagram. To me that is absolutely disgusting. The fact that they’re urinating just in the open but they are in so why not😢😮😅 I bet you it smell like actual human urine

@imilliemedina666 4 ай бұрын

Millions of $$$ that could have been spent on seniors and hard working Americans

@barbara6058 4 ай бұрын

Time you could have spent with seniors.

@jaybesseck1665 4 ай бұрын

Hell does your money go?

@marshahall3059 Ай бұрын

I'm a senior AND a hard working American. We have learned so many useful things from the study of insects. Velcro was modeled after spider webs. Aluminum foil was invented for the space industry if I remember correctly but has been applied now for insulation also because it blocks both cold and heat. I approve of studies so long as there is no cruelty.