back to article Dumpling squid do it WHENEVER THEY CAN, FOR HOURS ON END!

Physicists don’t get all the fun: biology researchers from the University of Melbourne have discovered that a species of squid indulges in three-hour mating sessions, but at the cost of a “reduced ability to swim” for as much as 30 minutes afterwards. (Actually, to The Register that seems like a remarkable recuperative …

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  1. Martin Huizing
    Trollface

    I can definitely see those squids having reduced swimming ability...

    ...after having sex with me.

    1. Mephistro
      Devil

      Re: I can definitely see those squids having reduced swimming ability...

      Try using less duct tape the next time.

    2. Phil W
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      Re: I can definitely see those squids having reduced swimming ability...

      upvoted, quite simply because I pissed myself laughing when I read this. Probably even funnier because it's the first comment.

  2. Martin Budden Silver badge
    Joke

    Shy

    They probably don't bother releasing lots of ink if they have some privacy: they were just trying to hide their passion from the prying eyes of the researcher. They'd also be much quicker if they could just get on with it without feeling all self-conscious about being watched.

  3. jake Silver badge

    "Actually, to The Register that seems like a remarkable recuperative capability, since it doesn’t seem to involve coffee, cigarettes, or a defibrillator."

    I feel sorry for the ElReg hack's significant other(s) ...

    1. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      ElReg hack's significant other(s)

      You mean Mrs. Right Hand, and Missy Left Hand on odd days?

  4. Ketlan
    Happy

    I knew I was normal

    '...with both males and females changing colour during the copulation (from yellow to dark purple “with green and orange highlights).'

    That happens to me, too. It's nice to know I'm not alone. :-)

    1. Anonymous Coward 15

      Re: I knew I was normal

      A redder shade of pink is to be expected, but if it goes purple you might want to visit your doctor.

  5. Mussie (Ed)

    Bah 3 hours amateurs

  6. archengel46
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    7 cm?

    That's a perfectly respectable size for a squid to go on a dish!

  7. Anonymous Coward
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    Hmmm...Dumpling squid...

    Thats my next culinary dish of the day that is!!!

  8. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    7cm

    Might sound ok on a dish, but remember they shrink by 50% when you cook 'em.

    I suffer from similar shrinkage if someone suggests cooking sensitive parts.

  9. Graham Bartlett

    Given that they have multiple tentacles

    ... how would you tell that a squid was walking a bit bow-legged?

  10. Lord Voldemortgage

    Praise be

    to their fondle-y appendages.

  11. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    'both males and females changing colour during the copulation (from yellow to dark purple “with green and orange highlights).'

    I assume this is some sort of progress meter?

    1. TheOtherHobbes

      I'd hate to see

      what the Cancel/Abort/Retry dialog looks like.

  12. Andus McCoatover
    Coat

    Squids in!

    OK, gorrit...

  13. Rampant Spaniel

    Ah great, thanks to that research China will be hunting them to extinction as a cure for Small Tonka Syndrome.

  14. mhenriday
    Pint

    I want those «green and orange highlights»

    as a «smart phone» app - and I want it NOW !...

    Henri

  15. Anonymous Coward 15
    Childcatcher

    I've seen enough hentai

    to know where this is- Oh. It's already there.

    1. Pascal Monett Silver badge

      Re: I've seen enough hentai

      yeah, but now we know where all that hentai actually came from...

  16. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    on a side note

    My wife and I recently tried a new type of prophylactic whose inside was coated with benzocaine, a supposedly mild anaesthetics . Let's say that we were still at it more than an hour later, since as far as I am concerned I had no more Appendage and felt pretty much nothing at all. If it wasn't for her being tired, yeah, we could have matched the 3 hour feat, like those lovely squids.

    1. Openminded Cynic
      Coat

      Re: on a side note

      Next time try turning it inside out. You won't have to even bother waking her up then...

    2. Anonymous Coward
      Anonymous Coward

      Re: on a side note

      Funny we did as well

      All it caused was numbness and Mr floppy

  17. Pascal Monett Silver badge

    "lifetime of less than a year"

    Yes, but what a life !

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