The video features a pet octopus named Sashimi who is given an underwater obstacle course to test her intelligence and dexterity. The course, which includes challenges such as navigating through floating balls and revolving doors, is designed to determine if Sashimi can solve problems and remember solutions. If she completes the course, she will be rewarded with a large amount of food. The video also explores the unique characteristics and abilities of octopuses, including their intelligence, camouflage, and ability to change color and texture. Throughout the video, the creator shares interesting facts and insights about octopuses, including their ability to solve complex problems and their short lifespan. In the end, Sashimi successfully completes the course and is released back into the ocean, where she will be able to hunt and live on her own. The video also promotes the creator's toy company, CrunchLabs, which aims to make learning science and engineering fun for kids.
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1. The owner got a pet octopus named Sashimi six months ago to see if they were as smart as people say.
2. Sashimi was obtained from a pet store, and the owner later found out the exact spot where she was pulled out of the ocean.
3. Sashimi was hand-fed and couldn't be released back into the ocean without first teaching her how to hunt and survive on her own.
4. The owner built a nine-part underwater obstacle course to test Sashimi's intelligence and dexterity.
5. Sashimi's favorite food is shrimp, which was determined through an underwater seafood buffet experiment.
6. Octopuses have the ability to color and shape-shift, which is unmatched in the animal kingdom.
7. Octopuses can mimic the shape of larger animals like eels and have creative ways of moving around.
8. Octopuses can recognize and interact with specific people, even if they change clothes.
9. Octopuses are known to escape their tanks at night to explore and map out their surroundings.
10. Sashimi's obstacle course included challenges like an over-under barrier, a revolving door, a block push, and a ball drop.
11. Octopuses have three hearts, and their blood is blue because it's copper-based.
12. Octopuses can regrow lost arms, and the regrown arm will look indistinguishable from the original.
13. Octopuses have eight independent mini brains, along with a larger central brain, which allows them to think and act independently with their arms.
14. Octopuses can survive out of water for up to an hour and can eat prey while out of water.
15. Octopuses have four tricks to change their appearance: chromatophores, iridophores, luciphores, and papillae.
16. Octopuses can change the color and texture of their skin in as little as 200 milliseconds.
17. Sashimi completed the obstacle course and was released back into the ocean, where she will likely lay eggs and extend the tree of life.
18. Female octopuses typically stop eating and die after laying eggs and protecting them.
19. The owner started a toy company called CrunchLabs to help kids think like engineers through monthly toys that get delivered to their door.
20. CrunchLabs has shipped millions of boxes, with 87% of kids rating it 8 out of 10 on a fun scale.