Dolphin jumps with an artificial fin

[MisfitsFiend]

This combo picture released by Japanese tiremaker Bridgestone shows a dolphin named Fuji jumping out of the water with the world's first artificial rubber fin at an aquarium in Japan's southern island of Okinawa.(AFP/HO-Bridgestone)

artificial fin

 

[MisfitsFiend]

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[Howard]

Pretty cool!

 

[Zysoclaplem]

That made me smile. 😀

 

[Bootprint]

Now you can have dolphin fin soup and be happy the dolphin still lives. Time to start working on artifical frogs legs.

 

[purbeast0]

wow that is awesome. i just don't see how it cost them $95,000 for that thing, and they dont really say how it stays in place on the dolphin.

 

[jagec]

"we make tires, we specialize in foots of sort"

I love Engrish 🙂

 

[CVSiN]

thats a great story.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Does it have a laser? No laser, no care.

 

[Glitchny]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
Does it have a laser? No laser, no care.

no the laser dolphins were unavailable, but we do have seabass

 

[crooked22]

Originally posted by: purbeast0
wow that is awesome. i just don't see how it cost them $95,000 for that thing, and they dont really say how it stays in place on the dolphin.

The dolphin had some fin area left... and those blue things in the fins are straps that go over that portion
which is left... or so Im assuming.

 

[djheater]

How'd it lose the fin in the first place?

 

[IHYLN]

in a tragic friendly fire laser incident

 

[SWirth86]

That is crazy...

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: djheater
How'd it lose the fin in the first place?

It's explained in the article.

 

[Stifko]

Thats amazing !!!

 

[jadinolf]

Great story.