Musician jams with whales

[diddlybop]

LOL

do the whales really hear him? we dont really know...probably not..but he's still sitting there hoping the do ^____^

[krrrruptidsoless]

Why is he playing jazz. Since when is jazz relaxing. And as he catches them off guard with music a Great White moves in an attacks. Next week on the show. Jazz Influence In Nature when Bulugas get eaten because of jazz influence.

[critterfreek82]

Interesting. Certainly, many kinds of whales and dolphins are known to be very fascinated by music, and probably do take an aesthetic enjoyment in it. Lord knows what message they recieve from the actual sound patterns though, if any.

[theend1245]

0:33 wtf is that ?!!!

[hockeyisgood1234]

white beluga whale...as a pose to the rare black beluga whale?

[ryanincro]

I think that it would be a little bit mroe interesting...if they didn't have a woman with a speech impediment ranting about cereal.

[slessorpr]

ok i read all the comments first and i have a couple of points 2 make. we actually know so little abt what is going on with whale 'song', typically anthropocentric perception. whale vocalisation may have NOTHING 2 do with song or music. It may be instructions on how to get 2 the best food grounds! point Two, here's a guy who doesen't actually understand what the whales r doing any more than me 'interacting' with their 'song'. He may be passing out bum road or rather sea maps 4 all we know.

[conuropsis]

Must we reduce all non-human vocalizations to some rudimentary "code"? Human songs convey information, too, but their music still has a life of its own, beauty we experience immediately and which enhances the communication of the song's "information." Why should that be different for whales or birds? The effects music has in our own brains go far deeper than the neocortex into very primitive regions we share with other animals. And we know that many animals respond with pleasure to human music.

[slessorpr]

hey con, i like what u said, but i wd remind u that our own brain is the same as other mammals with the exception of our precious pre-frontal lobes. we respond with the same areas of the brain present in all other mammals and reptiles. The reptilian brain from which ours has evolved is still there. Whales may well make music, but their 'song' may be no more than artifactual info; no human definitions really apply. Considering Japs eat them with relish i don't think they have much 2 sing about!

[vdubmerc3]

This would be a cool way to communicate with whales.

[RarewareLover]

mmkay...

[sntrscris]

nice video

[kerumble]

it's people like this that make this planet great. All is not lost.

[seedouble]

Maybe he's an otherkin. FYIAW!

[Rayzser]

Oh, yes! Of course! I was a grasshopper in my past life.

[BigScary529]

FUCKIN' HIPPIE!!!

[HackSlashKiller]

I dont know what hes smoking... but whatever it is I want some.

[dionsorrell]

Yep, he whales on her. yuk yuk.

[dionsorrell]

whale abuse

[yNeville]

he beats his wife, too???

[trevor20153]

I am not sure but I thought they were telling/singing him to go way, stay in tune and get clue land lover.

[ridingisasport]

As long as the whales have a choice to leave it should be fine

[adillemma]

what about species that can't swim away? Poor barnacles!!!

[Ductapecrazyglue]

So long as he is spending his own money to pursue his crackpottery, I don't have a problem with it.

[catchyphrase92]

I bet that in two years our taxes will be directed to the Whale Language Governmental Organization.

hahaha :P

[DamienZshadow]

Our taxes? Do you live in Russia?

[catchyphrase92]

Interesting. Actually, I live in Venezuela but I thought you were American. And I meant taxes in general. >_>

You know, as in spending lots of money or increasing taxes over stupidities, making them look promising or important when they're not.

[DamienZshadow]

I am American, but I was referring to Russian taxes being the only thing affected by this...

[omerta926]

the whales are probably saying "what is this horrible music you assholes are blasting at us?" haha

[stemacca]

lol

[ELuhn]

Actually, I think it was "Freebird!"

[hornetobiker]

Fantastic science.

[Aussiemoo]

lol klezmer

[minesajd]

jam is now a verb ? mmm strawberry.

would be cool to interact with wild whales instead of hunting them to extinction.

If we could then maybe it may help us understand that living within the confines of nature and not harming the world around us is more important than meaningless financial gains.

[ChipsDubbo]

"So far there's little evidence of [whales] responding to his tunes."

*smacks forehead*

Please stop mislabelling video titles. Watching videos like this is always so anticlimactic.

[go4011s]

It's not mislabeled... He truly is jamming with them, they're just not jamming back.

[ChipsDubbo]

ok, but usually when person A jam with person B (whale), it is assumed that person B is also participating. to "jam" is a "mutual action verb".. if that makes any sense. O.o nevermind.

[shaolindreams]

they forgot to say hes on acid

[colmmernagh]

Cappers

[tommasfoolery]

haha this is stupid.

[ugluspegill]

Not scientific at all...rather loose-based like somebody's trying to make a funny story out of something.

[ThompsonSeedless]

Whale song explained in Christopher Moore's Flucke or Why the Winged Whale Sings...it's funny too!

[nixisan]

do whales have ears to pick up sound waves transmitted by this musician dude's instrument? aren't they likely to get distorted due to the water? bleh....

[stemacca]

Whats this got to do with science? There is no proof that the whale are responding..? So the guy is just some nut playing a musical instrument thinking whales aregoing to JAM when infact they are not actually bothered? hmmm

[rhoadess]

well perhaps the wheals communicate in song, and perhaps this dude will figure out through their songs, how to also express his thoughts in this way, have you ever heard of synesthesia?

[SkyBluPinked]

I expect the whales are thinking, what the hell is this guy talking about, he must be insane.

[MickOfThor]

Your sexy!

[SkyBluPinked]

I know.

[SirReptitious]

It might be even worse. He might be saying insulting things to the whales accidently, like, "your momma screws sharks". ;p

[NicNasty1981]

lol

Yeah the whales might not be reapeating a tune but rather spreading the gossip/news! lol

[AkiraBergman]

Maybe you should see the film Weeping Camel before jumping to conclusions. Music universal and not just amongst humans. It is just a matter of picking the right rhythm and harmony.

[stemacca]

i know that, for god sake, i look out of my window and birds are doing it all day.. why would it be such a shock that other animals do it? My point is that guy is playing a Oboe to them and nothing is happening. why is that scientific news?

[AkiraBergman]

Because it is Communications and Aesthetics.