alt.hn

4/25/2025 at 4:58:00 PM

Dolphins Communicate with 'Fountains of Pee'

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/dolphins-communicate-with-fountains-of-pee/

by hilux

4/25/2025 at 6:34:00 PM

Going to have to update the tokenizer for DolphinGemma

https://blog.google/technology/ai/dolphingemma/

by arkmm

4/25/2025 at 7:38:12 PM

It's a whole new modality, and it seems we do not have output devices (yet)

by SweetSoftPillow

4/25/2025 at 8:23:47 PM

It speculates that peeing in the air may signal the dolphin's health or social status. It must suck to be a loser dolphin who can't signal lest he get ostracized further. Nature is cruel, and this practice, if true, I would imagine, would speed up natural selection. Kind of like if humans would voluntarily share their wealth status. Wait, I guess we do do that.

by fracus

4/25/2025 at 6:00:37 PM

Aerial urination is challenge pissing. That dolphin gets a $0 down payment on a new car.

by dole

4/25/2025 at 6:29:29 PM

I thought you had to do it "and not get wet"

Dolphin in water = wet. Down payment required.

by nancyminusone

4/25/2025 at 6:19:38 PM

Dolphins can't get a license here. Eyesight's too poor to correct and they always fuck up their signals on the test.

by throwanem

4/25/2025 at 8:47:30 PM

So a pissing contest?

by xeonmc

4/25/2025 at 7:07:59 PM

"If you find a better deal, shove it up your ugly ass. You heard us right! Shove it up your ugly ass."

by DiabloD3

4/25/2025 at 7:54:21 PM

Sometimes harsh language is required to help the customers realize how ungrateful they truly are.

by kagevf

4/25/2025 at 7:42:22 PM

I wish I could do that, too. But I'm suffering from Paruresis aka Shy Bladder Syndrome. Really weird condition. Mostly just a mild nuisance at worst. But there is this phenomenon where you have to pee when scuba diving even if you don't drink more than absolutely necessary. Twice I was stuck on a speed boat bumping up and down while my bladder was full to the brim - that is very painful ... everybody just merrily spreading their fountains of pee off the deck. Anyone here successfully made peace with their inner dolphin?

by 2-3-7-43-1807

4/25/2025 at 7:57:48 PM

That depth pressure has interesting effects on the body. I think it literally forces molecules of water from the body to the bladder. Sorry to hear you have mix of those 2 situations, dehydratation aint the best feeling but risking of rupturing the bladder is definitely worse

by jajko

4/25/2025 at 8:03:54 PM

Interesting theory - but wouldn't there have to be some gas involved (bubbles, cavities) as water isn't impacted by pressure (at least not at a level experienced while scuba diving)? The pressure though will certainly impact the (pressure) sensor in the bladder signalling that it is full. But my impression (no pun intended) is - as you also suggest - that the bladder actually fills up faster due to some physical / physiological effects while diving. Even at the surface at some point the lower part of the belly is palpably tense. My hunch would be that something speeds up reverse osmosis (mineral/colloidal concentration of two regions separated by a membrane evening out by water moving into the region with higher concentration); as I'd assume that the already present urine has much higher concentration in salts and proteins compared to the surrounding tissue.

I just had the idea that it might be due to water entering the body and blood stream through the skin (by means of reverse osmosis). The kidneys then excrete the excess water into the bladder.

by 2-3-7-43-1807

4/25/2025 at 6:31:14 PM

No videos..

by milleramp

4/25/2025 at 6:44:18 PM

Your comment prompted me to check YouTube, where, sure enough ...

by hilux

4/25/2025 at 6:30:22 PM

I saw Fountains of Pee on the pyramid stage at Glasto back in the 90s.

by drcongo

4/26/2025 at 12:21:47 AM

When they opened for the Butthole Surfers?

by rufus_foreman

4/25/2025 at 5:32:05 PM

I have translated what they are saying:

"Peeing in public again, Billy? Can you please stop that? It's disgusting."

by alganet