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The Myth

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Octopus Egg PregnancyEpisode 9: Chicken Gun, Octopus Egg Pregnancy, Killer Washing Machine

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 1/18/2004
Myth Title: ---- Octopus Pregnancy


Myth Description: ---- A woman goes into the doctor's office complaining of abdominal pains. The doctor discovers that she is pregnant, does a Cesarean, and pulls out a baby octopus.


MythBusters on the bust: ----


Hypothesis: ---- That a diver can swallow an octopus egg accidentally and successfully give birth to a baby octopus.


Procedure/Experimental Design: ---- Jamie and Adam went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium to learn about the conditions required to facilitate octopus birth. They then used tadpoles in various test tubes that would approximate the various conditions in the stomach that an octopus egg would face.


Results: ---- Outside of the bubbling waters, virtually all of the tadpoles were dead.


Conclusion: ---- Impossible. The conditions of the stomach compared to the requirements to birth a baby octopus are totally incompatible


Busted or Not Busted: ---- Busted. Octopus Pregnancy totally perposterous.
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  • "No, seriously honey, those are octopus hickey's!" - Adam Savage




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LemmingBoy What??? 1 Feb 9 2008, 9:51 AM EST by fishjosh0717
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I don't believe they actually tested that!!!
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amy_c Octupus Pregnancy 0 Oct 3 2007, 5:20 PM EDT by amy_c
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Thread started: Oct 3 2007, 5:20 PM EDT  Watch
This was perhaps the most amusing myth I've heard yet!!
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