I imagine it gets drained and cleaned very regularly. These "above water" type installations cause a lot of problems for smaller critters like frogs because they get confused and can't find their way out but this looks like a zoo of some kind. They're also a breeding ground for algae, bacteria, and stuff because they get loads more sunlight.
Does the seal swimming up into the loop add to the weight of the loop? Given we know a boat already in water doesnt add any extra weight to a scale under water... but this loop is above the overall water level...
Depends on the buoyancy of the seal I guess ie if it displaces more than its own mass in water or not. Seals look like they are neutrally buoyant given how graceful they look underwater but I expect they'd have slightly positive buoyancy - they'd slowly float to the surface if they stayed completely still. That means the water they displace is slightly heavier than the seal and therefore the loop is slightly less massive when the seal is in there.
You're welcome, I caution however that it was only a guess. Physics is notoriously counter intuitive, as once demonstrated by the New York Times in the 1920's when an editorial stated that rockets can't work in space because there is 'nothing to push against' (later retracted when physicists corrected them).
Farroutusername
@sarah pls
FabergeBurrito
Still not convinced it is or isn't ai
fractalsphere
That's super-cool
penut61
Many baby seals died in the sealing of the sealing of the seal structure.
-Seal
TheOhioGuy
Super cool
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onecowboytoo
I am pretty sure that seal still farts and burps.
chewmaca2
That seal expels gases, one of them being air. Gosh
maincarrot
I wonder how hot the water in that loop gets... Like on a sunny day, I would probably say at least 5'c hotter than the tank water
LoveDjinn
How much to get one for my home?
AtLeastImWearingUnderwear
As long as they don't get a Loose Seal
VaultGirl69
Can I have a go?
Notthewatdabney
Alistairetheblu
triassictango
CheeseborgarSoop
Physics is pretty fucking cool.
Gofuturself
That’s cool, I hope they don’t drown
Elnauriel
Aquatic Hamster Wheel!!!
VerySmallDuck
Why did the walrus go to the tupperware party? He was looking for a tight seal.
cloverleafbane
Whenever someone posts these kind of water features there’s always a bunch of people that point out that they are bad because frogs get stuck in them.
Putting a seal in them my friends is how you fix the frog problem.
HelloThere1812
If you think I'd actually be friends with you, then you are right. Hello there my friend!
nevergoingtogiveyouupnevergoingtoletyoudown
The fish equivalent of those glass tunnels we have under water.
TheUnstoppableWampas
That title is just...
extraDimensionalAnxiety
Where is this?
craque
Noboribetsu Marine Park Nixe, Hokkaido, Japan
k1dicarus1
Damn this is real? I would have bet money on AI generated. Especially the first clip look so surreal.
Goldensands
Them japanese build some cool stuff
drduffer
Me: “How do you clean it?”
I’m such a Boomer.
chewmaca2
You know Boomer fix it. Let the next generation deal with it. /s (kinda)
Kommissar00Schneider
You burrito wrap the seal in so much cleaning cloth that it *almost* gets stuck in the tube and let it do a good dozen rounds
drduffer
Thank you. Frankly, I was worried. ⬆️
CogYang
Looks to be water tight too
ilsantomembro
Tight and wet.
Slaughterhouse66
Yeah, totally sealed
gonzar09
rsamcon365
Seal of approval
LaffertyDanie1
If there's a leak use flexseal
enterusernamehere25
The water wouldn't stay up there if it wasn't
cryborg
forcefulpuspus
That is disturbing lol
HelloThere1812
Ryebread91
JamesAHarrod
dadavidjoe
Generally air particles are much smaller than water molecules so if its air tight then it necessarily is also water tight
CogYang
That's the joke, yes
dadavidjoe
You're saying that what I just commented is the reason 500 people upvoted your comment?...
CogYang
Ya, it's a very very stupid joke. It makes you snort out your nose. Then you upvote the joke cus despite it being stupid it still made you laugh.
114thTimesTheCharm
I need a version of this as a screen saver
Yellowchopsticks
If the seals exhale bubbles into the loop, do the maintenance people have to go in and draw out the air with a syringe or something?
StellarJay77
I'm willing to bet there's a valve at the top under vacuum that sucks out any air that gets trapped up there.
craque
I imagine it gets drained and cleaned very regularly. These "above water" type installations cause a lot of problems for smaller critters like frogs because they get confused and can't find their way out but this looks like a zoo of some kind. They're also a breeding ground for algae, bacteria, and stuff because they get loads more sunlight.
k1dicarus1
Thankfully no one has to clean it, because it is is AI generated.
k1dicarus1
Okay damn its real. https://www.visit-hokkaido.jp/en/spot/detail_10156.html
vegivamp
I'm glad you realised you were being dumb.
ferrybig
You need to have a system pumping out the air anyways, otherwise disssolved gasses from the water gather at that point.
Someshithead241
Darren just gets the vacuum and sticks it on the other end of a pipe
NZSheeps
I hope they don't blow a seal
Calicoastin818
this is a kids park
iguessihaveto
Hey buddy, fix the dang thing and leave my private life out of it https://youtu.be/6l1GvDWtccI?si=t4097Wqq-bHCuuM0
bacononbacon
chewmaca2
Rule 34?
doshka
He told me I'd blown a seal. I said, "Just fix the damn thing and leave my personal life out of it, okay, pal?"
NoTeEnchiles
I told him to fix the damn thing and keep my sex life out of it.
Heavenissize17socks
(I don't think the seal would mind)
ironman3010
Oh you!😏
GoodEarthBetweenMyToes
Penguin: *Wiping his mouth* "Naw, dude, that's just mayonnaise"
StarscreamAndHutch
Man Show stuff. That bit with the monkey telling that joke killed me.
JerryCan7331
BargYartson
I will watch that video of chimps in a bar over and over.
NZSheeps
This one, perchance? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URmrTetwOkc
BargYartson
I'll be up all night...
NZSheeps
echonite
Does the seal swimming up into the loop add to the weight of the loop? Given we know a boat already in water doesnt add any extra weight to a scale under water... but this loop is above the overall water level...
DarwinsAgain
Depends on the buoyancy of the seal I guess ie if it displaces more than its own mass in water or not. Seals look like they are neutrally buoyant given how graceful they look underwater but I expect they'd have slightly positive buoyancy - they'd slowly float to the surface if they stayed completely still. That means the water they displace is slightly heavier than the seal and therefore the loop is slightly less massive when the seal is in there.
echonite
Interesting... thank you for the explanation!
DarwinsAgain
You're welcome, I caution however that it was only a guess. Physics is notoriously counter intuitive, as once demonstrated by the New York Times in the 1920's when an editorial stated that rockets can't work in space because there is 'nothing to push against' (later retracted when physicists corrected them).
echonite
The way you put it makes sense to me, but yes, always room for error.