r/woahdude • u/malgil726 • Sep 02 '18

WOAHDUDE APPROVED Trippy Coral Polyps

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u/RemainedAnonymous Sep 02 '18

Damn, that looked exactly like some closed eye visuals on acid.

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u/LyricalGoose Sep 02 '18

I’m not sure if this from Animal Collective’s new visual album but it looks just like it. https://youtu.be/KCup2fmAUuk

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u/robodrew Sep 02 '18

This is from Blue Planet II, the episode "Coral Reefs"

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u/Riovem Sep 02 '18

I watched the blue planet series 1 episode Coral Seas whilst on lsd. It was the trippiest shit I've ever seen. I also was about 90% certain that I was coral.

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u/zrrt1 Sep 02 '18

The whole series is r/woahdude material.

Fish hunting birds? Life gardens underneath ice sheets? Fish using tools? Carpet of crabs? Jumping fish?

All of the above and more in this awesome series

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u/LyricalGoose Sep 02 '18

Ahhh thanks for the info

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u/Boudrodog Sep 02 '18

Is this true color and in real time? Or sped-up time lapse footage with an LSD filter?

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u/her_fault Sep 02 '18

I REALLY need to watch this on my mates 4k tv

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u/barfnuts9000 Sep 03 '18

You won’t be disappointed

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u/ZonasFostonas Sep 02 '18

I thought the same thing.

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u/RemainedAnonymous Sep 02 '18

Sweet video. Ive saved it so i can use it to set the ambiance next time i trip

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u/hippy_barf_day Sep 02 '18

That's what I first thought too.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '18

Bookmarked for next acid trip

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u/masstrip Sep 02 '18

I wasn't even aware Animal Collective had new music out; thanks for that.

Nothing will ever top Peacebone, of course.

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u/LyricalGoose Sep 02 '18

Agreed. I still appreciate the work even though I probably won’t go back to it

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u/QuiveringStamen Sep 02 '18

My first thought as well.

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u/fvertk Sep 02 '18

Pretty cool album. It's not Merriweather Post Pavilion or Feels, but it's like they knew that and just wanted to create something meditative and relaxing.

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u/holyshitdude33 Sep 02 '18

I think this is the only album panda bear wasnt a part of, it was just deakin, geo, and avey. but I think it's a really good ambient album.

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u/Crumblycheese Sep 02 '18 edited Sep 02 '18

Serious question, is this what you really see on LSD?

A friend of mine has been curious to try it but worried about its effects

Edit: thanks to everyone who replied! I'll pass this info on! My friend will probably want to take it after reading the replies and I myself will be there alongside smoking, being somewhat more sober, and make sure everything is alright, we have some days off work coming up so that'd be perfect. I may even dab a little myself

Second question. We have tried salvia before, would you say the effects are similar in terms of your awareness around you? When I tried it I felt like the room was getting smaller and there was this invisible wall stopping me from going any further, and I just laughed my ass off at the fact that something I couldn't see was stopping me.. Obviously a salvia trip lasts minutes rather than hours, but I'm guessing it's a somewhat close feeling?

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '18

Check out r/replications for some even better examples. Keep in mind though that the effects of lsd (and other psychedelics) range much further than just visual hallucinations. All your senses are not only affected but become more connected (synesthesia), as in smell, movement, light/dark, motion, sound etc all affect eachother as well. Besides that there is the huge thing of how your thoughts are affected. You can basically "hear" your thoughts echoing, breathing. Your concentration is all over the place, your time perception is disturbed, so is your sense of object or face recognition. You can become totally unaware or hyper aware of certain concepts (such as being a person, being on earth, experiencing linear time) and much more.

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u/hippy_barf_day Sep 02 '18

Yeah, visuals are just the tip of the iceberg.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '18

I feel like this would freak me out and give me a heart attack.

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u/makhptptr Sep 02 '18

Yes, the stuff in that subreddit is much closer to what I see.

As well as synesthesia, I also find that things "breathe" in time with my own breaths (expand and contract), almost as if the world around me is an extension of me. But mainly everything is always moving, even still pictures and scenes, they are kind of flowing like water, but in a repetitive way. And then often patterns emerge in everything, and patterns within the patterns.

The top posts on r/replications really nail it.

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u/tech1337 Sep 02 '18

Yea I was quite taken back by how different and immersive music sounded.

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u/Marijuana_Miler Sep 02 '18

Effects are different for me, and I assume for everyone and is also dosage dependent. However, I think the similarities that everyone shares are visuals with bright colours and fractal shapes that come from random patterns. The benefits from LSD are not from the hallucinations but from the change of mental scenery that you experience.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '18

If you're on a higher dose and close your eyes (especially if you smoke weed too) you'll see some crazy colorful 3D feeling shit.

The visuals for LSD are very cool, though I think most people who've tried it would say that visuals are a small fraction of the experience. It feels like a different reality where things that used to be so familiar gain this childlike novelty. You can find an appreciation for the seemingly least significant things (e.g. when I stared at a carpet for 20 minutes. Not even a patterned carpet. Just a boringass blue carpet.)

There's an infinite wealth of information on the acid experience and recommended tripping preparations etc. My first time I tried it at a pretty high dose without knowing much about it (Something I'd say I'm glad I did but wouldn't necessarily recommend.) Acid tripping is a long, emotionally raw, and kind of tiring experience, but it can be immensely beautiful.

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u/marsinfurs Sep 02 '18

It's less about what you see and more about what you think, a lot of people go into the LSD experience wanting to SEE TRIPPY SHIT but come out with a (possibly unwanted) completely altered view of the world and their place in it.

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u/The_Debtuty Sep 02 '18

Visuals vary depending on the person and dose they take. Although the patterns are cool, know that an acid trip is much more a mental experience than a visual one. It's very easy to spiral into insanity while you're on it, and if you're very anxious or prone to panic attacks it's probably not a good idea. That being said, there's almost no adverse side effects after tripping, and if you're a positive person who's okay with acting a little loopy for half a day you'll probably have a good time.

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u/KyleLousy Sep 02 '18

Acid is so powerful but it's amazing and cheap. If you have a day or night with 12 hours free time and a buddy, consider it seriously.

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u/prometheus199 Sep 02 '18

And then the next day to unpack what happened and what you saw/experienced and mellow out again. Every day afterwards, I feel weiiiiiird. It takes a while to readjust to the mundaneness of life lol

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u/BobAndy004 Sep 02 '18

Depends on the lsd and the person but if it’s really good and you do a few hits pretty much. Patterns and colors appear out of nothing. Things move like walls seem to be breathing. Everything is funny and hard to understand all at the same time.

Don’t look into a mirror. Stay someplace safe or go to a park at night. Listen to music and talk to your friend. Never leave them.

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u/tech1337 Sep 02 '18

Not like salvia, but rather like more intense shrooms.

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u/Crumblycheese Sep 03 '18

Y'see, I've never done shrooms either... If lsd is more intense, wouldn't it make sense to try them first?

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '18

No

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u/Draskinn Sep 02 '18

I don't think I want to try acid anymore. Something about those things deeply disturbed me.

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u/Ogatu Sep 02 '18

Makes since considering psychedelics move your mind up on a plane of existence and perception we are usually not capable of. I might sound crazy, but I'm a firm believer a majority of the visuals you see is the threads of the universe and thus life in itself, so seeing something similar to these polyps sounds about right. I usually see pulsating, rainbow vines growing and branching out. Beautiful and awe inspiring stuff. Happy tripping brother.

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u/wubalubbadub Sep 02 '18

First thought I had

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u/Napkin_whore Sep 02 '18

TFW you eat something greasy and your acne starts to act up.

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u/trippinbalzwithyodad Sep 02 '18

We were both mesmerized by the colors!

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u/Oblongmind420 Sep 03 '18

It needs the Rick and Morty opening theme song to go with it

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u/aSoberTool Sep 02 '18

Which culminates in someone shoving their dick in it

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u/redguy989 Sep 02 '18

This gif was so smooth

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '18

Looks like the kind of stuff they'd run on a loop in a TV store. On every fucking display.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '18

in Costco

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u/torgo3000 Sep 02 '18

I would definitely watch it with a chicken bake in my hand.

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u/sprinklesvondoom Sep 02 '18

But how do I run this on a loop on my home tv?

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u/0catlareneg Sep 03 '18

I'd be ok with that

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '18

Why does the blooming or popping motion always creeps out me out.

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u/aouniat Sep 02 '18 edited Jun 26 '19

deleted 0.5939 What is ^^^this?

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '18

This it. I'm also creeped out by eyes on hands and backs like in fantasy movies

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u/Tiger21SoN Sep 02 '18

Ah God I tripped at a festival once and for some reason I saw a lot of eyes everywhere in my visuals. To make matters worse, someone drew eyes on the back of my hands very realistically and I definitely thought they were real a couple of times.

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u/mousebrakes Sep 02 '18

nopenopenope

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u/elpala Sep 03 '18

for some reason

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u/SweeneyCelt Sep 02 '18

Thanks, I hate it

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u/Ostmeistro Sep 02 '18

Nope, that's holes

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u/Shankley Sep 02 '18

I think it’s roughly the same thing, holes creep me out bad, but this kind of stuff does it too.

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u/Ostmeistro Sep 02 '18

I'm sure that phobia has a more accurate word for it, trypo is specifically holes, at least I think so

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '18

ewewewew i love how they have a picture of it too

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u/RobotCockRock Sep 02 '18

Is it trypophobia when you just mildly don't like that lotus picture? I don't have a problem with other holes, but the lotus flower just makes me feel weirded out

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u/Sprockethead Sep 02 '18

Whatever you do do NOT google image search that word

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u/bachmessiaen Sep 02 '18

Happy cake day

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '18

Thanks friend. I'm excited.

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u/crayonammo Sep 02 '18

if anyone wants more awesome coral imagery, and you appreciate experimental music, check out the visual album “Tangerine Reef” by Animal Collective on youtube. Its fuckin beautiful

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u/callmesaul8889 Sep 02 '18

How have I never heard of this before!? I listen to Animal Collective and coral farming is my hobby turned career. Here's the link for anyone looking: https://youtu.be/KCup2fmAUuk

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u/Thizzelle686 Sep 02 '18

Saving this for later.

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u/nyxo1 Sep 02 '18

Also Chasing Coral. Very sad but very pretty.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '18

[Link:] (https://youtu.be/KCup2fmAUuk)

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u/doghome107 Sep 02 '18

Reminds me of Annihilation.

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u/DifferentThrows Sep 02 '18

W E

W I L L

B E

B R O K E N

I N T O

O U R

S M A L L E S T

R E Q U I S I T E

P A R T S

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u/Captain_Shrug Sep 02 '18

What is this. This is both awesome and horrifying. In a good way. I think. Kinda.

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u/krimols Sep 03 '18

Its a film with Natalie Portman called Annihilation.

This scene in particular is exactly as you say: horrifying. But awesome.

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u/DifferentThrows Sep 03 '18

This is both awesome and horrifying.

The very nature of reality

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u/l0calher0 Sep 02 '18

That movie gives me nightmares.

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u/Goalkeeper5 Sep 03 '18

Two words. Bear scene.

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u/OverTheEye Sep 02 '18

It’s cool but I kinda want to barf at the same time watching it.

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u/Schmotz Sep 02 '18

The first one does seem like some kind of prolapsing alien anus.

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u/Antrikshy Sep 02 '18

I think it’s sped up, if that’s any consolation.

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u/TrepanationBy45 Sep 02 '18

Tis.

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u/KarateJames Sep 02 '18

You can tell by the way it is

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '18

Probably shouldn’t tell you those are Colorectal polyps.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '18

wait what

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u/hondureno_1994 Sep 02 '18

COLORECTAL POLYPS

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '18

can u stop

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u/MonsieurClappyTrappy Sep 02 '18

Dude, is it me or is this gif like super high resolution. I swear it's displaying more pixels than my phone actually has.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '18

Now that I watch it in landscape mode, it totally looks like a high def .gif

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u/Shajirr Sep 03 '18

20 hours passed and the link is dead already, does someone have a mirror?

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u/Jinx1385 Sep 02 '18

Coral = MeatFlowers

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u/ReesesPses Sep 02 '18

Polyps more like prolapse

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u/SuperBatar Sep 02 '18

I was looking for you ! Your pornhub browsing history must be fascinating.

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u/ReesesPses Sep 02 '18

I mean I don’t like prolapses but I sadly recognize the unforgettable transformation of one

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u/SuperBatar Sep 02 '18

Yea, must be even more hardcore if under acid.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '18

This seems like the porn in Rick and Morty

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u/fredsface Sep 02 '18

Please tell me this is sped up.

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u/joininfluck Sep 02 '18 edited Sep 02 '18

It is, yes. By a factor of many hours per second, I should think.

Edit: With very little prior experience, I should add. I never claimed this to be a concrete answer, calm down lads. u/Smaskifa probably has the answer you seek.

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u/liedel Sep 02 '18

It is, yes. By a factor of many hours per second, I should think.

Not even close. Why answer if you are just going to spout bullshit?

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u/thebeephaha Sep 02 '18

I mean what is the answer then? You say not even close but don't provide the correct info? How do you know? Maybe you're spouting bullshit. Maybe the guess was bullshit. I'm just here for answers.

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u/Smaskifa Sep 02 '18

I used to keep corals in an aquarium. Those usually open from fully closed to fully open in under an hour, probably closer to 30 minutes. Some open when the sun comes up, while others are closed all day and only open at night (like sun coral).

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u/liedel Sep 02 '18

You can tell by the quick flicks of some of the polyps that each clip is condensed from minutes into seconds, not hours. Don't really know what else to tell you other than it irks me when someone asks a question and then someone answers them while having no information and relying on their inflated sense of superiority.

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u/alexhondo54 Sep 02 '18

Where can i see this in real life?

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u/mtlnobody Sep 02 '18

At the rate we're destroying the oceans, it's getting more and more difficult to see this in person. Watch Netflix's "Chasing Coral". Extremely beautiful and sad documentary

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '18

Preach it, friend. That's an amazing and depressing documentary.

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '18

Start researching how to keep a salt water aquarium. We have a 1000 gallon salt water system. You'd be able to watch it live right in your living room.

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u/wtrsport430 Sep 02 '18

The polyps only come out like this at night and are very small. They also use a UV light to make them glow like this in for the video. So you have to go diving in a coral reef at night with a waterproof UV light and a magnifying glass.

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u/Picklesandpumpkinpie Sep 02 '18

Those look like mushroom and LPS padoga corals coming out during the day... don't look like SPS to me which do come out at night more.

You'll be able to get near these effects if you just turn up the visible blue lights on any reef tank with the right corals. These were most likely filmed in a tank anyway and fed or prodded before the shot.

Diving not required!!!

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '18

That's not entirely true...most corals like the large polyp stony corals in the gif tend to close up at night and open during the day. The video is obviously sped up, but corals like these are often kept in reef tanks under LED lighting.

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u/1D10TErr0r Sep 02 '18

They usually don't open that quickly, and those are under special lights to make the colors pop.

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u/wabqween Sep 02 '18

Giving me some Swamps of Dagobah vibes.

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u/BurritoSandwich Sep 02 '18

Time to start up Subnautica again

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u/quintonmarksii Sep 02 '18

trypophobia warning

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '18

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u/DinReddet Sep 02 '18

I mistakenly read prolapse instead of polyps. Felt uncomfortable for a while.

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u/grace13995 Sep 02 '18

Thanks I hate it

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '18

God, I hope we can save our reefs. These things are just to massively important and majestic.

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u/a_broken_loner Sep 02 '18

Not us but corporates / conglomerates whose goal is having as highest revenue as possible. People working there don't care about the nature.

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u/3lRey Sep 02 '18

We didn't destroy, just lightly roasted. Life is all about phrasing.

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u/cCowgirl Sep 02 '18

My first thought seeing this too ☹️

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