Episode 71 The Ink-redible Octopus

The Ink-redible Octopus 

In this episode we answer the questions “What’s the weirdest invention that actually worked?” and “Do all octopuses ink?” We also share a fact of the day from KDL’s Data Coordinator and share a nonfiction book about a daring dog. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you!     

  

Jill’s book recommendation: Balto by Emma Carlson Berne 

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C889662 

Concerning weird inventions: 

"invention." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 2 Aug. 2024. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/invention/275080. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.  

https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/the-weirdest-inventions-ever-in-pictures  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynasphere_(vehicle)  

https://youtu.be/rvA7hDh_vhY?si=c2zOp5twqZ3Zds-E  

https://youtu.be/FEYdSIfPA_Q?si=92Q0q2u5R__N78Gp  

https://youtu.be/LmpeURi3cJY?si=9m8M6hTfqgydgjpI  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roomba#:~:text=Engineer%20Joe%20Jones%20first%20conceived,between%20Jones%20and%20his%20colleagues.  

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/31590/13-patents-designed-build-better-mustache  

https://www.rosenberg-library-museum.org/treasures/nineteenth-century-mustache-cups#:~:text=It%20wasn't%20until%201830,cup%20from%20rim%20to%20rim.  

 

 

Concerning cephalopods: 

"octopus." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 15 Nov. 2023. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/octopus/276161. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.  

https://a-z-animals.com/blog/do-octopuses-have-ink-like-squids/  

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/aug/09/why-do-cephalopods-produce-ink-and-what-on-earth-is-it-anyway  

https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/the-many-plurals-of-octopus-octopi-octopuses-octopodes  

https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/cephalopods  

https://www.sheddaquarium.org/stories/eight-strange-and-wonderful-facts-about-octopuses  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aplysiida  

Bobtail squid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ivMSCi-Y2Q  

The Incredible Octopus by Erin Spencer: https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C1021216