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Scientists Are Trying To Reunite A USB Stick They Found In Some Leopard Seal Poop With Its Rightful Owner
05 February 2019
Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images // @jacksonw___ (Twitter)
I had a USB stick once, and I misplaced it. It's never been seen again, likely buried under the waste of papers and other junk sitting on my coffee table that I should probably sort before I get buried under it myself.
That said, it would never cross my mind that my elusive USB would be found in the... um... stool of some animal somewhere.
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But guess what? That's exactly what's happened here, because the world is weird and funny as hell, man.
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Researchers with The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), a Crown Research Institute of New Zealand, say they came across the "unexpected discovery" of a <em>working USB stick</em> while analyzing the scat of leopard seals. The scientists are now trying to locate the USB stick's rightful owner because why not?
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<strong>Here's some video that was on the drive:</strong><br>
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</p><div id="f34e9" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="7I9YG21549389534"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1092610541401587712" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">NIWA is searching for the owner of a USB stick found in the poo of a leopard seal…
Recognise this video? Scientist… https://t.co/KFA3myG1Sx</div> — NIWA (@NIWA)<a href="https://twitter.com/niwa_nz/statuses/1092610541401587712">1549333627.0</a></blockquote></div>
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Also: What kind of sorcery is this poop resistant USB stick? I want one. We all want one. (And yes, I doubt most of us would actually drop our USB sticks in a pile of poop––let alone leopard seal poop––on purpose.)
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<strong>Other people are just as stunned by this development as I am. IT'S MAGIC!</strong>
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</p><div id="7eba2" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="UN0KWP1549389534"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1092628315536543750" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Holy smokes! USB drive recovered from leopard seal poop still in working order! https://t.co/32dnKKVTeO</div> — Dr. Dolly (@Dr. Dolly)<a href="https://twitter.com/CoykMcCoyk/statuses/1092628315536543750">1549337865.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="c135d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="J2U5YF1549389534"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1092619317617672192" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">A sturdy build & poo-proof. What more could one ask for from a USB drive? https://t.co/JZeL2PeDMl</div> — Jackson Williams (@Jackson Williams)<a href="https://twitter.com/jacksonw____/statuses/1092619317617672192">1549335719.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="64eac" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="NP75B31549389534"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1092624042425704448" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">I want to know the maker of this USB stick so I can buy the same (not that I plan to feed a seal with it) https://t.co/51veXiSRXJ</div> — Emilie VALLEE (@Emilie VALLEE)<a href="https://twitter.com/Emmie_vallee/statuses/1092624042425704448">1549336846.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="7e250" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3XL98H1549389534"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1092611424331784192" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">I feel like we're not talking about how a USB apparently survived the gut of a leopard seal enough WHAT https://t.co/9o0dj8XTSt</div> — Dr. Michelle LaRue (@Dr. Michelle LaRue)<a href="https://twitter.com/drmichellelarue/statuses/1092611424331784192">1549333837.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<strong>Hello out there! We've found your video!</strong><br>
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</p><div id="b046b" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2EL1F91549389534"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1092620919221248000" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Anyone recall taking video from a kayak but then losing it because it was swallowed by a seal? Does it help to know… https://t.co/BJo1FcPZmj</div> — Ann M. Gallagher (@Ann M. Gallagher)<a href="https://twitter.com/backyardforest/statuses/1092620919221248000">1549336101.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="aa357" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="CCAQ741549389535"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1092636196549754880" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Amazing! Attention #NewZealand folks or recent visitors, your USB stick has been found...💩 https://t.co/b5RE9hyR1Y</div> — Tiff Stephens (@Tiff Stephens)<a href="https://twitter.com/ecophyte/statuses/1092636196549754880">1549339744.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<strong>It's pretty cool, isn't it?</strong><br>
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</p><div id="90ae4" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="FEO3KI1549389535"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1092625474658852864" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Some heroes sift through leopard seal poo https://t.co/vFxHZd4aZQ</div> — Tairāwhiti Doc 🏳️🌈 (@Tairāwhiti Doc 🏳️🌈)<a href="https://twitter.com/DocPNW/statuses/1092625474658852864">1549337187.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="d5ad4" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="M26PR61549389535"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1092616936775507969" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Sometimes I really love being alive in the 21st century https://t.co/qY6jZBx2HH</div> — Park Life (@Park Life)<a href="https://twitter.com/AnorakParka/statuses/1092616936775507969">1549335152.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<strong>Bless you, New Zealand.</strong>
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</p><div id="b493f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="GUF7431549389535"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1092615891089379328" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">This is the most NZ CSI ever https://t.co/pPCjDUcMvi</div> — Ethan Tucker (@Ethan Tucker)<a href="https://twitter.com/ethan_tucker/statuses/1092615891089379328">1549334902.0</a></blockquote></div>
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What a time to be alive. And, just because we know you're asking for it, here's a video of leopard seals doing their thing. They're beautiful––and somewhat fearsome.
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="add caption...">Leopard Seal - The King Of Antarctica - National Geographic</small>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HthMBsG12T0" target="_blank">www.youtube.com</a>
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Just... don't feed them your electronics.
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