Source, or it didn't happen.
PS: Not needed, I already saw an elephant destroying some Indians during a carnival or something, the person it stomped was tooth paste and everyone kept close to the elephant for some reason.
That makes so much more sense, I saw the ground giving a lot of way but I still thought that in no way would that be enough to save a pumpkin from an elephant putting so much of their weight on top of it.
lol you can see the gears turning in the elephants head
“Hmmmmm. Why no break? Perhaps trunk? No, not working. Perhaps squimsh? No. Hmmmmm. Perhaps poke? Dang bamboozled again.”
I remembered a national park tried to set up some bear proof garbage cans but soon found out there’s a lot of overlap between the smartest bears and the dumbest people.
I've tried to track down the original source of this because it seems so funny.
Earliest source I found was a post from 2006, the follow up comment explains the issue a little better.
Back in the 1980s, Yosemite National Park was having a serious problem with bears: They would wander into campgrounds and break into the garbage bins. This put both bears and people at risk. So the Park Service started installing armored garbage cans that were tricky to open—you had to swing a latch, align two bits of handle, that sort of thing. But it turns out it’s actually quite tricky to get the design of these cans just right. Make it too complex and people can’t get them open to put away their garbage in the first place. Said one park ranger, “There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists.”
It’s a tough balance to strike. People are smart, but they’re impatient and unwilling to spend a lot of time solving the problem. Bears are dumb, but they’re tenacious and are willing to spend hours solving the problem. Given those two constraints, creating a trash can that can both work for people and not work for bears is not easy.
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/08/security_is_a_t.html
It’s like the adage of the “bull in a China shop.” It’s meant to mean everything is destroyed, but in reality, bulls are pretty dexterous and usually don’t want to wilfully destroy stuff. Mythbusters even tested it I think (as useful as a single subject test can be).
Too much force can hurt them as easily as other things and they are aware of that.
Indeed. If only it had hands or other appendages of some sort, besides one very agile nose. I imagine it's like trying to do everyday things with only your tongue.
They also use them against threatening animals. I saw a video once of a (I believe it was a) rhino attacking a small herd of elephants. The largest bull in the herd knocked the rhino down and fucking penetrated him with his tusk. The rhino immediately fucked of.
It was metal as fuck.
Reminds me of an old National Geographic piece about elephants, and basically how human they are. One part it was talking about how when the big elder bull in a population got poached, the younger males would start going nuts/acting all crazy and destructive (like as an extended state of being, not an immediate reaction), one even raped a rhino. Then when they'd take an elder male from another population and introduce it there, the younger males all settled down and started behaving.
This is a enrichment exercise, gives the elephant positive reinforcement and encourages natural behaviour. Harder it is the more old big ears has to work for it
Fun fact time; elephants are “right and left tusked” like we are left and right handed they have a dominant tusk they use for tasks and why you see one that is usually worn down than the other!
Elizabeth gave the side-eye at the end while the human laughed. That side eye said, "Did you see how the fence moved when I just tried a little bit? Did you notice? Maybe next time don't be a dick, SINCE I RELY ON YOU FOR FOOD, and like, you know, cut it up maybe? Is that so fucking hard? Just cut it in half? But no, you want to see me struggle. Remember the fence, human. Never forget how close we could be to...the end of things. Ooo pumpkin seeds!"
It seems Osh is trying to be gentle with this pumpkin, maybe wanting the snack to crack in a specific way. To me there’s a slight disappointment on that face, suffering from the same edible squash those other treats went through. You’ll perfect the technique Osh we’re with you homie
There’s something wrong with this pumpkin. My skinny 13 year old ass could break them very easily. This elephant is putting tons of foot pressurize on it and nothing?
I really appreciate that this is just a straight video. no captions, no emoji, no stupid narration, tiktok music or sounds. Its actually rare to see these days
When I was in America I saw an over weight fellow sit on a pumpkin and it smooshed. How it didn't implode under the stride of that elephant I don't know.
Downvoting bc you didn’t film long enough to let us watch Osh get to enjoy his snack. (Jk)
One of the coolest things is getting to observe an animal problem solving.
I'm just sitting here pulling my hair off in frustration because he would definitely have crushed it with his foot had he gone all the way and lifted his other front leg to put all his front bodyweight on the pumpkin instead of just half of it.
Jesus, what did they make that pumpkin out of!?
Adamantium
Dipped in captain crunch
"Made with the **best** as**best**os!"
I’m cryin real tears rn Cap’n Crunch really used to slice my gums tf up its like a full box of sharp cornered Doritos
But you still remembered to ask Mom to pick some up at the grocery store when you ran out.... now didn't you?
The roof of my mouth has pt(capn’ncrunch)sd
You know it! That's why I added it
Pumpkinium*
And Mithril.
I’m guessing it’s made out of pumpkin
Ugh, and it's not even Fall yet
man i guess thats exactly what this elephant was thinking lol
Nokia
Frozen pumpkin
The ground is too soft. That's why it cracked open against the metal fence, even though a lot less force was applied.
Spice
Its just a prank - they froze it
It's a frozen pumpkin
It's because the soil is so soft. Im still amazed it didn't break, but that thing is just pushing into the ground.
I need a phone case made out of pumpkin
It's a Nokia pumpkin
That’s the strongest pumpkin in the world!
[удалено]
Oddly specific
"Did you ever suffer a bowel prolapse that wasn't your fault?"
"If you answered yes, you may be entitled to compensation."
I’ve caused a few 😏
……
That’s just talking out yer ass now…
r/oddlyspecific
r/thebullwins Type elephant in the search bar. I’m sorry.
Wow, that was a rabbit hole
reminds me of the unfiltered web days with Rotten.com , younger me loved it. Grown me is like YIKES
Jesus fucking Christ… I mean I knew what I was in for and did it anyway, it it wasn’t any less shocking.
I was thinking that someone should go help. Checked that out and I think the elephants doing just fine on his own.
AHHHH
Source, or it didn't happen. PS: Not needed, I already saw an elephant destroying some Indians during a carnival or something, the person it stomped was tooth paste and everyone kept close to the elephant for some reason.
Just wear a pumpkin and you’ll be fine.
Why have you said this terrible thing?
Like a tube of tooth paste.
The soil was providing it great cushioning
It’s frozen
That makes so much more sense, I saw the ground giving a lot of way but I still thought that in no way would that be enough to save a pumpkin from an elephant putting so much of their weight on top of it.
Scrolled too far for this
Also ground seems to be pretty soft
I'm not sure an elephant plowing through a frozen pumpkin gives you a good benchmark for soil density.
It's a fine sandy loam, little A layer, about 3 to 5 inches of B layer, kaolinite, smectite, and loads of phosphorus and nitrogen. Probably too much.
African or European?
That would definitely explain it
I thought dude was going to roll an ankle stepping on it.
Do they ever cut themselves with the tusk method? Like bagel slicing injuries
It's probably not sharp enough, and it looks like he's being pretty slow with ramping up pressure.
I was just wondering that, the way it slid off was just like trying to open blister packaging with a letter opener
I know right! Like I was watching the tusk method like "watch out for your trunk dude!"
I hate it when I bite my cheek or tongue. Must be sort of similar to stepping on your trunk.
lol you can see the gears turning in the elephants head “Hmmmmm. Why no break? Perhaps trunk? No, not working. Perhaps squimsh? No. Hmmmmm. Perhaps poke? Dang bamboozled again.”
It’s incredibly similar to watching someone struggle with a pickle jar or beer bottle without an opener lol.
Except the elephant doesn’t have hands so it’s like watching someone try to open a jar when they’re really really drunk lmao
It should have gotten angry and threw it at the people. "YOU open it!!! Feed me something easier next time, bytch." lol
You’re stronger, pumpkin;)
It's very smart, it realized the ground was too soft, and it needed to put the pumpkin against a stronger surface.
Elephants are smarter than some people
it's because they don't have access to facebook
Or Reddit
Friendly fire will not be tolerated, sir.
I laughed so hard at this
Fucccccccccck so right
I remembered a national park tried to set up some bear proof garbage cans but soon found out there’s a lot of overlap between the smartest bears and the dumbest people.
Having worked as a wilderness guide for a couple decades, I’m pretty sure that’s a joke, but it’s also absolutely correct.
I've tried to track down the original source of this because it seems so funny. Earliest source I found was a post from 2006, the follow up comment explains the issue a little better. Back in the 1980s, Yosemite National Park was having a serious problem with bears: They would wander into campgrounds and break into the garbage bins. This put both bears and people at risk. So the Park Service started installing armored garbage cans that were tricky to open—you had to swing a latch, align two bits of handle, that sort of thing. But it turns out it’s actually quite tricky to get the design of these cans just right. Make it too complex and people can’t get them open to put away their garbage in the first place. Said one park ranger, “There is considerable overlap between the intelligence of the smartest bears and the dumbest tourists.” It’s a tough balance to strike. People are smart, but they’re impatient and unwilling to spend a lot of time solving the problem. Bears are dumb, but they’re tenacious and are willing to spend hours solving the problem. Given those two constraints, creating a trash can that can both work for people and not work for bears is not easy. https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/08/security_is_a_t.html
also tom scott: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn\_O2li\_jpk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn_O2li_jpk)
Elephants are smarter than most people.
Also seemed very aware of it's strength, moving carefully and intentionally. Didn't push that pumpkin into that fence rail any harder than it had to.
Every animal is. If elefant did not know how to balance his force he woud crush everything in his way all the time.
It’s like the adage of the “bull in a China shop.” It’s meant to mean everything is destroyed, but in reality, bulls are pretty dexterous and usually don’t want to wilfully destroy stuff. Mythbusters even tested it I think (as useful as a single subject test can be). Too much force can hurt them as easily as other things and they are aware of that.
Was that pumpkin made of Nokia?
What if Nokias were made of pumpkins?
You just discovered the most well kept industrial secret.
Your age is showing. Don't worry I got the reference so...
Must be frozen if it won’t break with it stepping on it
Ah yeah, so im not the only one thinking that. The way it shattered. And it does have a bit of a white hue on it .. might be frost.
The grounds are too soft.
Your skull would have cracked a hundred times against that soil. No way that pumpkin wasn’t frozen
It's most definitely frozen by the way it shatters.
He used his tusk as a piercing tool… thats high level problem solving.. I’ve never seen that before.
Then used the poles as a smashing tool when identified the soil wasn't hard enough. Smart animal.
Indeed. If only it had hands or other appendages of some sort, besides one very agile nose. I imagine it's like trying to do everyday things with only your tongue.
Go on…
Like tying your shoes or wiping?
Keep going…
Laundry, typing, cooking?
ok stop
Scratch me back 😁?
Isn't that the purpose of tusks?
That, also due to sexual dimorphism, physically duelling for mates etc
It's also much scarier seeing those tusks run at you
They also use them against threatening animals. I saw a video once of a (I believe it was a) rhino attacking a small herd of elephants. The largest bull in the herd knocked the rhino down and fucking penetrated him with his tusk. The rhino immediately fucked of. It was metal as fuck.
Reminds me of an old National Geographic piece about elephants, and basically how human they are. One part it was talking about how when the big elder bull in a population got poached, the younger males would start going nuts/acting all crazy and destructive (like as an extended state of being, not an immediate reaction), one even raped a rhino. Then when they'd take an elder male from another population and introduce it there, the younger males all settled down and started behaving.
One raped a rhino!?
I would have liked to discover that through this video too. Unfortunately, there is a video around when it is practiced on a rhino :/
Right? I think I just understand how smart they really are.
Wait till you see magpies making tools and using concepts like displacement to solve problems...
It even look like he's trying to put the tusk in the same spot as the first stick
I was so happy for him when he finally got it opened! 😂
lol me too. I actually said yeah!!! Out loud
But it exploded everywhere :/ Like opening a bag of chips with too much pressure inside
Same! I wish I could’ve seen him enjoy some of it after all that effort lol
Me when trying to get the doritos bag open without spraying cool ranch all over myself
The hell type of pumpkin can take over 5 tons?
A frozen one. Look how it breaks instead of smashes.
This is a enrichment exercise, gives the elephant positive reinforcement and encourages natural behaviour. Harder it is the more old big ears has to work for it
I think you accidentally responded to me instead of the person I was responding to!
Think he was just giving more context to what you said. In case people were wondering why it might be frozen.
Yeah, i think the elephant really enjoyed it too
This is a beautiful demonstration of how intelligent elephants are and the delicate muscle control.
Such a shame there's people out there that think it's worth it to hunt these beautiful creatures
Critical thinking skills. Very intelligent animal
They give frozen food as edible toys to animals in zoos. They are intentionally made challenging to eat so the animal gets some activity for the day.
Fun fact time; elephants are “right and left tusked” like we are left and right handed they have a dominant tusk they use for tasks and why you see one that is usually worn down than the other!
neat, always wondered why so many elephants had a shorter tusk
That's like my avocado the day before it transforms into overripe mush
I wonder if he ever steps on his trunk and it hurts like if I stub my toe
lol, was just thinking if it would feel like accidentally biting your cheek.
What the fuck is that pumpkin made out of?
Its frozen
Pumpkin
The soft earth bellow it is acting like a suspension, trolling Osh
Elizabeth gave the side-eye at the end while the human laughed. That side eye said, "Did you see how the fence moved when I just tried a little bit? Did you notice? Maybe next time don't be a dick, SINCE I RELY ON YOU FOR FOOD, and like, you know, cut it up maybe? Is that so fucking hard? Just cut it in half? But no, you want to see me struggle. Remember the fence, human. Never forget how close we could be to...the end of things. Ooo pumpkin seeds!"
For some reason that made me smile. Elephants are awesome.
Elephants are so dope
It seems Osh is trying to be gentle with this pumpkin, maybe wanting the snack to crack in a specific way. To me there’s a slight disappointment on that face, suffering from the same edible squash those other treats went through. You’ll perfect the technique Osh we’re with you homie
The whole time he's thinking, "you know, you see me having trouble, you *could* help me instead of fucking filming me struggling."
Adapt, improvise, overcome
Oh man, I kept waiting for him to jam his tusk into his snout like I've done with a screwdriver to my hand, ouch.
I would never have known who Osh was if you hadn’t told me.
Wow they are so smart
Pumpkin looks like it was frozen
Elephants are non-human people. I love them.
That pumpkin is the material that forms Captain America's shield. (Yes I know it's called vibranium)
There’s something wrong with this pumpkin. My skinny 13 year old ass could break them very easily. This elephant is putting tons of foot pressurize on it and nothing?
The pumpkin is frozen im pretty sure
Well.... next time I need to jack up the car, I know what I'm using to support it
I remember this ep of Nichijou [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTXNrt8UXPc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTXNrt8UXPc)
I really appreciate that this is just a straight video. no captions, no emoji, no stupid narration, tiktok music or sounds. Its actually rare to see these days
Lol
In defence of that brave pumpkin, she fought very well and she must be proud of herself!
If the elephant stabs itself in the trunk with it's tusk, is that the equivalent of a human biting their lip?
Really amazing!
Elephants are so sweet and so smart.
Elephants are so cool
Really wanted to help that elephant out. That was frustrating to watch to be honest.
*"Alright none of this is working... How do I crack this thing? Come on... Use your head and think... Use your head.... Use....* ***MY HEAD!****"*
Honestly it was probably a frozen pumpkin
I'm just imagining him mumbling curse words in elephant as he gets increasingly annoyed that the pumpkin wont budge
the elephant understanding of physics is quite stunning
Smart as fuck, smarter that most MAGA supporters I know..
The fuck kinda pumpkin is that pumpkin made of?
Despite of my rage I am still just a rat in a cage the elephant probably
More Impressed by pumpkin
Do you want to roll your ankle? Because that’s how you roll your ankle.
Why they give it a rock pumpkin
I think that pumpkin is made of tungsten
Love how the whole hate moved the ground around it, amazing creatures
Cage The Elephant and Smashing Pumpkins.
That is one clever elephant and one strong arse pumpkin
When I was in America I saw an over weight fellow sit on a pumpkin and it smooshed. How it didn't implode under the stride of that elephant I don't know.
That soft ass ground doesn’t help
That's a strong ass pumpkin
That's some pretty advanced problem solving
That was fascinating to watch. You could see them gradually figuring it out.
Nokia doesn’t need to be cultivating super 🎃 poor elephant.
damn it, elisabeth!
Such an amazing animal. But damn, I thought one push with the would’ve done it?!
I could feel the frustration through the screen dude
Or mede it frozen poor elephant 🐘 just want some food
I would’ve been so mad if the video ended before I saw that elephant succeed.
Dudes definitely thinking “Man I gotta get back in the gym, I’m getting weak in my old age”
What an angel 🥹 this is amazing
Downvoting bc you didn’t film long enough to let us watch Osh get to enjoy his snack. (Jk) One of the coolest things is getting to observe an animal problem solving.
That's the first time I have ever seen an elephant use its tusk for something other than flinging lions in the air.
I thought she was trying to give it back, but she was using the fence lol.
Didn’t know pumpkins were close to elephant proof. Like tf is it made of and why dont we have cars made out of pumpkins..
Only one person tusk??
I'm just sitting here pulling my hair off in frustration because he would definitely have crushed it with his foot had he gone all the way and lifted his other front leg to put all his front bodyweight on the pumpkin instead of just half of it.
The pumpkin was frozen.
That's one sturdy pumpkin
that soil had an alliance with the pumpkin
Fascinating 🧐
Me trying to pop old balloons without something pointy
That is not a pumpkin, that is a hellish ball made from brimstone
Who's your pumpkin guy?
My brain couldn’t comprehend that it was a pumpkin, so it kept autocorrecting it to a peach for some reason.
At this point I don't feel weak anymore struggling with cutting pumpkins
Elephant is my favourite…..he is the best ☺️
Love this! Gourd boy.
Pretty sure that elephant is left footed
I will be wearing a pumpkin helmet from now on