Incredibly dramatic Taiwanese animation of jellyfish shutting down a nuclear plant

This, uh ... this is probably not how it really happened.

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As you may know, jellyfish shut down a Swedish nuclear plant last weekend. This, uh … this is probably not how it happened.

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But it may well be how it happens next time, as our roundup shows jellyfish getting progressively more organized and deadly (maybe) (not really). At any rate, we’re always a fan of these bananas animations, even if their labor practices apparently leave something to be desired, and this one is more Hitchcockian than most.

The best blink-and-you’ll-miss-it joke:

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Better change that sign, fellas.

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