# Pistol Shrimp-Not to be fucked with. **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 28, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pistol-shrimp-not-to-be-fucked-with/190195 "2007-05-28T19:00:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![yamaha](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamaha/32/5929_2.png) [@yamaha](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamaha)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2007, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pistol-shrimp-not-to-be-fucked-with/190195/1 "2007-05-28T19:00:27Z")
---
**Author:** ![PurpleMongoose](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/purplemongoose/32/3349_2.png) [@PurpleMongoose](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PurpleMongoose)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2007, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pistol-shrimp-not-to-be-fucked-with/190195/2 "2007-05-28T19:16:52Z")
kewl, but I’m not believing the tagline: _Pistol shrimp blowing a blast of water a speed of 100km/h with temp 9900C_ I had no idea a cold-blooded animal could heat something up hotter than the surface of the Sun. (~6000C) ---
**Author:** ![tegSimple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d6d6ee/32.png) [@tegSimple](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tegSimple)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2007, 7:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pistol-shrimp-not-to-be-fucked-with/190195/3 "2007-05-28T19:38:30Z")
well that’s just nuts ---
**Author:** ![xlogic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/59ef9b/32.png) [@xlogic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/xlogic)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 5:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pistol-shrimp-not-to-be-fucked-with/190195/4 "2007-05-29T05:38:12Z")
the temp of the sun…thats badass ---
**Author:** ![beat90tsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/43a26b/32.png) [@beat90tsi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/beat90tsi)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 6:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pistol-shrimp-not-to-be-fucked-with/190195/5 "2007-05-29T06:04:16Z")
> Snapping effect > > The pistol shrimp snaps a specialized claw shut to create a cavitation wave that generates noise in excess of 180 to 200 decibels relative to 1 μPa at a distance of 1 m, and is capable of killing small fish [7][8][9]. The snap can also produce sonoluminescence from a collapsing bubble, also known as cavitation bubble [10]. The heat generated by the snap exceeds more than 114 degrees Fahrenheit. The light is of lower intensity than the light produced by typical sonoluminescence and is not visible to the naked eye. It is most likely a by-product of the shock wave with no biological significance. However, it is the first known instance of an animal producing light by this effect. From… [Alpheidae - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistol_shrimp) Not quite as hot as the sun, but pretty cool nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![PurpleMongoose](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/purplemongoose/32/3349_2.png) [@PurpleMongoose](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PurpleMongoose)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pistol-shrimp-not-to-be-fucked-with/190195/6 "2007-05-29T08:39:27Z")
45C, 9900C… Close enough for youtube, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![05XRunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/8dc957/32.png) [@05XRunner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/05XRunner)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 9:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pistol-shrimp-not-to-be-fucked-with/190195/7 "2007-05-29T09:20:01Z")
video is wrong in many ways. Pistol are Reef safe and pretty safe for any animal. they are scavengers and dont kill very often. I would bet the divers killed that shrimp and it took it or found a dead one. I have a Tiger pistol in my reef tank and never bothers my cleaner shrimp…Its always snapping its claw when someone gets to close to its den. Its not very often they will kill something to eat it. ---
**Author:** ![xlogic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/59ef9b/32.png) [@xlogic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/xlogic)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2007, 5:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pistol-shrimp-not-to-be-fucked-with/190195/8 "2007-05-30T05:39:19Z")
Snapping effect The pistol shrimp snaps a specialized claw shut to create a cavitation wave that generates noise in excess of 180 to 200 decibels relative to 1 μPa at a distance of 1 m, and is capable of killing small fish [7][8][9]. The snap can also produce sonoluminescence from a collapsing bubble, also known as a cavitation bubble, in an instant of the cavitation bubble as it collapses, **it reaches the temperature of the sun** got that from wikipedia ---
**Author:** ![smokeyburnouts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/smokeyburnouts/32/5987_2.png) [@smokeyburnouts](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/smokeyburnouts)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2007, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pistol-shrimp-not-to-be-fucked-with/190195/9 "2007-05-30T21:09:43Z")
haha. not to be fucked with, indeed ---
**Author:** ![PurpleMongoose](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/purplemongoose/32/3349_2.png) [@PurpleMongoose](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PurpleMongoose)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2007, 9:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pistol-shrimp-not-to-be-fucked-with/190195/10 "2007-05-30T21:27:55Z")
> [@Neon RT Misfire Code...help please](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/neon-rt-misfire-code-help-please/30438/10): > > Snapping effect > > The pistol shrimp snaps a specialized claw shut to create a cavitation wave that generates noise in excess of 180 to 200 decibels relative to 1 μPa at a distance of 1 m, and is capable of killing small fish [7][8][9]. The snap can also produce sonoluminescence from a collapsing bubble, also known as a cavitation bubble, in an instant of the cavitation bubble as it collapses, **it reaches the temperature of the sun** > > got that from wikipedia And this was from wikipedia, as well, before yours: > [@beat90tsi](#): > > Snapping effect > > The pistol shrimp snaps a specialized claw shut to create a cavitation wave that generates noise in excess of 180 to 200 decibels relative to 1 μPa at a distance of 1 m, and is capable of killing small fish [7][8][9]. The snap can also produce sonoluminescence from a collapsing bubble, also known as cavitation bubble [10]. The heat generated by the snap exceeds more than 114 degrees Fahrenheit. The light is of lower intensity than the light produced by typical sonoluminescence and is not visible to the naked eye. It is most likely a by-product of the shock wave with no biological significance. However, it is the first known instance of an animal producing light by this effect. Wiki’s a great source of generic info, but it can’t really be said to be completely accurate. When I looked, between those posts, there was no mention of temperature at all. I don’t know which, if any, of these are the truth, but I would think that something at over 150% of the sun’s surface temperature would really be incredible. And probably seriously dangerous.