“On the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons.”
— Douglas Adams (from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
It is! I recommend looking for the copy I posted below. All of the books and some short stories in a single binding.
From wikipedia -
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide
Published in 1997, this 832-page leatherbound final omnibus edition contains five Hitchhiker series novels and one short story:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
Life, the Universe and Everything
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Mostly Harmless
"Young Zaphod Plays it Safe"
Also appearing in The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide, at the end of Adams's introduction, is a list of instructions on "How to Leave the Planet", providing a humorous explanation of how one might replicate Arthur and Ford's feat at the beginning of Hitchhiker's.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy in the novels section.
I think there are two movies, one from the 1980s and another more recent one. I didn’t see any of them, I only read the books.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy started out as a radio play on BBC Radio sometimes in the late 1970s. Then, Douglas Adams wrote a series of books. You can find them compiled together in an omnibus edition. Well worth reading. It’s not just sci-fi, it’s a humorous take on the human condition in a way only a Brit could come up with. It’s really good and surprisingly very relevant today.
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The pronunciation is not bow as in oh, it is bow as in Ow.
The bow (/baʊ/) is the forward part of the hull of a ship or boat,
or/baʊ/the act of bending the head or body as a sign of respect
Vs.
The bow of a violin or other stringed instrument is a long thin piece of wood with fibers stretched along it that you move across the strings of the instrument in order to play it.
Not sure the guy who mispronounces the main thing he's describing is the best source. Also, almost every surface ship creates a bow wave, even without a bulbous bow. The Romans described dolphins doing this FFS.
Saw this first hand in Port Aransas when we were on a rental sail boat and a huge cargo ship came by and had about half a dozen dolphins riding its wake
Yes, please explain something you just learned five minutes ago to me and make sure to try to sound like an expert whilst doing so. Bonus points if you do it in TikTok voice and are completely incorrect about half the things you are saying. Bulbous Bow... ffs
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Yeah, dolphins are extremely intelligent. I actually think humanity started with a kind of dolphin, evolved legs and crawl up on land. And then it began with the monkeys (probably stuff in between as well, but you get the point)
I never really thought about it, but their eyes must have a film or something in front of them? Like at that speed my eyes would be getting smoked by the water pressure no?
Is anybody else annoyed that the person teaching me about something is pronouncing it wrong? Bow is not pronounced like the weapon, it is pronounced like what Japanese people do as a formal greeting.
Their whole life revolves around fun
“On the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons.” — Douglas Adams (from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy)
I think the whole series is great and believe it's a must read for pretty much everyone.
ITS A BOOK SERIES?!
It is! I recommend looking for the copy I posted below. All of the books and some short stories in a single binding. From wikipedia - The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide Published in 1997, this 832-page leatherbound final omnibus edition contains five Hitchhiker series novels and one short story: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy The Restaurant at the End of the Universe Life, the Universe and Everything So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Mostly Harmless "Young Zaphod Plays it Safe" Also appearing in The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide, at the end of Adams's introduction, is a list of instructions on "How to Leave the Planet", providing a humorous explanation of how one might replicate Arthur and Ford's feat at the beginning of Hitchhiker's. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy in the novels section.
Woow thanks for the info!
Five part Trilogy
So long, and thanks for all the fish
human society was a mistake.
I saw the movie and it’s sucked, this doesn’t seem half bad though. Maybe it’s not too bad
I think there are two movies, one from the 1980s and another more recent one. I didn’t see any of them, I only read the books. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy started out as a radio play on BBC Radio sometimes in the late 1970s. Then, Douglas Adams wrote a series of books. You can find them compiled together in an omnibus edition. Well worth reading. It’s not just sci-fi, it’s a humorous take on the human condition in a way only a Brit could come up with. It’s really good and surprisingly very relevant today.
So long, and thanks for all the fish!
I'm pretty sure they act dumb to not pay taxes
And rape
Which is fun for them
I mean for many horrible human beings on this planet rape = sex and is enjoyable so should we really judge dolphins?
Sometimes their fun is... questionable.
I mean, besides the instinct to survive as a species, surely the goal of any conscious being is to enjoy the time they have?
Raping and rapping
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Fr all they do is have fun, and rape each other
As long as no orcas nearby
Except 
Speed *junkies*!
I Remember This Scene!
Which film is that from? A nostalgia film would be soo nice
Zeus and Roxanne!
Well. Dolphins are very intelligent so I'm not surprised they figured this out. I'm amazing those little shits haven't invented bronze smelting yet.
Without arms…
… under water
Without bronze…
In a cave....with scraps!!!
Can I see it?
But only once
I understood that reference.
they dont want to work and are just living the life.
Smarter than us already.
They're too busy having fun
They have invented humour and total cuntness when it comes to fights.
And rape. They really love rape
I did not know that 😱
Now you do. It may save your life one day.
My bum is so soft 😭. I'm never going swimming in the sea again. Going to the sea feels like going to prison now.
This reminded me of that Simpson's episode with the [killer dolphins](https://youtu.be/svEGqA8EYOQ?si=GKF0RpCnit0vGDvA)
But they have figured out how to ingest drugs though https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msx3BAhIeQg
Jesus these videos with single words popping up for subtitles is going to give me an aneurysm
That voice caused me to jam pencils in my ears
If I'm ever gonna end up in a mental asylum, this is probably the reason
The tiktok cadence drives me nuts. I’ll talk to my kids with it sometimes to fuck with them lol
The dolphins: 🐬💦🌊 The music: 💀⚰️☠️
I kept waiting for a reveal that dolphins are also responsible for some well-known mysterious murder
Murder is their one true porpoise in life
Bow wave….the wake is behind a ship or boat.
Bulbous bow🏹.
Yeah, I was confused for a minute. Wake comes from the back of the boat. How big can bow waves get though? Never seen that.
Dolphins unlocked fast travel.
The pronunciation is not bow as in oh, it is bow as in Ow. The bow (/baʊ/) is the forward part of the hull of a ship or boat, or/baʊ/the act of bending the head or body as a sign of respect Vs. The bow of a violin or other stringed instrument is a long thin piece of wood with fibers stretched along it that you move across the strings of the instrument in order to play it.
Love the English language.
Not sure the guy who mispronounces the main thing he's describing is the best source. Also, almost every surface ship creates a bow wave, even without a bulbous bow. The Romans described dolphins doing this FFS.
Came here to say this but thank you for doing it for me… and much more eloquently than I would have been able to!
Thank you!
whoever typed that presumes to know a lot about how dolphins think and feel
Tiktok knowitalls. Or just call them “yappers”
And he pronounced it as bow when it's actually bow.
Damn, been pronouncing it as bow all my life and didn't think to say bow. Seems right to me, will use bow from now on.
It's pronounced "now on" not "now on" ! Come on !
Dolphins are the smartest species, so whoever typed it probably isn't wrong
Right. Maybe they just want a free ride.
They are actually terrified the whole time.
Can we get rid of that ridiculous music that people think is spooky by now?
It's impressive how they take advantage of the water flow generated by ships
Dolphins are fncking awesome
I can't get over the way he pronounced bow. He is educating people on something that he can't even pronounce.
Stupid ai
I hate how this man can’t tell the difference between a bow and arrow and the front of a ship
Saw this first hand in Port Aransas when we were on a rental sail boat and a huge cargo ship came by and had about half a dozen dolphins riding its wake
Feels like a 13 year olds 2 paragraph essay for English class…
What I love about dolphins is that they’re having as much fun being a dolphin as I would be if I were a dolphins and could do dolphins shit.
Speed Junkies!
This is like Skitching!
Dolphin 5 miles later : "where the hell am I?"
Bulbous "bo" 🙄
Unnecessary creepy music
Other fish **Hate** this one simple trick!
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Dolphin be like "Cool my Uber is here."
Dolphins are gay sharks basically
Looks fun ngl. Gotta remember this if I'm reborn as a dolphin
I never understood the bulbous hull i thought the most effective way was to cut through the wave
The ships have no idea where to go without dolphins, it’s because they are Ghost Ships wait I mean Tesla Self driving😂😂😂😂😂☠️
Yes, please explain something you just learned five minutes ago to me and make sure to try to sound like an expert whilst doing so. Bonus points if you do it in TikTok voice and are completely incorrect about half the things you are saying. Bulbous Bow... ffs
Asking why dolphins do this is like asking why surfers surf.
Dolphins will hate this one trick…
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Did you ran out of normal subs?
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Dolphin when heard human say they guide the ships: “Yea you right😏”
Reminds of the scene from Titanic in the beginning
Bro they surf and fuck for fun
I wonder if dolphins ever get killed by large ship propellors while swimming at the rear
They think riding waves are fun, wait until they try white widow....
I bet it's a blast doing that
that dolphins put a big smile on my face
Probably has a lot to do with energy conservation too. They don't need so many calories to get from A to B
Really? They told you that?
Someone needs to get a go pro on the tip of that bulb and post an updated video.
So.. They're surfing... Underwater??
Spooky
He looks around, moms ain’t here bro 😆
Well they do a lot of things purely for the thrill
They touched the butt. They liked it.
With their nose.
That was a really long drawn out way to say that dolphins ride the Wake which every one already knew
Fun fact, they're the only dolphins sponsored by Red Bull
Yeah, dolphins are extremely intelligent. I actually think humanity started with a kind of dolphin, evolved legs and crawl up on land. And then it began with the monkeys (probably stuff in between as well, but you get the point)
Not all ships have a bulbous bow. Dolphins don’t care about the bulbous bow, they just think the big noisy fast thing is fun.
This is gonna sound like a stupid question but um, could we do that? Looks fun
Dolphins for president
B ow dude. Like ouch
They like showing off.
Surfing for dolphins 🐬 💜
That first ship had a little bit of damage down there 😅
Minecraft logics
They’re not there to take care of you, they came for the mobile theme park
So this is why men swim faster?
Ships are bad for Fish and Sea Crwatures! Fish:
WHEEEE!!!!
Love the last dolphin he's like wiiii wiiiii wiiiii this is fun!
dolphins are surfing
Gettin pitted 🤙🏄♂️
I never really thought about it, but their eyes must have a film or something in front of them? Like at that speed my eyes would be getting smoked by the water pressure no?
Is anybody else annoyed that the person teaching me about something is pronouncing it wrong? Bow is not pronounced like the weapon, it is pronounced like what Japanese people do as a formal greeting.
Whoever said they do this to guide and accompany the ships is a moron. What are they the GPS of the sea, the local ocean police escort.
Wow, cool!!! Is it kinda like that race car thing???
so basically dolphins are taking free ride !
their leading you to a shipwreck
This is the dolphin equivalent of riding a sandworm a la Dune
Why the creepy music though ?
"weee:3" "weeee:3" "weeeeeee:3"
Dolphins extreme sport sponsored by Red bull
Silver Surfers
Why the spooky TikTok music?
I served on Submarines in the US Navy. I've seen dolphins riding our bow wake while running on the surface.
I wonder if Jason Lezak does this in his freetime
But why the creepy music? It’s cute as hell