octopus

my hawaii memento (other than a wicked tan and an awesome hat) was this little octopus toy who is supposed to grow 600% in water. i've had these guys before, and 600% never ends up being as big as it sounds, but i still decided to try. here are the results:






i let that fella soak for a whole week, hoping he might get bigger. it's probably 600% by mass because of all the water - i was hoping for 600% by length. he's still pretty nice, though - nice and slippery to hold.