# Rolling spider

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-spider/482777>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 24, 2009, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-spider/482777 "2009-01-24T07:33:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2009, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-spider/482777/1 "2009-01-24T07:33:02Z")

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[Pics](http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-39019.html).

[Article](http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,602160,00.html).

Something mundane and pointless to share.

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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2009, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-spider/482777/2 "2009-01-24T10:17:15Z")

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That’s awesome. The video in the article gives a good, albeit brief, look at the rolling in action. It’s also pretty amazing how unconcerned the spider is about the guy’s hand.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-spider/482777/3 "2009-01-24T18:07:58Z")

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When it was doing the ‘handsprings’ did you mentally add kung-fu sounds?

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**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2009, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-spider/482777/4 "2009-01-24T19:12:09Z")

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Ah, the first tentative step toward the evolution of an animal on wheels…

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**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2009, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-spider/482777/5 "2009-01-24T23:11:51Z")

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_:grumble:_

There’s never a nuke and a spaceship handy when you need 'em.

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**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2009, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-spider/482777/6 "2009-01-24T23:23:54Z")

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Video nicht arbeiten.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2009, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-spider/482777/7 "2009-01-24T23:48:18Z")

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> [@levdrakon](#):
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> Video nicht arbeiten.

Warum nicht? Es funktionierte für mich.

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**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-spider/482777/8 "2009-01-25T00:14:06Z")

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> [@Johnny\_L.A](#):
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> Warum nicht? Es funktionierte für mich.

Ehrlich? Must be my browser then. I really wanted to see a rolling spider. I have these big black jumping spiders in my sunroom that go “thunk” when they hit the ground. I hate spiders that can make a “thunk” sound.