11-26-2007, 07:44 PM | #21 |
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True, very true. They are fun little reads. Personally, I believe that if "Nessie" were real, it would probably be either a large eel or a big sturgeon-type animal. But I really dont have enough info to go anywhere with. You should read the book "The Loch". It's very good.
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11-27-2007, 06:57 AM | #22 |
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Nessie! *squees* I like the stories about Nessie very much although I'm sceptical about them at the same time. Still, the idea that a dinosaur-type animal is living in a misty and mysterious lake is, I don't know, endearing in a way. I've still got the start of a short story about it, lying around somewhere. I remember scribling a lenghty explanation, which I thought was very clever of myself, about why Nessie was never physically found and why sightings are diminishing.
I was saddened that that one iconic photograph of Nessie was confessed to be a hoax. So I suppose the only surprising thing that was truly recorded in Loch Ness was a depth record of the common toad, which in itself is not that bad an achievement either.
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In our day, it is definately a romantic notion. A large, misty lake, bordered by villages and castles, and haunted by a monster. It really is quite nicew to think about. Anyway, they supposedly found a carcass, and were going to retrieve it next year, but I havnt heard anything else about it. Also, they did find a new species of animal in Loch Ness, but they arent sure how to classify it. It looks like a yellowish colored cake at depth, and is apparently a colony of microscopic organisms that so far has only been found in Loch Ness. Wonder what else could be down there.
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The wonders of Loch Ness!
Apparently there is another lake like Loch Ness, somewhere in Argentinia or something. The story and sightings are somewhat similar, but I forgot where exactly. It was not a Western country, I'm certain of that.
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I know that there's a Lake Champlain in America, but I really dont know a whole lot else about it. Did you ever read that stuff about Giant Jellyfish?
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But the only other monster that I can think of and that can come a little bit close to Nessie's notority is the Mokele Mbembe. A lake monster from the swampy jungle of Congo, said to resemble a sauropod more than Nessie's usual plesiosaur. It has a large number of sightings to its name and a large number of expeditions searching for it too. I remember it mostly because a few years ago there was a little trivia news item of how Mokele had disturbed a football match in Congo by ambling over the football field, sending all footballers running and screaming. Despite it's difficult name (Let's be honest, Nessie is 10 times easier to say and remember than Mokele Mbembe) it appears to have quite a reputation. I remember at least one fiction book about it.
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There was also this crazy theory of all underwater caves being connected and giant creatures going from one to another through the earth core... So it would have to be a creature that is resistent to water and fire... interesting combo.
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Well, there are huge jellyfish that are scientifically documented as being up to 450 pounds, and over 8 feet across. But there are also stories of killer jellyfish eating people and being over 100 feet long (the lion's mane jellyfish gets 8 feet across and has tentacles over 100 feet long, just so you know ) But the lion's mane lives in cold water, and these attack, which were witnessed by hundreds of people, took place on the coast of Australia in mid-summer. Also, the Portugese Man-O-War has tentacles that can reach 60 feet in length, although they average only three feet, but would be unable to both kill and eat a human. They could kill one, but not eat one. (They are pretty damn painful though, voice of experience here )
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I think I've seen one of those huge jellyfish on photo somewhere on the web. It was bigger than the diver next to it. Looking scary. Must have been old.
I don't like the Portuguese Man-of-War, that's one of the creepiest jellyfish out there if you ask me. I've been always told that if you see them drifting, it is usually too late. *shivers* Did you ever had a run-in with one, Nautipus? Did you hear about that freak jellyfish-surge at the Scottish (or Irish, I forget) coast just a week or so ago? Wiped out an entire fish farm. The sea was said to be dense with jellyfish. I'm sure there was an article on the BBC somewhere... Aha!
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And yes, I've been stung, and yes it hurt. Felt like someone was hitting me with a giant, spiked hammer over my upper body. Great fun. I've been stung over 100 % of my body (and I mean 100%, up the shorts and everything) by jellyfish of varying species. I'm well aquainted with the little devils. Quote:
Let's hope not.
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*converts the aforementioned numbers to kilo and meter before trying to imagine how big it would be*
Wow... that's HUGE! Wouldn't want to run into that. I never liked jellyfish, allthough they are pretty, but this makes me like 'em even less. Killer sharks, killer jellyfish... 't moet toch niet gekker worden! (Can it get any crazier than that?!)
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Which brings me to another newsitem: Titanic 2... at least they didn't say it was unsinkable, this time they only said it was iceberg-proof. Yeah right.
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...24/2099971.htm
In the Dutch news they also mentioned several times that the boat was supposed to be iceberg proof, but that's not in this article. Anyway, I thought it was a bit laughable. You'd think they'd learn from the first time.
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Visit this site. here For anyone interested in cryptozoology, or simply people who like to talk out their ideas (like me) it is interesting to watch these shows. Although, I'm surprised it is the History channel.
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But actually I meant the huge jellyfish which you said had been documented, not the implausible giant ones. I found the article, here. The picture seemed genuine enough. Then again, I'm easily fooled in these things. Quote:
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