Author Topic: There it is, the 25 foot deep sea squid (Read 1936 times)

ChadTower · « **on:** September 28, 2005, 10:39:53 am »

Awesome.

Stingray · « **Reply #1 on:** September 28, 2005, 10:41:27 am »

They finally found a live one, very cool!

I'll bet that sucker would eat a zombie.

-S

Goz · « **Reply #2 on:** September 28, 2005, 10:43:53 am »

Quote from: Stingray on September 28, 2005, 10:41:27 am

They finally found a live one, very cool!

I'll bet that sucker would eat a zombie.

-S

With Bacon!

ChadTower · « **Reply #3 on:** September 28, 2005, 10:46:23 am »

It wouldn't eat a zombie... zombies would float, this thing is half a mile underwater.

Stingray · « **Reply #4 on:** September 28, 2005, 10:48:25 am »

Nothing draws a giant squid to the surface faster than the tantalizing aroma of rotten zombie meat.

-S

ChadTower · « **Reply #5 on:** September 28, 2005, 10:51:29 am »

Somehow that sounds like it applies to my workplace.

Stingray · « **Reply #6 on:** September 28, 2005, 10:52:57 am »

There are a lot of squids & zombies at my place of employment as well.

-S

mr.Curmudgeon · « **Reply #7 on:** September 28, 2005, 10:53:48 am »

I want to see video of this thing moving.

Or maybe not, since it'd probably give me freakin' nightmares.

mrC

ChadTower · « **Reply #8 on:** September 28, 2005, 10:55:01 am »

Without some context of scale, it would probably look about 2 feet across, unfortunately.

Baker535 · « **Reply #9 on:** September 28, 2005, 10:56:28 am »

I'm suddenly in the mood for calamari.

-baker

Stingray · « **Reply #10 on:** September 28, 2005, 10:56:55 am »

Now that one has been filmed alive, I expect a National Geographic or Discovery Channel show is probably already being put together. I'd love to see one in motion too.

-S

mr.Curmudgeon · « **Reply #11 on:** September 28, 2005, 11:08:39 am »

They have a video on that link, but it only includes a sequence of still photos. It looks like they didn't shoot 30fps footage, since maybe it was only a motion sensitive camera that snapped photos every few seconds.

The team is supposed to go back in mid-October to get more film, hopefully then they can capture it better.

Chad's right though. The researchers determined that this thing moves as fast as a regular squid, so without scale, it'd probably won't be as dramatic.

I know they've been trying to capture them on film for a while, even going so far as to attached cameras onto the head of Sperm Whales, since they often find the whale carcasses have huge sucker marks. Freaky stuff.

mrC

Goz · « **Reply #12 on:** September 28, 2005, 11:15:10 am »

Quote from: mr.Curmudgeon on September 28, 2005, 11:08:39 am

They have a video on that link, but it only includes a sequence of still photos. It looks like they didn't shoot 30fps footage, since maybe it was only a motion sensitive camera that snapped photos every few seconds.

The team is supposed to go back in mid-October to get more film, hopefully then they can capture it better.

Chad's right though. The researchers determined that this thing moves as fast as a regular squid, so without scale, it'd probably won't be as dramatic.

I know they've been trying to capture them on film for a while, even going so far as to attached cameras onto the head of Sperm Whales, since they often find the whale carcasses have huge sucker marks. Freaky stuff.

mrC

Hehe you used spem and sucker in the same sentence hehe....

Skadar · « **Reply #13 on:** September 28, 2005, 11:21:04 am »

I worked for the National Marine Fisheries Service as an observer on a fishing vessel in the Bering Sea a few years ago. Aside from a couple of odd sharks, the best non-target catch they brought up in the nets was a 10-foot squid.

Not sure whether or not it was an Architeuthis, but it was pretty friggin long. I have a picture of it draped over my shoulders. It wasn't very big or heavy, but the tentacles were quite long.

I, too, have been waiting to see an Architeuthis in the wild. Remember that show a few years back when they stuck a camera onto a sperm whale to record its dive? They were hoping to catch it feeding on mega squid. Was that a Geraldo special? Sure turned out like one.

Harry Potter · « **Reply #14 on:** September 28, 2005, 11:31:36 am »

I have a feeling there'll be a reality show based around this squid. Very soon.

Goz · « **Reply #15 on:** September 28, 2005, 11:43:30 am »

Quote from: bosss7 on September 28, 2005, 11:31:36 am

I have a feeling there'll be a reality show based around this squid. Very soon.

Maybe they can have it with Paris Hilton and the squid, she'll do anything for attention.

ChadTower · « **Reply #16 on:** September 28, 2005, 11:44:49 am »

Which one would plant a sucker on more things?

Stingray · « **Reply #17 on:** September 28, 2005, 11:50:51 am »

Quote from: ChadTower on September 28, 2005, 11:44:49 am

Which one would plant a sucker on more things?

Tune in next week to find out.

-S

whammoed · « **Reply #18 on:** September 28, 2005, 11:52:07 am »

Squid: Eats Paris' leg.
Paris: Thats Hot!

ChadTower · « **Reply #19 on:** September 28, 2005, 11:52:53 am »

Isn't it about time for a new "accidental" Hilton sex tape, phone hack, nipslip, or some other heavily calculated marketing move?

Stingray · « **Reply #20 on:** September 28, 2005, 11:54:31 am »

It's been pretty quiet since the burger commercial.

-S

Bones · « **Reply #21 on:** September 28, 2005, 05:31:40 pm »

Cool squid.... I read a book a few years ago called "Deep Ocean Journeys" or something like that. It was about a little sub that explored some of the deepest parts of the ocean. Man, there is some bizare stuff down there, it is like being on another planet.

But more importantly, I still think Paris is damn hot. Out of two I would definitely give her one.


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