One_in_Ten Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 http://a799.g.akamai.net/3/799/388/24fb3776bd5816/www.msnbc.com/news/1946579.jpg'> SANTIAGO, Chile, July 2 — A huge, gelatinous sea creature found washed up on Chile’s coast has stumped scientists, who have sent samples to a specialist in France for help in identifying the mystery specimen. The dead creature was mistaken for a beached whale when first reported last week, but experts who went to see it said the 40-foot-long mass of decomposing lumpy gray flesh apparently was an invertebrate. “WE’D NEVER before seen such a strange specimen, we don’t know if it might be a giant octopus that is missing some of its parts or maybe it’s a new species,” said Elsa Cabrera, director of the Center for Cetacean Conservation in Santiago. The round leathery substance looks like a mammoth jelly fish and is about as long as a school bus. Giant octopus live at a depth of up to 9,500 feet and only rise to the surface when they die. Specimens have been known to be as long as 30 feet. There was speculation that the mass might be a whale skin, but Cabrera said it was too big and did not have the right texture or smell. AdvertisementClick Here! The Chilean Navy first spotted the mystery specimen along with another large mass near Puerto Montt, in southern Chile, but the other dead animal turned out to be a humpback whale. Cabrera’s group sent samples to French specialist Michel Raynal. The center contacted him and his initial impression was that it is a giant octopus, Cabrera told MSNBC.com. A review of literature found only one other giant octopus of a similar shape and size, Cabrera said, a specimen found on a Florida beach in 1896. Cabrera noted the Chilean specimen is bigger than what was found in 1896, measuring about 40 feet long, 18 feet wide, and three feet high at its highest point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 hahahahha. holy shit that is interesting. good threadddasdsadasd. almost as baffling as the success of this horrid movie: http://www.hsj.org/cl/shades033/images/spykids.jpg'> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One_in_Ten Posted July 2, 2003 Author Share Posted July 2, 2003 http://www.msnbc.com/news/1306140.jpg'> WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 — A ghostly, 23-foot-long creature glides through the deep sea, its gossamer fins billowing against the black water. Its arms, more than half its total length, trail behind like delicate threads. The squid doesn’t react right away to the submarine’s approach, but it shoots away into the dark once the sub gets too close. Researchers have captured scenes like this on videotape eight times, in four different oceans, within recent years. That’s quite a lot of exposure for an animal that no one has reported seeing before. MORE->> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr430n5_666 Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 yeah i heard about that guy. evolution is fucking crazy. its so good. http://www.hsj.org/cl/shades033/images/stall.jpg'> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 this thread makes me not want to go to the beach anymore.:shook: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crave Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 it baffles the mind to wonder what else is on earth that humans have no clue about. interesting.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~KRYLON2~ Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 that thing looks like a big ass snot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumPuncher Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 when God hocks a loogie... I swear that we dont need to look to space to find aliens. They are right here, right now, chilling at the bottom of the sea with some of the wisest creatures on the planet. Remember those tree creatures in Lord Of The Rings? Well I sear there's some ancient shit like that currently underneath us. like this thing -->:chicken: the fuck is that mutant freak? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
destroya Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 i'm conviced that there is some crazy, bugged out shit at the bottom of the ocean. prehistoric monsters and the such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caL Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 like the movie abyss :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomadawhat Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 i thought is said: Giant sea creature BATTLES scientists . DAMN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest willy.wonka Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 i have this book that shows a bunch of china men pullin out a dead dinosaur....the story read that the community was so sick by the smell that they threw it back in the water.... how unamerican of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.T Boy Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 there needs to be more sea creature scientist battles, theyve been lacking in the last few years. undersea rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
test pattern Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 holy FUCK we need a "mysterious sea creatures thread" fuck someone make it who can bring the aqua-funk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alure Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 very interesting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumPuncher Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 Originally posted by nomadawhat Giant sea creature BATTLES scientists hahaha! :lol: 2funky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogilny Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 Originally posted by mr.yuck this thread makes me not want to go to the beach anymore.:shook: i hear that............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$360 Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 Originally posted by mogilny i hear that............ last time i went, i stared at a beached whale for 4 hours. it was really depressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xwibxonex Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 interesting stop freaking out though it ain't like it's an alien, just because we aint seen it before doesn't make it a freak, the big retarded squid might need some love too, i say they clone that son of a bitch, if they can find his or her hoo hoo and get some spunk out of it. or some how bring it back to life, that is fucking creepy though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seven.13 Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 YEAH I love stuff like this. I'm going to dig up dinosaur bones in Canada this summer. http://www.thejump.net/id/oarfish.jpg'> http://freespace.virgin.net/brian.goodwin/daeldus.jpg'> http://www.mysterymag.com/assets/images/Blobster_Pic.jpg'> Fisherman Gerard Hackett examines remains of an unknown sea creature that washed up near the Fortune Bay fishing community of St. Bernard's within past few days. The creature has long, matted white fur and a smell even a hardened fisherman had trouble dealing with. (Photo: Gary Hebbard/The Telegram) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOUM Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 Originally posted by BigOatser yo fuck a squid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOUM Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 Originally posted by ink Lunatic YEAH I love stuff like this. I'm going to dig up dinosaur bones in Canada this summer. Fisherman Gerard Hackett examines remains of an unknown sea creature that washed up near the Fortune Bay fishing community of St. Bernard's within past few days. The creature has long, matted white fur and a smell even a hardened fisherman had trouble dealing with. (Photo: Gary Hebbard/The Telegram) :yum: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest krie Posted July 2, 2003 Share Posted July 2, 2003 the Loch Ness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_habiT Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 http://a799.g.akamai.net/3/799/388/24fb3776bd5816/www.msnbc.com/news/1946579.jpg'> AFUCKINMAZING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rectum Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 most intriuging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rectum Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 most intriuging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WebsterUno Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 Originally posted by Kilo7- like this thing -->:chicken: the fuck is that mutant freak? that is a chicken nugget before getting defeathered, debeaked and fried in animal fat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rectum Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 Originally posted by Zee_Zee very interesting i love that sort of stuff a rare glimpse at zeezee's real personality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest willy.wonka Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 its big bird poop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Æ° Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 Originally posted by Scott LaJock The round leathery substance looks like a mammoth jelly fish and is about as long as a school bus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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