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hp10BII
Feb 22nd 2007, 02:24 PM
That's a whole lotta tzatziki sauce:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2910849.stm
CACAdmin
Feb 22nd 2007, 03:01 PM
Wow! That's a humongous squid. Not something I'd like to encounter in the ocean!

One tends to wonder with all the creatures coming up lately from the depths they normally reside at, if there is something happening way down deep in the oceans. And, if so, is it natural or have we caused it? Something to ponder.
Melody
Feb 22nd 2007, 04:26 PM
That thing could give a person nightmares :wideeyed: .

Certainly seems like something is up, doesn't it....
hp10BII
Feb 22nd 2007, 09:29 PM
There's enough commerical fishing licenses issued on the West Coast to decimate fish stocks many times over. Fishing techniques such as huge drift nets and trawling that hugs the bottom of the seabed and who knows...even global warming could be motivating these deep sea creatures out of their normal habitat.
Fugu
Feb 22nd 2007, 09:32 PM
I could take it:yes:

spinning dagger suckertips or not:laugh:
Fugu
Feb 22nd 2007, 10:03 PM
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/77B7535A-4D2D-4EA7-87D3-DE8949FC82A0.htm

another colossal story
mixixe
Feb 22nd 2007, 11:58 PM
Some of the most freightening animals are found in abyssal waters, like those hatchet fish. I wonder what else is downthere. Certainly very interesting! Makes me feel like eating calamari though lol haha.
Melody
Feb 23rd 2007, 01:36 AM
Maybe we should organize a deep sea dive for 2008.

<Looks at pic's again>

Bring me back some souveneres!

:laugh:
CACAdmin
Feb 23rd 2007, 01:52 AM
Sounds good to me. Looks like Fugu has volunteered to go first and take on any dangerous predators like the Colossal Squid.:wideeyed: :laugh:
Melody
Feb 23rd 2007, 02:41 AM
I'm not sure how much bottled courage it would take to do that, but we're not footing the booze bill....lol.

<Note to CACAdmin: Don't forget to have divers sign waivers.>
CACAdmin
Feb 23rd 2007, 09:23 AM
<Note to CACAdmin: Don't forget to have divers sign waivers.>

Absolutely! Also, maybe I should make one of the prerequisites of the dive to be that everyone has to name me as a beneficiary on their life insurance policy.:DevilGrin:
Fugu
Feb 23rd 2007, 10:56 AM
sure we can go!
I have a fishing boat.

all it will take is a donation of 499,999 and a 100 cents.Each.
Melody
Mar 21st 2007, 03:28 AM
Further on this story, it appears to have been caught on tape and now there's bidding wars for it :rolleyes: :

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17506125/site/newsweek/
hp10BII
Mar 21st 2007, 07:19 AM
wow...great read!