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Started by Malthus, January 10, 2013, 11:10:26 AM

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Malthus

Well this is fucking awesome. My apologies if someone has alreadly linked to it.

Footage of Giant Squid in its natural habitat, filmed for the first time:

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/01/09/remarkable-new-giant-squid-footage-surprises-experts

What can one say other than  :cthulu: ? ;)
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lustindarkness

Quote from: Malthus on January 10, 2013, 11:10:26 AM
Well this is fucking awesome. My apologies if someone has alreadly linked to it.

Footage of Giant Squid in its natural habitat, filmed for the first time:

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/01/09/remarkable-new-giant-squid-footage-surprises-experts

What can one say other than  :cthulu: ? ;)

Very cool, but I thought they had filmed one some years ago? Anyway :cthulu:.
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Malthus

Quote from: lustindarkness on January 10, 2013, 11:15:25 AM

Very cool, but I thought they had filmed one some years ago? Anyway :cthulu:.

I seem to recall they filmed another very large species of squid, but not the Giant Squid.
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lustindarkness

I can't see video from work, but pics online seems it was a pretty big one. Big enough to make it hard to fry it up. :mmm:
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Malthus

As reviewed in the scientific paper: "Giant Squid: Avatar of Cthulhu or Lifetime Supply of Calamari?"  :P
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Tamas

Quote"Discoveries are difficult to make in a remote environment like this. It's the largest living space on Earth, but the things in it are pretty spread out," he says. Squid are also notoriously shy, and will bolt if exposed to unnatural light.

Maybe they remember:


jimmy olsen

Looks pretty awesome, hopefully this documentary can live up to the famed documentaries Animal Planet did on Dragons and Mermaids.
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Eddie Teach

Quote from: Malthus on January 10, 2013, 11:42:13 AM
Lifetime Supply of Calamari?"  :P

Sadly not.
Quotejust don't expect to be eating giant squid calamari: Widder says its body contains too much ammonia to be edible.
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Malthus

Quote from: jimmy olsen on January 10, 2013, 12:26:36 PM
Looks pretty awesome, hopefully this documentary can live up to the famed documentaries Animal Planet did on Dragons and Mermaids.

Giant Squid are rather better documentary subjects, being real and all.  ;)
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Viking

Quote from: Peter Wiggin on January 10, 2013, 12:29:27 PM
Quote from: Malthus on January 10, 2013, 11:42:13 AM
Lifetime Supply of Calamari?"  :P

Sadly not.
Quotejust don't expect to be eating giant squid calamari: Widder says its body contains too much ammonia to be edible.

Like the greenland shark, have it rot for a few months and it will be edible.
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Malthus

Quote from: Viking on January 10, 2013, 02:34:51 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on January 10, 2013, 12:29:27 PM
Quote from: Malthus on January 10, 2013, 11:42:13 AM
Lifetime Supply of Calamari?"  :P

Sadly not.
Quotejust don't expect to be eating giant squid calamari: Widder says its body contains too much ammonia to be edible.

Like the greenland shark, have it rot for a few months and it will be edible.

For certain values of "edible".  :yeahright:
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viper37

Quote from: Malthus on January 10, 2013, 11:10:26 AM
Well this is fucking awesome. My apologies if someone has alreadly linked to it.

Footage of Giant Squid in its natural habitat, filmed for the first time:

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2013/01/09/remarkable-new-giant-squid-footage-surprises-experts

What can one say other than  :cthulu: ? ;)
that picture at the top makes it look like a Reaper from Mass Effect :)
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jimmy olsen

Quote from: Malthus on January 10, 2013, 01:08:41 PM
Quote from: jimmy olsen on January 10, 2013, 12:26:36 PM
Looks pretty awesome, hopefully this documentary can live up to the famed documentaries Animal Planet did on Dragons and Mermaids.

Giant Squid are rather better documentary subjects, being real and all.  ;)
Animal Planet would never lie to me!

I hope they do a documentary on Griffins next.
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lustindarkness

Dragons, Mermaids, Big Foot and the Turtle Man from KY are real.
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jimmy olsen

Quote from: lustindarkness on January 10, 2013, 03:21:11 PM
Dragons, Mermaids, Big Foot and the Turtle Man from KY are real.
I've never heard of this one.
It is far better for the truth to tear my flesh to pieces, then for my soul to wander through darkness in eternal damnation.

Jet: So what kind of woman is she? What's Julia like?
Faye: Ordinary. The kind of beautiful, dangerous ordinary that you just can't leave alone.
Jet: I see.
Faye: Like an angel from the underworld. Or a devil from Paradise.
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