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NZ fishermen land colossal squid
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6385071.stm
this thing is fucking outrageous. more importantly who would win a fight between a colossal squid and a sperm wale?
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colossal squid wooot!
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, Feb 22 2007 10:11 AM
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Posted 22 February 2007 - 10:11 AM
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Posted 22 February 2007 - 10:28 AM
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HO-LEE SHIT! 
Well this squid is apparently bigger.
I think the better question is: How many poor African families can be fed with this squid.
The Answer: More than 5.
QUOTE (Clarke @ Feb 22 2007, 10:11 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
this thing is fucking outrageous. more importantly who would win a fight between a colossal squid and a sperm wale?
Well this squid is apparently bigger.
I think the better question is: How many poor African families can be fed with this squid.
The Answer: More than 5.
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Posted 22 February 2007 - 10:43 AM
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Posted 22 February 2007 - 11:00 AM
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Awesome. Sometimes I wonder what is at the bottom of our deepest oceans. Could be things even bigger than this.
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Posted 22 February 2007 - 02:47 PM
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QUOTE (destroyer56 @ Feb 22 2007, 11:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
There are things even bigger than this.
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I forget who said it, but it is pretty much fact that we know more about space than the bottom of our own oceans.
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Posted 22 February 2007 - 03:20 PM
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QUOTE (userpjx @ Feb 22 2007, 02:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
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I forget who said it, but it is pretty much fact that we know more about space than the bottom of our own oceans.
I forget who said it, but it is pretty much fact that we know more about space than the bottom of our own oceans.
with all of our technology we've only been to the bottom of the deepest trench in the ocean once for about 15 minutes...then they got the fuck out of there after thier window cracked.
at that depth/pressure a small little pinhole leak would have enough velocity to cut someone in half, and of course it would destroy whatever they were in, instantly crushing it like an empty beer can on a drunk frat guys forehead.
we should have entire colonies living on the ocean floor by now, or at least floating on the open sea.
sea lab FTW
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Posted 22 February 2007 - 03:43 PM
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That would be a cool way to live... with colonies at the bottom of the ocean. Global warming would be like nothing if we found a way to get food and water both from the sea.
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Posted 22 February 2007 - 03:48 PM
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Dude. I've seen squids much bigger than that in RA2...
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Posted 22 February 2007 - 03:50 PM
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QUOTE (destroyer56 @ Feb 22 2007, 03:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
That would be a cool way to live... with colonies at the bottom of the ocean. Global warming would be like nothing if we found a way to get food and water both from the sea.
it's all very simple...use sea current and tidal energies to drive turbines to produce hydro-electric energy, use that to power de-salinization plants for fresh water, and use the water to grow hydroponic foods using kelp, algee, plankton for hydro-fertilizer. you can also eat just about everything in the ocean plants and animals.
we could all do it to escape global warming if we need to, it's probably happened before along with people moving underground.
but sub surface oceanic communities are much easier to maintain and support than undergorund. at least with aquatic communities the sun filters down into the water, in a cave there is no solar energy so much less food.
it's a good thing we haven't totaly fucked up our oceans by dumping toxic chemicals into them and over fishing....oh wait nevermind
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Posted 22 February 2007 - 04:01 PM
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The article said the squid was eating a toothfish when they caught it.
Look at the size of a toothfish
Look at the size of a toothfish
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Posted 22 February 2007 - 04:07 PM
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QUOTE (st1dinoh @ Feb 22 2007, 03:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
but sub surface oceanic communities are much easier to maintain and support than undergorund. at least with aquatic communities the sun filters down into the water, in a cave there is no solar energy so much less food.
That plus we'd turn into Morloks after awhile and without any Eloi to eat, we'd all end up eating each other...
'Course, the upside to that is that you could yell "Eat me!" to someone and it would be even funnier than it is, now.
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Posted 22 February 2007 - 04:11 PM
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Whoa, that's one big squid.
QUOTE (Weiman @ Apr 5 2009, 01:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
This is exactly what has been going on through the entire thread, and it's not the first time either.
You come to us for advice..you just spell out what you want to get, and then ask us if it is okay, and we have to explain why it isn't. That's the world upside down.. If you would just say 'hey guys, I have an X amount of money, what should I buy?' Then this would be over in 2-3 posts, not 2-3 pages.
You come to us for advice..you just spell out what you want to get, and then ask us if it is okay, and we have to explain why it isn't. That's the world upside down.. If you would just say 'hey guys, I have an X amount of money, what should I buy?' Then this would be over in 2-3 posts, not 2-3 pages.
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Every time someone goes against Weiman's sig I feel like they should be bludgeoned for a few minutes in the head to feel the headache I feel when I realize someone really IS that dense.
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Posted 22 February 2007 - 04:12 PM
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QUOTE (The B.I.V. @ Feb 22 2007, 04:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
That plus we'd turn into Morloks after awhile and without any Eloi to eat, we'd all end up eating each other...
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not familiar with morloks or eloi...but living undergorund would suck.
living on the ocean floor would rock...untill one of these massive squids decided to start screwing with your house. but other than that it'd be real peacefull.
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Posted 22 February 2007 - 04:22 PM
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QUOTE (st1dinoh @ Feb 22 2007, 04:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
not familiar with morloks or eloi...but living undergorund would suck.
"The Time Machine," H.P. Lovecraft...man I hate it when a good joke falls on deaf ears...
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Posted 22 February 2007 - 04:30 PM
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QUOTE (The B.I.V. @ Feb 22 2007, 04:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
"The Time Machine," H.P. Lovecraft...man I hate it when a good joke falls on deaf ears...
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well if the bootleg i have at home played i would have gotten that joke.
it won't even play right in a PC no matter what program i try...it's just a bad burn. it stopps playing right after he gives that chick the pocket watch then all of a sudden he's like running around in a cave man outfit chuicking spears and shit.
pisses me off everytime i try to watch it.
in fact tonight i'm gonna go home and do the ole onehnded cd shattering finishing move on that VCD.
then i'm going to fucking block buster.
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Posted 22 February 2007 - 05:06 PM
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QUOTE (st1dinoh @ Feb 23 2007, 08:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
but other than that it'd be real peacefull.
Not really, soundwaves travel a LOT further underwater!
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Also, a big thanks to Firefly for shooting most of this footage.
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Posted 22 February 2007 - 05:13 PM
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QUOTE (destroyer56 @ Feb 22 2007, 12:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Awesome. Sometimes I wonder what is at the bottom of our deepest oceans. Could be things even bigger than this.
aye, these are the things that never cease to fascinate me.
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Posted 22 February 2007 - 05:13 PM
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Uh well that was weirdly interesting. Pretty cool squid to have the title COLOSSAL in it. Too bad the whale would win.
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Posted 22 February 2007 - 05:17 PM
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QUOTE (teh_raperer @ Feb 22 2007, 10:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Too bad the whale would win.
no way! the Squid can so cover up the wales breathing hole until it suffocates! the wale will be powerless to stop it! muhahahah!
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QUOTE (Clarke @ Feb 22 2007, 05:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
no way! the Squid can so cover up the wales breathing hole until it suffocates! the wale will be powerless to stop it! muhahahah!
most whales feed primarily on giant squid...it's like thier favorite thing to eat.
also firefly...
yeah you are right...but to make a real sustainable reliable sturdy underwater home the walls would be real thick. i doubt the sound would make it inside that well.
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