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Old 12-03-08, 01:31 PM   #1
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Default Okay this is flat out freaky !!!

Check out this vid shot by a remote submersible at a drilling sight.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...agnapinna.html



Thats some freaky stuff !

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Old 12-03-08, 01:38 PM   #2
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reminds me of the "queen alien" from the aliens movie
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Old 12-03-08, 02:08 PM   #3
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Kind of reminds me of the aliens from Independence Day.
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Old 12-03-08, 02:51 PM   #4
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What a fascinating world we live in.
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Old 12-03-08, 02:56 PM   #5
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http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=517_1228303564

Similar stuff. Not sure how big this one is.
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Old 12-03-08, 03:09 PM   #6
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7828 feet deep. Wow, there must be tons of weird stuff down there especially considering we know more about the moon and mars than the deep ocean.

That is cool.
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Old 12-03-08, 03:49 PM   #7
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http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=517_1228303564

Similar stuff. Not sure how big this one is.
I'm also wondering how big, but more importantly was it trying to eat the ROV or make love to it?
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Old 12-03-08, 04:37 PM   #8
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Kind of reminds me of the aliens from Independence Day.
You took the words out of my mouth!
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Old 12-03-08, 06:35 PM   #9
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frightening thought to me is that things like that are just the tip of the iceberg, so to speak...
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Old 12-08-08, 05:41 AM   #10
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frightening thought to me is that things like that are just the tip of the iceberg, so to speak...
Too true

So much of our world is yet unexplored. Still, I find comfort in the thought that the most terrifying thing in the depths is ME! Torpedo los!!!
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