new Loch Ness Monster video

[Grabmygoblin]

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/05 ... index.html

[Mr.Bob]

Would you happen to have $3.50 on you?

[PieceOfSkunk]

While I don't know much about the life spans of large aquatic reptiles, given the fact that the Loch Ness Monster has been seen since at least the 1930s, I wonder why it's not dead, if it exists.

[Sketchywallflowr]

Would you happen to have $3.50 on you?

I'm not givin' you no gotdum tree fitty! Get yer own gotdum munny ya gotdum loch ness munster!

[DJMayhem]

Would you happen to have $3.50 on you?

I'm not givin' you no gotdum tree fitty! Get yer own gotdum munny ya gotdum loch ness munster!

Can i give him a dollar?

[Leperdoctor]

<.< Some think that Nessie is actually a dinosaur, and reptiles live to be quite old. And Loch Ness has a huge volume, enough to hide a creature that large, though one wonders, with all these 'sightings', why no one has any clear proof.

Dunno about the video. It's pretty cool, I have to say that!

[Tynan]

While I don't know much about the life spans of large aquatic reptiles, given the fact that the Loch Ness Monster has been seen since at least the 1930s, I wonder why it's not dead, if it exists.

Seeing as how most our ancient sea creatures have been estimated to have the potential to live forever *sea turtles, sharks* I'm not surprised that something like nessy which from artists renditions looks like a living dinosaur, or some later evolved offspring from the same roots, would have such potential...not to mention that who knows how many "nessies" there are? Each sighting could have been a different creature going about its migratory pattern...in such a case this could be the offspring doing the same.

[PieceOfSkunk]

..not to mention that who knows how many "nessies" there are? Each sighting could have been a different creature going about its migratory pattern...in such a case this could be the offspring doing the same.

See, I wondered the same thing, except that you would think that if there was more than one giant reptile in the loch, someone would have seen them clearly by now.

[Nanda]

Mainstream science does offer plausible reasons why such an animal could not exist in Loch Ness. Apart from its apparent extinction, the plesiosaur was probably a cold-blooded reptile requiring warm tropical waters, while the average temperature of Loch Ness is only about 5.5°C (42°F). Even if the plesiosaurs were warm-blooded, they would require a food supply beyond that of Loch Ness to maintain the level of activity necessary for warm-blooded animals.

Moreover, there is no substantive evidence in the bone structure of fossilised plesiosaurs that indicate sonar capability (similar to that possessed by dolphins and whales). Such a system would be necessary in the loch, as visibility is limited to less than 15 feet due to a high peat concentration in the loch. Consequently, sunlight does not deeply penetrate the water, limiting the amount of photosynthetic algae, thereby reducing the number of plankton and fish in the food chain. Fossil evidence indicates plesiosaurs were sight hunters; it is unlikely that the loch's peat-stained water would allow such animals to hunt the limited food supply at sufficient levels.

In October 2006, Leslie Noè of the Sedgwick Museum in Cambridge pointed out that, "The osteology of the neck makes it absolutely certain that the plesiosaur could not lift its head up swan-like out of the water", precluding the possibility that Nessie is a plesiosaur.

[Prettysenshi]

taken from wikipedia.

In July 2003, the BBC reported on an extensive investigation of Loch Ness by a BBC team using 600 separate sonar beams to ensure that none of the loch's waters were missed. The expedition found no trace of a "sea monster" or any other large animal in the loch. The BBC team concluded that Nessie simply did not exist. [52]

so....i don't know how this tape is leading to mass speculation AGAIN.

[Nanda]

taken from wikipedia.

In July 2003, the BBC reported on an extensive investigation of Loch Ness by a BBC team using 600 separate sonar beams to ensure that none of the loch's waters were missed. The expedition found no trace of a "sea monster" or any other large animal in the loch. The BBC team concluded that Nessie simply did not exist. [52]

so....i don't know how this tape is leading to mass speculation AGAIN.

Because people are gullible. Oh so very gullible.

or, to put it more nicely,

Because people want to believe in the unbelievable.

[Prettysenshi]

taken from wikipedia.

In July 2003, the BBC reported on an extensive investigation of Loch Ness by a BBC team using 600 separate sonar beams to ensure that none of the loch's waters were missed. The expedition found no trace of a "sea monster" or any other large animal in the loch. The BBC team concluded that Nessie simply did not exist. [52]

so....i don't know how this tape is leading to mass speculation AGAIN.

Because people are gullible. Oh so very gullible.

or, to put it more nicely,

Because people want to believe in the unbelievable.

Well, that being said, I believe Bigfoot and the Yeti, because their stories are far more believable to me.

With the Loch Ness Monster, if you use sonar to check if there's any life in that giant lake, and nothing that fits the description comes up ever, then there must not be anything in it. I SERIOUSLY doubt the Loch Ness is naturally undetectable to sonar waves.

However, that doesn't explain the pictures, sightings, stories, etc. I guess nowadays, all you need is a good story and photoshop and you can make people believe in anything.

[Prettysenshi]

How hard can it be to drain the loch? Overcoming whatever engineering and enviromental challenges that exist would surely be worth it just to prove if the monster does actually exist.

Yeah, screw the wildlife and nearby families. Let's drain one of the largest lakes on the planet for a potentially nonexistant creature.

[Tynan]

One point is it could bury it self like a frog and had avoided detection...or..the loch is connected to the ocean
It could have migrated...with all the strange and unexplainable things in our existance...this isn't all that strange and unexplainable.

[Nanda]

http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/nessiehoaxes.html

[Rkolter]

You wouldn't need to drain the loch - you'd just need to severely depth charge the loch starting at one end and proceeding to the other. The concussion would kill or daze anything that large, and it would float to the surface.

Alternatively, you could drag a net with foot-wide holes in it from side to side and across the bottom, netting everything nessie-sized but not much in the way of local wildlife (which isn't that big in the loch).

My way is more fun, but if you're into that whole "humane" thing...

[K-Dawg]

Man, Nanda sure does hate that Loch Ness monster.
I bet it took her lunch money back in the day. There, there Nanda...Dawgy's here to make it better.

[TRI]

Let's not overlook the theory that Nessie is actually a giant sea lion which occasionally travels to the lake overland from the ocean.

Not saying it's plausible, I just like the image of sea lions the size of elephants crawling across the Scottish countryside without being noticed.

[McDuffies]

Oh, I've seen nessy. You won't believe what else I've been seeing when I get drunk.

[Nanda]

Man, Nanda sure does hate that Loch Ness monster.
I bet it took her lunch money back in the day. There, there Nanda...Dawgy's here to make it better.

It keeps asking me for money...