Giant squid caught by Japanese scientists

SUSHI!

 

110 # ought to feed a family for about a month! A whole year if you're not particularly fund of squid. hehehe. Ate it one time in a Japanese nightclub, all I remember is, it was rather chewy. Went ok with the local brew! Not sure I'd have the stomach for the squid, the brew or the bar maid anymore.

 

RightHand, I think I saw that one... humboldt squid if I remember correctly.

I LOVE squid! Deep fried!


It's pretty cool they finally caught a giant, there is still one variety even bigger though, it's the colossal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossal_squid



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That's some big chunk of fishing bait to say the least. Haha.

I think of it like this. Once there were more whales than there are now. There were bigger animals than there were now. I guess due to the living environments, some species shrank in order to fit. Though I bet that just like these that they didn't think existed, the big ones are out there just beneath the surface.

That's just my thought on it and by my statement I am not implying that I am of the scientific mindset, nor that you should go wrassle with one of those things in hopes that 'mommy' will come out to play. Haha.

 

I think one of these days their going to find a true giant. I'll bet there are some down in the unexplored depths that would make you want to never go into the ocean again.

 

RH, you are so right. When I stretch forth my imagination to be any character going on wild adventures, it does not reflect anything of the Power Rangers or Spongebob theme.

I love Jules Verne and I have read and admire Clive Cussler as far as masters of adventure. I am not as well read as I wish to be though I am by far more so than some others. I like a great adventure where you can dive into the action, so to speak. Dirk Pitt has great times. I've even thought of what Sherlock Holmes was like in his off times.

Powerpuff girls, spongebob, aki foko? Where is the adventure? Where is the fun? And I will not add imagination to the list of dying characteristics. I have enough for all of us. Haha.

 

I can see that. Don't get me wrong, I am still a child of the modern age as I did have my little touches with a cartoon era and some of it I found enjoyable though I was not allowed to forget where fantasy stopped and reality began. One of my biggest thrills is Star Wars. I was intrigued by space and it's vastness, then comes along a story about starships and jedis. Evil and good fought epic battles. To this day I think of a what if time, however it is not stamped that this is real and should or could be lived by the here and now.

I have seen it and understand Lucas' statements throughout it. I know what it is and know the boundaries of the format and it's lack of reality. I was not so imprinted as some to believe that when I see a talking crab that it is real. I had a very healthy life other than cartoons. I worked horses, harvested hay, fed chickens, went exploring the outdoors. It is okay to have a taste, though as in all things, moderation is key.

I like Buckskin Bill. Haha.

 

they said this thing was a baby...

 

11.5 feet is a little giant.

 

They probably didn't say it was a baby, just thinking that maybe where we 'think' we know so much, there is always something new around the corner. Scientists forget one thing. Science is an ever evolving thing, it is not perfect so their 'laws' they put down can't account for all that is here and it cannot be proved as real, it is just proved as highly plausible.