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I mean, sure... there might be a couple of these left in the world because ( I believe ) that no one can be absolutely certain there aren't... but that picture/

by bruxa 10y ago

I mean, sure... there might be a couple of these left in the world because ( I believe ) that no one can be absolutely certain there aren't... but that picture/video is an insult to human intelligence. Come on... we're past those crappy photos of the Loch Ness monster, Big Foot, etc. Like Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki commented - "It's remarkable that it is out of focus in a time that we have autofocus cameras."

leojg 10y ago
We love to believe in the exceptional, that's it. We have concrete prof that earth is somewhat round and solid but some people still believe that there is a micro sun inside, and will fight you if say otherwise. With these extinct or close to extinction species happens the same
- TeMPOraL 10y ago
  > We have concrete prof that earth is somewhat round and solid but some people still believe that there is a micro sun inside Wait, isn't the Earth's core molten and hot? Or do people believe the Earth is hollow and has a small star inside?
  - mryingster 10y ago
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow_Earth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow_Earth I'm shocked that anyone actually believes this in modern days, but it's a fun thing to fantasize about. There is a fictional series about hollow earth called Pellucidar by Edgar Rice Burroughs that I enjoyed immensely. A fun read, not unlike Tarzan.
  - leojg 10y ago
    as @mryingster says, I was referring to the hollow earth "theory"
  - kaybe 10y ago
    The center is thought to be solid. It consists of iron and about 10% lighter elements, probably mostly nickel. There is even a paper that states it is crystallizing at a rate of about 1 mm/year, and this process contributes some of the heat. [1] I have been trying to dig back to the data on this in the past, but haven't found anything but the claim itself. [1] http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/v4/n4/abs/ngeo1083.html http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/v4/n4/abs/ngeo1083.html
Retric 10y ago
My favorite photo of a lockless monster ex: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ness_Monster#/media/File:Hoaxed_photo_of_the_Loch_Ness_monster.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ness_Monster#/media/File:... looks like someone swimming the crawl with poor, but not terrible technique. But, if you really want to see a sea monster I guess you can see a sea monster. Not sure just how large they think those waves are in a lake.
- YZF 10y ago
  "lockless monster" ... Yeah, it's hard to tell whether it's using mutexes or not in the photo. ;)
- deadowl 10y ago
  How about this photo of Champ? http://www.csicop.org/si/show/new_information_surfaces_on_worlds_best_lake_monster_photo_raising_question http://www.csicop.org/si/show/new_information_surfaces_on_wo...
zipwitch 10y ago
As xkcd put it, "In the last few years, with very little fanfare, we've conclusively settled the questions of flying saucers, lake monsters, ghosts, and bigfoot." https://xkcd.com/1235/ https://xkcd.com/1235/ The Chelyabinsk meteor was pretty amazing, though.
- huherto 10y ago
  I still have hopes for Big Foot. It would be fascinating.

by bruxa 10y ago

leojg 10y ago

We love to believe in the exceptional, that's it. We have concrete prof that earth is somewhat round and solid but some people still believe that there is a micro sun inside, and will fight you if say otherwise. With these extinct or close to extinction species happens the same

TeMPOraL 10y ago
> We have concrete prof that earth is somewhat round and solid but some people still believe that there is a micro sun inside Wait, isn't the Earth's core molten and hot? Or do people believe the Earth is hollow and has a small star inside?
- mryingster 10y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow_Earth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow_Earth I'm shocked that anyone actually believes this in modern days, but it's a fun thing to fantasize about. There is a fictional series about hollow earth called Pellucidar by Edgar Rice Burroughs that I enjoyed immensely. A fun read, not unlike Tarzan.
- leojg 10y ago
  as @mryingster says, I was referring to the hollow earth "theory"
- kaybe 10y ago
  The center is thought to be solid. It consists of iron and about 10% lighter elements, probably mostly nickel. There is even a paper that states it is crystallizing at a rate of about 1 mm/year, and this process contributes some of the heat. [1] I have been trying to dig back to the data on this in the past, but haven't found anything but the claim itself. [1] http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/v4/n4/abs/ngeo1083.html http://www.nature.com/ngeo/journal/v4/n4/abs/ngeo1083.html

Retric 10y ago

My favorite photo of a lockless monster ex: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ness_Monster#/media/File:Hoaxed_photo_of_the_Loch_Ness_monster.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ness_Monster#/media/File:... looks like someone swimming the crawl with poor, but not terrible technique. But, if you really want to see a sea monster I guess you can see a sea monster. Not sure just how large they think those waves are in a lake.

YZF 10y ago
"lockless monster" ... Yeah, it's hard to tell whether it's using mutexes or not in the photo. ;)
deadowl 10y ago
How about this photo of Champ? http://www.csicop.org/si/show/new_information_surfaces_on_worlds_best_lake_monster_photo_raising_question http://www.csicop.org/si/show/new_information_surfaces_on_wo...

zipwitch 10y ago

As xkcd put it, "In the last few years, with very little fanfare, we've conclusively settled the questions of flying saucers, lake monsters, ghosts, and bigfoot." https://xkcd.com/1235/ https://xkcd.com/1235/ The Chelyabinsk meteor was pretty amazing, though.

huherto 10y ago
I still have hopes for Big Foot. It would be fascinating.