Something you don't see everyday

Dannyalcatraz

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• Dec 28, 2015

• #1

A giant squid- probably a juvenile- was caught on video in a Japanese bay.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/28/asia/toyama-japan-giant-squid/index.html#

 

Last edited: Dec 28, 2015

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Cristian Andreu

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• Dec 28, 2015

• #2

I know it feels wrong considering the rarity of the specimen, but the first thing I though (after "Of course it had to be in Japan") was about how it would make some kick ass fried calamari rings.

Would have to slice them very thin to get them properly cooked, I think.

 

Dannyalcatraz

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• Dec 29, 2015

• #3

Probably inedible- as I recall, they have a chemical like ammonia or some such in their systems so they can survive in the ocean's deep, cold waters.

 

Cristian Andreu

Explorer

• Dec 29, 2015

• #4

Well that's just a bummer. Though it reminds me of a fish found in Antarctica that, if memory serves, had anti-coolant instead of regular blood.

 

Dannyalcatraz

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• Dec 29, 2015

• #5

Yup.

 

The_Silversword

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• Dec 29, 2015

• #6

Cristian Andreu said:

I know it feels wrong considering the rarity of the specimen, but the first thing I though (after "Of course it had to be in Japan") was about how it would make some kick ass fried calamari rings.

Would have to slice them very thin to get them properly cooked, I think.

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I was just thinking the same thing.

 

The_Silversword

Explorer

• Dec 29, 2015

• #7

Dannyalcatraz said:

Probably inedible- as I recall, they have a chemical like ammonia or some such in their systems so they can survive in the ocean's deep, cold waters.

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Well that sucks.

 

Scott DeWar

Prof. Emeritus-Supernatural Events/Countermeasure

• Dec 29, 2015

• #8

It was interesting how it reacted to having divers swimming around it filming it. Almost like swimming around a whale.

 

was

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• Dec 29, 2015

• #9

Alright, which one of you forgot to lock the Kraken's cage?

 

Scott DeWar

Prof. Emeritus-Supernatural Events/Countermeasure

• Dec 29, 2015

• #10

ummmmmmmm . . . . . .errrrrrrrrrrrrrrr . . . . . uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh . . . . . . . .

*oops*​