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Arctic Ocean Survey May Reveal Lost World
core plexus writes " A new survey of the depths of the ice-capped Arctic Ocean as reported at Reuters, BBC, and others, could reveal a lost world of living fossils and exotic new species from jellyfish to giant squid, scientists said on Thursday. They speculated that Arctic waters might hide creatures known only from fossils, such as trilobites that flourished 300 million years ago. The international scheme will include probing a 12,470-foot abyss off Canada described by project leaders as the "world's oldest sea water -- a vast, still pool unstirred for millennia, walled by steep ridges and lidded with ice." Bring on the "Jurassic Park" references."
They expect only jellyfish and squids?! Have we learned nothing? What if we awaken some age-old form of life that has been lying dormant in the Earth's seabeds for thousands of years, just waiting fot the perfect opportunity to leap out and assimilate us all?
Well... dunno about you, but I, for one, pre-emptively welcome our new dark-and-gooey overlords!
Just as long as Ed Harris isn't leading the expedition...
I know this!" Oh, other Jurassic Park references?
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"Sic Semper Tyrannosaurus Rex."
Remove the icy lid with a nuclear bomb.
Sometimes the world needs Godzilla.
Accordingly we've explored far less of it than space.
I think there is a lot more space than there is ocean. we've explored nearly 0% of space, significantly lower than the percentage of ocean explored.
I wish I could play a good practical joke on these guys a la the Dino the Dinosaur placed in front of a webcam at some New Zealand volcano.
Perhaps a printout from Outlook conspicously placed on the ocean floor that reads "J3llyF1sh, Squ1d - 1ncr3ase your t3ntacle s1ze by at l3ast one f0ot."
Futurama quote:
"We're taking over 150 atmospheres of pressure!"
"How many atmospheres can this ship take?"
"Well, it's a spaceship, so I'd say anywhere between 0 and 1."
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Yes, any neanderthals holding their breath down there are screwed.
You mean quebec?
I think I saw an X Files about this...
it didn't end well.
On the other hand, I'd like a miniature pet trilobyte...
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as an ocean engineer I feel compelled to point out that exploring the depths of the ocean is an assload harder than exploring space.
Yeah, but do you run into problems converting between imperial assloads and metric assloads?