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Live Giant Squid Dissection Tomorrow

Posted by timothy on from the this-can't-happen-often-enough dept.

BoogieChile writes "The dissection of a 245 kilo giant squid caught off the coast of Portland, Victoria in May will take place tomorrow at the Museum of Victoria. In a first for the museum, the event is open to the public and will also be streamed live to the internet from the University's website, starting at 0130GMT on the 17th of July."

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  1. Seems inhumane by Teese · · Score: 4, Funny

    You'd think they'd euthanize the squid first.

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    1. Re:Seems inhumane by SpaceLifeForm · · Score: 4, Funny

      No, they can't, because they want it to be streaming.

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    2. Re:Seems inhumane by Paranatural · · Score: 5, Informative

      The dissection of a living creature is called a vivisection, actually. If you are dissecting something, it's generally accepted that it's already dead.

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  2. First look by Zosden · · Score: 4, Funny

    Did anyone else think they meant they were going to dissect a live squid.

    1. Re:First look by Sporkinum · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yes.. I figure they would have gotten some interrogators from Abu Gahraib since the squid's mantle vaguely looks like a turban.

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    2. Re:First look by lalas · · Score: 2, Informative

      That'd be a vivisection.

    3. Re:First look by 8282now · · Score: 4, Funny

      Did anyone else think they meant they were going to dissect a live squid.

      I was picturing some of the Old Ones (Lovecraftian) having something to gurgle about that! ;)

    4. Re:First look by mweather · · Score: 2, Funny

      Not for long.

    5. Re:First look by Greyfox · · Score: 2, Insightful

      They want to dissect it. If they wanted to hook up jumper cables and shock its testicles, THEN they'd get some interrogators from Abu Gahraib.

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  3. afterwards by electricbern · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... the museum will be hosting, in celebration of the event, a squid buffet for invitees.

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    1. Re:afterwards by spun · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Ugh. I hope not. Giant squid supposedly tastes repulsive. From the wiki article:

      Giant squid and some other large squid species maintain neutral buoyancy in seawater through an ammonium chloride solution which flows throughout their body and is lighter than seawater. This differs from the method of flotation used by fish, which involves a gas-filled swim bladder. The solution tastes somewhat like salmiakki and makes giant squid unattractive for general human consumption.

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    2. Re:afterwards by Jherek+Carnelian · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Regular-sized squid are actually the most plentiful source of protein on the planet, far out-stripping cattle, chicken and tuna. If we would just eat them instead...

    3. Re:afterwards by Jherek+Carnelian · · Score: 2, Informative

      Ok meat. Although I doubt rice qualifies either way since it is 10:1 carbs:protein.

    4. Re:afterwards by commodoresloat · · Score: 3, Funny

      you're just not using enough wasabi.

    5. Re:afterwards by jollyreaper · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Regular-sized squid are actually the most plentiful source of protein on the planet, far out-stripping cattle, chicken and tuna. If we would just eat them instead...

      You forgot bugs. They're the hands-down winner, not just in terms of bio-mass but in human diet, too. Man eating bugs!

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    6. Re:afterwards by rachit · · Score: 3, Funny

      For the rest of the day my mouth tasted like a cat's piss. Vile stuff.

      And, er, how would you know what cat's piss tastes like?

    7. Re:afterwards by nacturation · · Score: 3, Funny

      You forgot bugs. They're the hands-down winner, not just in terms of bio-mass but in human diet, too. Man eating bugs!

      What about man eating man-eating bugs? It's like a klein buffet!
       

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  4. Can't wait.... by NuclearError · · Score: 5, Funny

    I am suddenly thinking of the Far Side cartoon with the heart surgeons standing around a patient under the knife, and one says "OK, we'll vote on it. Who here says that the heart has four ventricles?"

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  5. More appropriate would be the farside cartoon by SargentDU · · Score: 5, Funny

    where the scientist and layman are in a tree and it looks like a giant squid is reaching up from the ground with its arms and the layman says "Can't climb a tree? You are the one who said it couldn't leave the water!"

  6. Obligitory Dr. Quinn (Sealab 2021) quote by TheDarkener · · Score: 2, Funny

    "That giant squid ain't messin' round!"

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  7. Everyone Please come by between 7-10pm. by ForestGrump · · Score: 2, Funny

    Everyone, PLEASE remember to come by the museum for a squid buffet and all the dipping sauces!

    Please remember it is 7-10PM. If you come after 10pm, we will have to-go boxes of squid by the front entrance.

    PLEASE come everyone!

    Thank you,
    Museum of Victoria Management

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  8. you must not live near norwegians by CaptainNerdCave · · Score: 2, Funny

    one word: lutefisk

  9. Giant? by rossdee · · Score: 2, Interesting

    245 Kg doesn't sound like much of a 'giant' to me. Is it a juvenile?

    1. Re:Giant? by zippthorne · · Score: 2, Funny

      it's, "quarterre of a tonne."

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  10. Better get splunk by kwabbles · · Score: 2, Funny

    If one of their squid logfiles is 245k... imagine going through a month's worth of that to find out when Johnson in Accounting visited xxxanimalfarm.com.

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  11. Monty Squidthon by Darth+Hubris · · Score: 3, Funny

    Mrs Premise: I dissected the squid yesterday; took 6 hours.
    Mrs. Conclusion: 6 hours!?
    Mrs. Premise: Wouldn't hold still...

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  12. These things are very rare to catch by DragonTHC · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I don't think scientists have ever seen one in the wild.

    That should say a thing or two about their rarity.

    What else lurks in the deep that we don't know about?

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    1. Re:These things are very rare to catch by kalirion · · Score: 2, Funny

      A true scientist would consider the obvious explanation that live giant squids don't exist.