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Oil Exploration Leads To Video of a Mysterious Elbowed Squid
eldavojohn writes "A rare glimpse from Shell Oil of a giant squid brings to light the strange relationships some deep sea marine biologists have with drilling companies. The video of the squid (Magnapinna) is very rare as this creature remains largely a mystery to science. While some are concerned of a conflict of interest, biologists and big oil sure make for strange bedfellows. The video is from 200 miles off the coast of Houston, TX and about 4,000 feet down." Looking at this creature gives me the willies, frankly.
The oil drillers actually believe in science, they have to, to find the oil, to build the rigs, and to convert it to gasoline to run in vehicles that use combustion. Completely unlike the environmentalists with their superstition and ignorance-based mythologies and hysteria induction strategies for manipulating people's emotions and fears into giving them money.