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oakenguySteve O'Shea is my new hero.
Why? Several reasons.
1. He's the "world's foremost expert on giant squids". How cool is that? The only thing I'm the world's foremost expert on is What the Sparrows Are Up To Across the Street in that Air Conditioner, and Won't the Neighbors Be Surprised When They Find Out.
2. As part of his ongoing efforts to study giant squids and their larger cousins, the colossal squid (!), this man ATTACHED VIDEO CAMERAS on sperm whale blowholes, hoping to watch them feeding on giant squid. You know it wasn't really him, though; it was some poor grad student who got into the field because he wanted to study ornamental goldfish.
This attempt didn't work for two reasons: it turns out sperm whales eat with their mouths, not their blowholes, and it turns out grad students don't want to get anywhere near the mouths of cranky sperm whales with a big suction cup.
3. But science marches on! Steve O'Shea's new plan is to place underwater cameras in a part of the ocean where he knows giant squid hang out, and then USE FEMALE SQUID PHEROMONES to lure giant squids close enough to be caught on film! Because what could possibly go wrong when you're out on the ocean in a boat full of giant squid aphrodisiac?!?!
Why? Several reasons.
1. He's the "world's foremost expert on giant squids". How cool is that? The only thing I'm the world's foremost expert on is What the Sparrows Are Up To Across the Street in that Air Conditioner, and Won't the Neighbors Be Surprised When They Find Out.
2. As part of his ongoing efforts to study giant squids and their larger cousins, the colossal squid (!), this man ATTACHED VIDEO CAMERAS on sperm whale blowholes, hoping to watch them feeding on giant squid. You know it wasn't really him, though; it was some poor grad student who got into the field because he wanted to study ornamental goldfish.
This attempt didn't work for two reasons: it turns out sperm whales eat with their mouths, not their blowholes, and it turns out grad students don't want to get anywhere near the mouths of cranky sperm whales with a big suction cup.
3. But science marches on! Steve O'Shea's new plan is to place underwater cameras in a part of the ocean where he knows giant squid hang out, and then USE FEMALE SQUID PHEROMONES to lure giant squids close enough to be caught on film! Because what could possibly go wrong when you're out on the ocean in a boat full of giant squid aphrodisiac?!?!
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Date: 2004-02-27 08:23 am (UTC)Why does this sound like a bad episode of Spongebob Squarepants?
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Date: 2004-02-27 08:27 am (UTC)That's awesome!!!!
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Date: 2004-02-27 08:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-02-27 08:30 am (UTC)AUGH TENTACLE PORN AUGH AUGH
Squid=Cool (funny, funny entry BTW)
Date: 2004-02-27 08:32 am (UTC)Now as for this facination with squid, y'know large phallis-shaped animals that pull prey to the center of their bodies and injest them as they encircle them with tentacles, featured in erotic japanese art with naked pearl-diving women
...what was I saying?
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Date: 2004-02-27 08:33 am (UTC)What could possibly go wrong when you're out on the ocean in a boat full of giant squid aphrodisiac?
Date: 2004-02-27 08:33 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-02-27 08:38 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2004-02-27 10:01 am (UTC)Totally crazy watching it, but it was great
Re: What could possibly go wrong when you're out on the ocean in a boat full of giant squid aphrodis
Date: 2004-02-27 12:11 pm (UTC)That pic says it all!
Re: What could possibly go wrong when you're out on the ocean in a boat full of giant squid aphrodis
Date: 2004-02-27 01:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-02-27 01:30 pm (UTC)Of course, I'm the idiot who would be on a sub in five seconds if they told me they were going to take me down to a part of the ocean that has bio-illuminescent fish. The idiot part comes in due to the fact that I'm claustrophobic and a bit scared of the ocean in general. ;)
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Date: 2004-02-27 09:26 pm (UTC)