Comments on: ...the abyss also looks into you.

...the abyss also looks into you.

naomi — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 16:57:26 -0800

Explore the Abyss... where the Vulcanoctopus shares its garden with the unsung stars of Alien vs. Predator and those glowing worms you dream about after drinking tequila, and the pressure, my god, the pressure!

By: naomi

naomi — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 16:57:59 -0800

Okay, I was going to refrain from pointing out that many undersea critters also resemble penises, but then davebug just had to go there... so, yes, that certainly is a big barnacle you've got there, little buddy. Or maybe you'd rather check out the booby?

By: BlackLeotardFront

BlackLeotardFront — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 17:37:23 -0800

Ooo...I love sea croitures! These deep fellas are the weirdest. If I ever actually see a viperfish I will immediately die of fright, even though I understand they are like 8 inches long. Ugh!

By: Eekacat

Eekacat — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 17:54:03 -0800

That octopus is incredible! Thanks naomi.

By: Pretty_Generic

Pretty_Generic — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 18:51:52 -0800

for blf

By: kimota

kimota — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 18:58:47 -0800

Um, naomi, what sorts of men have you slept with? On preview: Pretty_Generic, that (and for some reason, photos of deep space) is why I was always scared to read the encyclopedia as a kid!

By: mediareport

mediareport — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 19:05:12 -0800

Hey, that viperfish looks like a dick.

By: puke & cry

puke & cry — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 19:42:06 -0800

oh man

By: Pretty_Generic

Pretty_Generic — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 20:00:34 -0800

Anything longer than it is wide looks like a dick to you people.

By: QuietDesperation

QuietDesperation — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 20:19:35 -0800

Regarding "oh man" -- the only scientific name they could come up with was "lizard?"

By: [insert clever name here]

[insert clever name here] — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 20:23:06 -0800

I love deep sea life. More importantly, I love the promise of all the undiscovered life it holds yet. My biggest hope for deep sea exploration is that we find a giant octopus to match the giant squid. After all, we thought the giant squid was a myth not too long ago. And octopuses, being most species being benthic, would explain why they've eluded discovery from us land lubers thus far.

By: [insert clever name here]

[insert clever name here] — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 20:24:43 -0800

Regarding "oh man" -- the only scientific name they could come up with was "lizard?" I don't know if this is the case with the "lizard" picture, but many of the deep sea animals are undescribed. It looks like he's smiling. Even more scary.

By: Pretty_Generic

Pretty_Generic — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 20:25:19 -0800

Considering the intelligence of octopi, a giant species would be far smarter than we are, and would have commited suicide long ago.

By: puke & cry

puke & cry — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 20:50:33 -0800

Regarding "oh man"- they probably haven't filled it out yet, since no fields are filled, even the reference number.

By: [insert clever name here]

[insert clever name here] — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 20:51:50 -0800

Octopodes. Or Octopuses. Not Octopi.

By: ToasT

ToasT — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 20:58:16 -0800

Crap and double crap. There go my plans for a deep-sea vessel made from styrofoam.

By: Shane

Shane — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 21:43:25 -0800

Wow. That's no Alien, that's Art. Thanks, naomi.

By: Shane

Shane — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 21:44:18 -0800

P.S. Funny thread, heh.

By: AlexReynolds

AlexReynolds — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 21:50:08 -0800

An amazing nature documentary.

By: rkent

rkent — Sat, 16 Apr 2005 22:38:19 -0800

Wait, this looks like part of a penis to you? I'm thinking of a sex organ, but not that one...

By: gambit

gambit — Sun, 17 Apr 2005 00:59:34 -0800

well, as much as I like saying Octopode, but webster disagrees: Main Entry: oc·to·pus Pronunciation: 'äk-t&-p&s, -"pus Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural -pus·es or oc·to·pi /-"pI/ Etymology: New Latin Octopod-, Octopus, from Greek oktOpous Anyone know what the OED says?

By: BlackLeotardFront

BlackLeotardFront — Sun, 17 Apr 2005 01:41:50 -0800

thanks PG. I really needed that son of a bitch to be haunting my dreams tonight. You owe me new sheets in the morning

By: zerokey

zerokey — Sun, 17 Apr 2005 02:20:53 -0800

from OED: octopus • noun (pl. octopuses) a mollusc with eight sucker-bearing arms, a soft body, beak-like jaws, and no internal shell. — DERIVATIVES octopoid adjective. — USAGE The standard plural in English of octopus is octopuses. However, since the word comes from Greek, the Greek plural form octopodes is still occasionally used. The plural form octopi, formed according to rules for Latin plurals, is incorrect. — ORIGIN Greek, from okto 'eight' + pous 'foot'.

By: zerokey

zerokey — Sun, 17 Apr 2005 02:26:29 -0800

I find the pic of slime interesting, as well as the description: Vast quantities of deep-sea slime, such as this, have been recorded near hydrothermal vents on the East Pacific Rise. It is probably bacterial in origin, although this has yet to be confirmed. IANADSMB, but, I reckon that if Senor Chompy gets caught in a high pressure plume and is rapidly depressurized, he's gonna be a lil bit like a soup that eats like a meal.

By: Radio7

Radio7 — Sun, 17 Apr 2005 02:33:22 -0800

LMAO ToasT...

By: [insert clever name here]

[insert clever name here] — Sun, 17 Apr 2005 08:05:51 -0800

well, as much as I like saying Octopode, but webster disagrees: Webster also considers ain't valid, but I ain't buying into the bastardization of the english language. Its not like we don't have bad enough spelling/grammar/language (myself included) skills to start accepting all the errors as valid. Sheesh, us Lazy Americans would rather change the dictionary than learn how to speak/write correctly. Next then you know, we'll be changing the pronunciation of ask to "aks" and accepting irregardless as a real word and not a goofy ass bumpkin slang. My farm living relatives say "perd ner" instead of "Pretty near". Perd ner everyone in their small town does, yet I'd slap every last one of them silly if they somehow managed to get that excepted as standard. And don't tell me how the english language is fluid, least I put my fluid foot up your arse. [/rant]

By: dubious

dubious — Sun, 15 May 2005 09:27:58 -0800

You guys broke the internet... again... "Due to excessive Web traffic our stock image library is offline for the next two weeks." How often does metafilter (or any popular blog) do this to unsuspecting websites?