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Thread: Nice pic of 2008 specimen

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    Nice pic of 2008 specimen

    Anybody know what ever happened to this one? Supposed to have been delivered to mark Norman...

    “The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”

    Isaac Asimov

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    The reason I'm asking is that this appears to have a ML close to 2,25 meters, the current "official" record... Could be perspective distortion, obviously, bringing it closer to 2 meters... I would just like to know for sure.
    “The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”

    Isaac Asimov

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    I was just looking at Architeuthis sizes....funny that. Do you know where this was caught?
    New Year's Resolution #1 "I will stop procrastinating...tomorrow"

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    This should give you a clue...
    “The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”

    Isaac Asimov

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    Why am I not surprised?
    New Year's Resolution #1 "I will stop procrastinating...tomorrow"

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    You indeed shouldn't be, there be monsters in these canyons...
    “The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.”

    Isaac Asimov

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    nice specimen, but i'm affraid by the deep fishing .... the good news, we will see more specimens, the very bad news : extinction of numerous deep species are in way ....
    "This is it. In 1861, to the north-east of Teneriffe, very nearly in the same latitude we are in now, the crew of the despatch-boat Alector perceived a monstrous cuttlefish swimming in the waters."

    Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Jules VERNE

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