Giant Squid Video Viewing Party - Live Thread!

[kariann]

I'd wet myself too, Steve. haha

 

[tonmo]

mmmm, squid cocktail. should have thought to serve those

and I just used up my "like" quota!

 

[DWhatley]

Shocked, sad and a little grin to see Mike DeGruy. Running back to view now

 

[tonmo]

Here's an interview I did with Richard Ellis about 10 years ago:

http://www.tonmo.com/ellisinterview.php

 

[tonmo]

I like how they framed this as a competition, almost a reality show...

"Ejaculation Megatron" -

...of course we know who wins...

 

[kariann]

Steve's got my vote!

 

[tonmo]

2200 feet...

 

[cephjedi]

Hey gang! I'm trailing behind by about 15 minutes because of do a kitchen incident. Good grief discovery! They made it look like a scientist competition. It's like iron chef: calamari photo!

 

[tonmo]

bioluminescence #fail

 

[tonmo]

So what's the answer TONMOers? How big can a giant squid grow?

 

[bathypol]

This show is making me miss field work. Ok I miss it normally but now I miss it more.

 

[tonmo]

I always went with 55 feet based on what I'd read (all reading happened before Colossal Squid analysis in 2003) but consensus these days seems to be less...

 

[kariann]

Architeuthis grows up to 18ish meters I think?

And we're back with the answer before I can post. argh...

 

[tonmo]

35 to 60 - that's a cop-out Discovery Channel!

 

[tonmo]

moroteuthis?