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[derwalde]

That Kaathe looking motherfucker reminds me of http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-106.

Pls explain. What am i reading?

 

[liliththepale]

Pls explain. What am i reading?

SCP (Secure, Contain, Protect) is a wiki of fictional "x file" monsters whose descriptions exist for the purpose of entertaining horror, usually in the vein of creepy pasta. SCP-106 is one such fictional monster.

 

[SpiralZilla]

Those things are microscopic, aren't they? How'd they get that footage?

 

[liliththepale]

Those things are microscopic, aren't they? How'd they get that footage?

Tardigrades are .5mm fully grown.

 

[Dai101]

Aren't these things basically indestructible? Like they have been frozen in radioactive uranium or some shit and when thawed they are happy as anything.

They can be frozen just above the abzolute zero, then tawed and just brush it off

Can wistand temperatures above 100°C and just say fuck it

Pressures 6 fucking times the ones in the deepest of the oceans and go just "meh"

Ionizing radiation 100's of times as harmful for us humans? They go like anything happen

Survive for years with no food or water, even dehidrated below 3% water and go on in their day

They can survive in the vacuum of space, fuck that, humans

 

[Thorgal]

Bobit worm

Sarcastic fringehead

Gulper eel

 

[Fine Ham Abounds]

obligatory

daaaamn

I can't be the only one who sees this and feels like these must itch like hell and it must feel awesome when they gtfo

 

[abolisher6812]

After seeing some of the deep sea monsters in this thread, I almost wish I signed up for that one way trip to Mars.

 

[liliththepale]

I can't be the only one who sees this and feels like these must itch like hell and it must feel awesome when they gtfo

Maybe. There's probably a couple of nerve endings in each of the holes to figure out if it's still occupied (though I'm not sure what the frog would do if one of its children can't get out), but I doubt it's an itching sensation in the same way that humans and other mammals experience.

 

[Pete Rock]

It reminds me of the Zerg Spire structure & Overlord unit

 

[jmdajr]

the horrors are here...not need for space

 

[Lorcain]

When we encounter our first advanced alien species, it's going to be one of the horrors from this thread evolved...and they will be looking to unite with their own kind here.

 

[lazer_bean]

I can't remember but if we even got that far with a submarine, wouldn't it be crushed because of the pressure? Or am I wrong. This leads me to asking why don't we do now deep sea experiments like they do in space?

I don't know either but how could they be photographed ?
If a submarine is crushed because of pressure, wouldn't a camera be crushed as well ?

What's the name of this fish? Really cool!

Edit: cardinalfish

I just read they are called Ostracods. The cardinal fish are their enemies !
Edit: sorry nope, Ostracods are something else. I don't know, what they have in common is they emit bioluminescence when threatened

 

[Garlador]

When we encounter our first advanced alien species, it's going to be one of the horrors from this thread evolved...and they will be looking to unite with their own kind here.

Actually, I imagine some poor alien traveler comes to Earth, and they stumble across any one of these things first...

... and they decide to nuke the whole planet from orbit. It's the only way to be safe.

 

[Lorcain]

Maybe it's better that we can't find life on other planets. We have nightmare creatures here.

Maybe this is why other intelligent life has been avoiding our planet. We live on a hostile world.

Spoiler

Like the Dark Angels origin world for you Warhammer 40k fans

 

[Rest]

Those tentacles just keep going...

 

[Katana_Strikes]

Sup guise...come closer...don't be shy!

I'm pretty much watching this on TV now as I type lol

 

[nampad]

Just a few more for you guys before you go to sleep.

EDIT: Here's a bonus picture of the Goblin Shark.

The crab and lobster just look like delicious food.

 

[Monkey_Plunkett]

Haha me too! Fascinating stuff.

 

[nampad]

All you guys calling for nukes, what if our nukes made them?

 

[raindoc]

I just read they are called Ostracods. The cardinal fish are their enemies !
Edit: sorry nope, Ostracods are something else. I don't know, what they have in common is they emit bioluminescence when threatened

it's a cradinal fish spitting out an ostracod. ostracods glow, cardinalfish are translucent. having something glowing in your belly ain't good for survival (if you're translucent), as you may imagine - hence the fish gets rid of it's prey before it turns itself into prey.

http://www.businessinsider.com/cardinalfish-vomits-glowing-ostracod-2014-9?IR=T

 

[Miles Quaritch]

The little ones are just as freaky.

They can be frozen just above the abzolute zero, then tawed and just brush it off

Can wistand temperatures above 100°C and just say fuck it

Pressures 6 fucking times the ones in the deepest of the oceans and go just "meh"

Ionizing radiation 100's of times as harmful for us humans? They go like anything happen

Survive for years with no food or water, even dehidrated below 3% water and go on in their day

They can survive in the vacuum of space, fuck that, humans

Well damn.

I hope we're studying them to find out what makes them so resistant to virtually everything deadly.

 

[liliththepale]

Well damn.

I hope we're studying them to find out what makes them so resistant to virtually everything deadly.

I think it's a combination of their size and the simplicity of their biology. Like how ants can carry something ten times their body weight, but if they were the size of humans then they wouldn't even be strong enough to stand up straight, due to the square cube law.

 

[zychi]

I wonder if aquatic life think they're flying. Like, there's shit on the ocean floor that cant swim, so do they think sharks and stuff are flying animals?

It terrifies the shit out of me that we have no idea what is in our oceans. Google needs to figure out a way to map that shit and photograph everything

 

[mcz117chief]

Trap me with tentacles if old

Yeah, it's old, but classic

 

[Bold One]

fuck the ocean and everything in it

 

[GK86]

Imagine the shit that is at the lowest point.

Anyone know if there are any plans to try and go beyond the Hadal zone?

 

[Azuran]

Deep sea exploration kicks the shit out of outer space. There's actually cool stuff going on in our oceans compared to boring nothingess.

How I wish I'm still alive when technology finally allows up to explore down there without problems.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

I think it's a combination of their size and the simplicity of their biology. Like how ants can carry something ten times their body weight, but if they were the size of humans then they wouldn't even be strong enough to stand up straight, due to the square cube law.

Huh, I don't know what square cube law is but thanks for the explanation.

 

[Baroquemantic]

I'm surprised none of the images and videos in this thread have been run through that Google neural net visualisation tool yet.

 

[Dai101]

Huh, I don't know what square cube law is but thanks for the explanation.

This principle states that, as a shape grows in size, its volume grows faster than its surface area. When applied to the real world this principle has many implications which are important in fields ranging from mechanical engineering to biomechanics. It helps explain phenomena including why large mammals like elephants have a harder time cooling themselves than small ones like mice, and why building taller and taller skyscrapers is increasingly difficult.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square-cube_law

 

[Bold One]

Sup guise...come closer...don't be shy!

Am I missing something, whats scary about this one?

 

[lazer_bean]

it's a cradinal fish spitting out an ostracod. ostracods glow, cardinalfish are translucent. having something glowing in your belly ain't good for survival (if you're translucent), as you may imagine - hence the fish gets rid of it's prey before it turns itself into prey.

http://www.businessinsider.com/cardinalfish-vomits-glowing-ostracod-2014-9?IR=T

ok thanks, I got it now !

 

[PsychBat!]

Am I missing something, whats scary about this one?

The picture is not made to scale.
That squid is gigantic.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square-cube_law

Thanks.

It's always great to learn something new.

 

[Forerunner]

.

Stuff like this is neat! Only 10% of the ocean has been mapped, we have no idea what is down there for the most part.

 

[SpiralZilla]

Tardigrades are .5mm fully grown.

Oh.

They can be frozen just above the abzolute zero, then tawed and just brush it off

Can wistand temperatures above 100°C and just say fuck it

Pressures 6 fucking times the ones in the deepest of the oceans and go just "meh"

Ionizing radiation 100's of times as harmful for us humans? They go like anything happen

Survive for years with no food or water, even dehidrated below 3% water and go on in their day

They can survive in the vacuum of space, fuck that, humans

That's crazy.

 

[Delta Assault]

What an innovation for Japan's hentai industry though.

 

[Captain Chaos]

 

[kris.]

Imagine what's at the bottom of Marianas trench. It's narrow. It's deep. It could be home to something impossibly big.

 

[NHarmonic.]

We have a savior though. The rainbow mantis shrimp shall protect the surface and upper ocean from such foul creatures

Spoiler

Deep sea creatures are incredibly fascinating. We're screwed, but it's fascinating to see them

The shrimp that embraces darkness, so fucking cool.

Now i want to know about that blue-fire spilling fish :B

 

[Corronchilejano]

They can be frozen just above the abzolute zero, then tawed and just brush it off

Can wistand temperatures above 100°C and just say fuck it

Pressures 6 fucking times the ones in the deepest of the oceans and go just "meh"

Ionizing radiation 100's of times as harmful for us humans? They go like anything happen

Survive for years with no food or water, even dehidrated below 3% water and go on in their day

They can survive in the vacuum of space, fuck that, humans

How are they called again... ?

 

[Dai101]

Imagine what's at the bottom of Marianas trench. It's narrow. It's deep. It could be home to something impossibly big.

Sorry to break your dreams:

Sadly, there weren't any kraken lurking in Challenger Deep -- at least not in plain view. But there were other interesting things. The large life forms that Gallo identified fall into three categories: gigantic, nearly invisible, and really weird.

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com...the-mariana-trench-more-than-you-might-think/

How are they called again... ?

Fuckingbadassmotherfuckers Superior or Tardigrades in short. Also water bears.

 

[ivysaur12]

But actually what the fuck is this thing called.

 

[Shiina]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=171148858&postcount=252

 

[liliththepale]

But actually what the fuck is this thing called.

Moray eel.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=171148858&postcount=252

 

[kris.]

Sorry to break your dreams:



http://blogs.scientificamerican.com...the-mariana-trench-more-than-you-might-think/



Fuckingbadassmotherfuckers Superior or Tardigrades in short. Also water bears.

WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME

edit: Actually this is still terrifying.

 

[see5harp]

from reddit.

 

[Captain Chaos]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=171148858&postcount=252

Damn. Hivemind.

 

[hellmonkey]

ok thanks, I got it now !

A really easy way to see this is with very small numbers.

Start with a 1'x1' cube of something that weights 1pound, has a surface area of 6ft^2
Double its size, its now 2x2. surface area is 24ft^2, weight is now 8 pounds.
tripe its size, now 3x3. surface area is 54ft^2, weight is 27 pounds.

Shit gets crazy real quick when you enlarge stuff like that.