Loch Ness 'Monster' seen

[Theres]

that elusive little monster was sighted on May 2, 1933... http://www.thehistorychannel.com/tdih/index.html

so what do you think? anybody have any pet theories about Nessie?
do you believe there is an unknown creature that lives in the depths of this Scottish lake?

[Azure]

I hope they never find out for sure - some things should be allowed to remain mysteries. I hate to think what would happen if they ever actually found something that really was an anomoly. I'm all about the science and proof and stuff, but for some reason I just want this one left alone.

[Melysande]

The movie "Baby....The Last Dinosaur" comes to mind.

[Danustouch]

I heard a really interesting theory one day, that the "effect" that people are seeing in the water which LOOKS like a moving "Hump" of some giant sea monster, might actually be the water itsself.

Some Scientists noted a strange under water current which happens in Loch Ness, which causes some odd shaped waves, to move across the water...which would from a distance look like the hump of such a creatures back.

Yet..it certainly is an interesting mystery.

[MammaStar]

I found this link today. The article has pictures taken with an underwater web cam. They are supposedly of ol'Nessie.

http://www.hi-lands.com/hi-lands/newsdetail.asp?storyvar=34&db=hilands_live&tablevar=story

There's a link to the web cam as well. I tried loading it up, but it seemed to have been 'down"

[Mithrea]

The first one with the yellow poofs is really wild . . .

Personally, Nessie is the only thing that makes me want to get on a plane. I've always wanted to go see. I have a *thing* with animals and I feel like, if I just went there myself, then I would know. Like Azure though, I hope they never find out. If it's real, I wouldn't want to see it captured or hurt and if it's not, then it's food for our imagination. That's something we don't seem to have much of these days.

[kblackthorne]

OK, from what I understand, Loch Ness is very long, very deep, and very cold.

Here in the US, we have a lake with similar qualities: Lake Champlain, on the NY/VT border.

Guess what? Lake Champlain is rumored to have a "monster", too.

Reports on this go back to the first days of white settlers. Some of the reported sitings involve local Indians, some white settlers.

http://www.porthenry.com/phframes/champ.htm
http://www.unmuseum.org/champ.htm
http://www.strangemag.com/champ.html

I tend to believe there's a connection.

Also, being from that area of NYS, I can tell you that he is taken fairly seriously by the local universities, at least!

[Danustouch]

I've heard of that Kblackthorne! It's so cool.

I just keep thinking about how scientists discover new breeds of creatures all the time, and how the LEAST studied area of our world, happens to be our waterbodies. It wouldn't surprise me at all, if these creatures really DID exist.

Look at the Giant Squid, for example. For years, the things were rumored to exist by old sailors, and fisherman. But..like many legendary creatures, though many people eye witnessed it, none could substantiate the claims of these huge creatures. Especially since in the old days, sailors didn't just *happen* to have a cameraman with them on their journeys. Then...they started to find HUGE squid tentacles washing up out of the waves, on shores, and in nets. And then, one day, the found an entire giant squid... GIANT squid.

Nobody has ever captured one alive. And people have only had the rarest glimpses of a live giant squid on the oceans. Not even long enough to snap pictures. Yet we know they exist, because we've seen their remains. Theory is, that they live down so deep, nobody can find them, since only 1/3 of our oceans have been explored.

[Danustouch]

P.S. This alone, is another reason I stick to swimming pools. The complete UNKNOWNS about open water, frighten me to death!

[kblackthorne]

Been doing some Champ/Nessie browsing.

One of the "con" arguments is no one has ever found a body or body-part.

I grew up 10 miles South of Lake George (located very near to Lake Champlain, and like Champlain very cold & very long... though only 195' deep, instead of 400').

You know, it seemed like once a year, someone drowned in that lake. (Usually a tourist being stupid.) And they'd dutifully send divers to look for a body.

I don't recall one ever being found. Lake's just too frelling cold for divers to go deep enough. And the bodies tend to sink in it. ~shrug~

[Fear-farsain]

I went to the Loch Ness Monster exhibition last year, and the official consensus is that nothing has been found yet. If anyone is in Inverness, then it might be worth checking out. Not only does it talk about the myths of the monster (like it being rebuked by Saint Columbus) but also the prehistoric history of the lake and geological features. One interesting fact is that to my knowledge, and the general consensus, Loch Ness has never frozen over.

http://www.lochness.co.uk/index.html

I remember years and years ago, when I was about 8, when I thought I saw Nessie. I saw a huge shadow under the water, but I freaked out and legged it back to my parents. :) I'm such a fraidy cat. :D
The actual site was being worked upon as a visitor's centre the last time I went, and Urquhart Castle was dominated over by the construction. It might be finished by now.

[Danustouch]

I'd love to visit the Loch :)

[Mnemosyne]

I would love to visit the Loch too. :) Some of you have touched on my views of the Loch Ness Monster. I don't think that the monster exists. The water is probably just causing people to see images of the Loch Ness. However, I really like hearing the story of the Loch Ness Monster, so I hope that the mystery surrounding it remains. :)