New Loch Ness Monster Video!!

Aeroplane · 05-31-2007, 01:51 PM

Yes, another article! So FU!

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) -- Like tartan, bagpipes, and shortbread Scotland's Loch Ness Monster is as much an emblem as a tourist draw.

And now Nessie's back.

An amateur scientist has captured what Loch Ness Monster watchers say is among the finest footage ever taken of the elusive mythical creature reputed to swim beneath the waters of Scotland's most mysterious lake.

"I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this jet black thing, about 45-feet (15 meters) long, moving fairly fast in the water," said Gordon Holmes, the 55-year-old a lab technician from Shipley, Yorkshire, who took the video this past Saturday.

He said it moved at about 6 mph (10 kph) and kept a fairly straight course.

"My initial thought is it could be a very big eel, they have serpent-like features and they may explain all the sightings in Loch Ness over the years."

Loch Ness is surrounded by myth and mystery, as it is the largest and deepest inland expanse of water in Britain. About 750 feet (230 meters) to the bottom, it's even deeper than the North Sea.

Nessie watcher and marine biologist Adrian Shine of the Loch Ness 2000 center in Drumnadrochit, on the shores of the lake, viewed the video and hopes to properly analyze it in the coming months.

"I see myself as a skeptical interpreter of what happens in the loch, but I do keep an open mind about these things and there is no doubt this is some of the best footage I have seen," Shine said.

He said the video is particularly useful because Holmes panned back to get the background shore into the shot. That means it was less likely to be a fake and provided geographical bearings allowing one to calculate how big the creature was and how fast it was traveling.

While many sightings can be attributed to a drop of the local whisky, legends of Scottish monsters date back to one of the founders of the Christian church in Scotland, St. Columba, who wrote of them in about 565 A.D.

More recently, there have been more than 4,000 purported Nessie sightings since she was first caught on camera by a surgeon on vacation in the 1930s.

Since then, the faithful have speculated whether it is a completely unknown species, a sturgeon -- even though they have not been native to Scotland's waters for many years -- or even a last surviving dinosaur.

Shine doubts that last explanation.

"There are a number of possible explanations to the sightings in the loch. It could be some biological creature, it could just be the waves of the loch or it could be some psychological phenomenon in as much as we see what we want to see," he said.

But Nessie isn't just an icon of the paranormal -- she's also an emblem of Scottish tourism. She has been the muse for cuddly toys and immortalized on T-shirts and posters showing her classic three-humped image.

The Scottish media is skeptical of Nessie stories but Holmes' footage is of such good quality that even the normally reticent BBC Scotland aired the video on its main news program on Tuesday.

It's not on youtube yet.

yo soy el mejor · 05-31-2007, 01:53 PM

i dont believe.

Aeroplane · 05-31-2007, 01:57 PM

Peter thought you did. He thought you were a fan!

http://www.tv1.com.au/content/groovy...movie_hook.jpg

waltermcphilp · 05-31-2007, 01:59 PM

i believe! *clap clap clap*

fluxequalsrad · 05-31-2007, 02:03 PM

youtube link. NU-NESSIE

waltermcphilp · 05-31-2007, 02:04 PM

wHATcOLOR · 05-31-2007, 02:10 PM

so if it were a real animal, there'd have to be serveral, or it'd have to be very old, yeah?

Aeroplane · 05-31-2007, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aeroplane

While many sightings can be attributed to a drop of the local whisky, legends of Scottish monsters date back to one of the founders of the Christian church in Scotland, St. Columba, who wrote of them in about 565 A.D.

pretty old

waltermcphilp · 05-31-2007, 02:14 PM

boy, i sure hope some 11 year old kid kills it and makes a web site about it.

Aeroplane · 05-31-2007, 02:15 PM

naturally this kid would be an american tourist

fluxequalsrad · 05-31-2007, 02:19 PM

WHERES TEH NESSIE BOOT!11?!!

bardy · 05-31-2007, 02:23 PM

700 feet? that's nothing. lake tahoe is 1685 feet deep. I wonder what's living in the bottom of that sucker!

In other news, I would imagine there were a few of them. Or maybe it's a dinosaur... and there was only one uhh dinosaur spawning becuase they all lived to be thousands of years old. and they all went extinct becuase they didn't have the ability to procreate

and all those eggs scientists found were duds

Aeroplane · 05-31-2007, 02:26 PM

Found this:

Aeroplane · 05-31-2007, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bardy

700 feet? that's nothing. lake tahoe is 1685 feet deep. I wonder what's living in the bottom of that sucker!

In other news, I would imagine there were a few of them. Or maybe it's a dinosaur... and there was only one uhh dinosaur spawning becuase they all lived to be thousands of years old. and they all went extinct becuase they didn't have the ability to procreate

and all those eggs scientists found were duds

jesus, didn't you see jurassic park? they can reproduce asexually!!!!11

Corganist · 05-31-2007, 02:48 PM

Sometimes I like to think I've become skeptical in my old age, but then I see something like that video and I realize I haven't.

http://electronicintifada.net/artman...to-believe.jpg

HorseflyKing · 05-31-2007, 02:48 PM

I love the way they talk!

"so far, the judy's out"
"tha layjend of Naysee"

Aeroplane · 05-31-2007, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Corganist

Sometimes I like to think I've become skeptical in my old age, but then I see something like that video and I realize I haven't.

http://electronicintifada.net/artman...to-believe.jpg

then what do you think it is?

Corganist · 05-31-2007, 04:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aeroplane

then what do you think it is?

I'd like to think its a dinosaur. That's what I meant by saying that I haven't become skeptical. I used to be really into stuff like this as a kid, and as much as I might like to think I've outgrown it, I still get excited when stuff like this pops up.

The Jesus · 05-31-2007, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bardy

700 feet? that's nothing. lake tahoe is 1685 feet deep.

The difference is, Lake Tahoe is shit. Take your Lake Tahoe propaganda elsewhere young lady!http://img357.imageshack.us/img357/5...ight3olkr9.gif

wHATcOLOR · 05-31-2007, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aeroplane

Found this:

don't have sound at the moment... are the clips in here from this newest video? cause i didn't see him zooming out to show the shoreline for perspective as described in the article..

Aeroplane · 05-31-2007, 05:15 PM

yes. that's the best thing i could find on youtube for now. they only showed clips of it in the newscast. :/

The Jesus · 05-31-2007, 05:15 PM

I can't see what Aeroplane posted due to temporary routing/DNS shenanigans, but the video's over on the right hand side of the BBC News website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/

The Jesus · 05-31-2007, 05:17 PM

I'm pretty sure it's just a fast-moving waterhen.

Corganist · 05-31-2007, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wHATcOLOR

don't have sound at the moment... are the clips in here from this newest video? cause i didn't see him zooming out to show the shoreline for perspective as described in the article..

I think they show it when he's watching it on the monitor.

KrazeeStacee · 05-31-2007, 05:25 PM

If it is some unknown species and it's the only one left and it's really really old - I kinda feel sad for her

I think she should come up to the surface more often and make some friends.

toyschoketoys · 05-31-2007, 05:34 PM

its weird i stay about forty miles from lochness and we were just kind of brought up as if it all were true

My father also used to take to me to boleskin house by the banks of the ness.No wonder the born again church i went to with my ex wife flipped out when they realised how much i was into the occult

bardy · 05-31-2007, 08:35 PM

god the accents in that video

it took a lot of brain power for me to follow what they were saying

I hope it isn't that bad for you guys when you hear someone like me speak

GlasgowKiss · 05-31-2007, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aeroplane

Yes, another article! So FU!

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) -- Like tartan, bagpipes, and shortbread Scotland's Loch Ness Monster is as much an emblem as a tourist draw.

And now Nessie's back.

An amateur scientist has captured what Loch Ness Monster watchers say is among the finest footage ever taken of the elusive mythical creature reputed to swim beneath the waters of Scotland's most mysterious lake.

"I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this jet black thing, about 45-feet (15 meters) long, moving fairly fast in the water," said Gordon Holmes, the 55-year-old a lab technician from Shipley, Yorkshire, who took the video this past Saturday.

He said it moved at about 6 mph (10 kph) and kept a fairly straight course.

"My initial thought is it could be a very big eel, they have serpent-like features and they may explain all the sightings in Loch Ness over the years."

Loch Ness is surrounded by myth and mystery, as it is the largest and deepest inland expanse of water in Britain. About 750 feet (230 meters) to the bottom, it's even deeper than the North Sea.

Nessie watcher and marine biologist Adrian Shine of the Loch Ness 2000 center in Drumnadrochit, on the shores of the lake, viewed the video and hopes to properly analyze it in the coming months.

"I see myself as a skeptical interpreter of what happens in the loch, but I do keep an open mind about these things and there is no doubt this is some of the best footage I have seen," Shine said.

He said the video is particularly useful because Holmes panned back to get the background shore into the shot. That means it was less likely to be a fake and provided geographical bearings allowing one to calculate how big the creature was and how fast it was traveling.

While many sightings can be attributed to a drop of the local whisky, legends of Scottish monsters date back to one of the founders of the Christian church in Scotland, St. Columba, who wrote of them in about 565 A.D.

More recently, there have been more than 4,000 purported Nessie sightings since she was first caught on camera by a surgeon on vacation in the 1930s.

Since then, the faithful have speculated whether it is a completely unknown species, a sturgeon -- even though they have not been native to Scotland's waters for many years -- or even a last surviving dinosaur.

Shine doubts that last explanation.

"There are a number of possible explanations to the sightings in the loch. It could be some biological creature, it could just be the waves of the loch or it could be some psychological phenomenon in as much as we see what we want to see," he said.

But Nessie isn't just an icon of the paranormal -- she's also an emblem of Scottish tourism. She has been the muse for cuddly toys and immortalized on T-shirts and posters showing her classic three-humped image.

The Scottish media is skeptical of Nessie stories but Holmes' footage is of such good quality that even the normally reticent BBC Scotland aired the video on its main news program on Tuesday.

It's not on youtube yet.

£££

mirrar · 05-31-2007, 08:54 PM

love the accent

i just made a new scottish friend
he's not as cool as iain though
and i am a sucker for videos like that.
and for anything unknown under the sea.

toyschoketoys · 05-31-2007, 09:00 PM

yeahhhh you knows it.

we get along fine when we chat on the phone .. which is even more remarkable considering i am always drunk as well as being scottish

05-31-2007, 01:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,533	New Loch Ness Monster Video!! Yes, another article! So FU! EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) -- Like tartan, bagpipes, and shortbread Scotland's Loch Ness Monster is as much an emblem as a tourist draw. And now Nessie's back. An amateur scientist has captured what Loch Ness Monster watchers say is among the finest footage ever taken of the elusive mythical creature reputed to swim beneath the waters of Scotland's most mysterious lake. "I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this jet black thing, about 45-feet (15 meters) long, moving fairly fast in the water," said Gordon Holmes, the 55-year-old a lab technician from Shipley, Yorkshire, who took the video this past Saturday. He said it moved at about 6 mph (10 kph) and kept a fairly straight course. "My initial thought is it could be a very big eel, they have serpent-like features and they may explain all the sightings in Loch Ness over the years." Loch Ness is surrounded by myth and mystery, as it is the largest and deepest inland expanse of water in Britain. About 750 feet (230 meters) to the bottom, it's even deeper than the North Sea. Nessie watcher and marine biologist Adrian Shine of the Loch Ness 2000 center in Drumnadrochit, on the shores of the lake, viewed the video and hopes to properly analyze it in the coming months. "I see myself as a skeptical interpreter of what happens in the loch, but I do keep an open mind about these things and there is no doubt this is some of the best footage I have seen," Shine said. He said the video is particularly useful because Holmes panned back to get the background shore into the shot. That means it was less likely to be a fake and provided geographical bearings allowing one to calculate how big the creature was and how fast it was traveling. While many sightings can be attributed to a drop of the local whisky, legends of Scottish monsters date back to one of the founders of the Christian church in Scotland, St. Columba, who wrote of them in about 565 A.D. More recently, there have been more than 4,000 purported Nessie sightings since she was first caught on camera by a surgeon on vacation in the 1930s. Since then, the faithful have speculated whether it is a completely unknown species, a sturgeon -- even though they have not been native to Scotland's waters for many years -- or even a last surviving dinosaur. Shine doubts that last explanation. "There are a number of possible explanations to the sightings in the loch. It could be some biological creature, it could just be the waves of the loch or it could be some psychological phenomenon in as much as we see what we want to see," he said. But Nessie isn't just an icon of the paranormal -- she's also an emblem of Scottish tourism. She has been the muse for cuddly toys and immortalized on T-shirts and posters showing her classic three-humped image. The Scottish media is skeptical of Nessie stories but Holmes' footage is of such good quality that even the normally reticent BBC Scotland aired the video on its main news program on Tuesday. It's not on youtube yet.

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05-31-2007, 01:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
yo soy el mejor Immortal Location: IN THE ARMS OF RAMESH MACLEAN SRIVASTAVA. WARM. Posts: 25,956	i dont believe.

05-31-2007, 01:57 PM	#3 (permalink)
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,533	Peter thought you did. He thought you were a fan! http://www.tv1.com.au/content/groovy...movie_hook.jpg

05-31-2007, 01:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
waltermcphilp Socialphobic Location: I DO C-C-C-COCAINE Posts: 10,618	i believe! clap clap clap

05-31-2007, 02:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
fluxequalsrad Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 3,636	youtube link. NU-NESSIE

05-31-2007, 02:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
wHATcOLOR THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!! Location: whip that's for stealing !! whip And that's for getting blood on my whip !!! \|\| MY NAME IS KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID ROCK!! Posts: 42,845	so if it were a real animal, there'd have to be serveral, or it'd have to be very old, yeah?

05-31-2007, 02:14 PM	#9 (permalink)
waltermcphilp Socialphobic Location: I DO C-C-C-COCAINE Posts: 10,618	boy, i sure hope some 11 year old kid kills it and makes a web site about it.

05-31-2007, 02:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,533	naturally this kid would be an american tourist

05-31-2007, 02:19 PM	#11 (permalink)
fluxequalsrad Apocalyptic Poster Posts: 3,636	WHERES TEH NESSIE BOOT!11?!!

05-31-2007, 02:23 PM	#12 (permalink)
bardy boogey boogey Location: would you like a bite of my stick? Posts: 20,367	700 feet? that's nothing. lake tahoe is 1685 feet deep. I wonder what's living in the bottom of that sucker! In other news, I would imagine there were a few of them. Or maybe it's a dinosaur... and there was only one uhh dinosaur spawning becuase they all lived to be thousands of years old. and they all went extinct becuase they didn't have the ability to procreate and all those eggs scientists found were duds

05-31-2007, 02:26 PM	#13 (permalink)
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,533	Found this:

05-31-2007, 02:48 PM	#15 (permalink)
Corganist Minion of Satan Location: Arkansas Posts: 6,380	Sometimes I like to think I've become skeptical in my old age, but then I see something like that video and I realize I haven't. http://electronicintifada.net/artman...to-believe.jpg

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HorseflyKing Apocalyptic Poster Location: in ur computron! Posts: 1,849	I love the way they talk! "so far, the judy's out" "tha layjend of Naysee"

05-31-2007, 05:15 PM	#21 (permalink)
Aeroplane Minion of Satan Location: fine. i must finally admit it: LA, CA Posts: 8,533	yes. that's the best thing i could find on youtube for now. they only showed clips of it in the newscast. :/

05-31-2007, 05:15 PM	#22 (permalink)
The Jesus Minion of Satan Location: Kiltworld Posts: 5,191	I can't see what Aeroplane posted due to temporary routing/DNS shenanigans, but the video's over on the right hand side of the BBC News website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/

05-31-2007, 05:17 PM	#23 (permalink)
The Jesus Minion of Satan Location: Kiltworld Posts: 5,191	I'm pretty sure it's just a fast-moving waterhen.

05-31-2007, 05:25 PM	#25 (permalink)
KrazeeStacee Immortal Location: Sherwood Forest Posts: 21,007	If it is some unknown species and it's the only one left and it's really really old - I kinda feel sad for her I think she should come up to the surface more often and make some friends.

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toyschoketoys delete delete Location: The blank spot Posts: 5,802	its weird i stay about forty miles from lochness and we were just kind of brought up as if it all were true My father also used to take to me to boleskin house by the banks of the ness.No wonder the born again church i went to with my ex wife flipped out when they realised how much i was into the occult

05-31-2007, 08:35 PM	#27 (permalink)
bardy boogey boogey Location: would you like a bite of my stick? Posts: 20,367	god the accents in that video it took a lot of brain power for me to follow what they were saying I hope it isn't that bad for you guys when you hear someone like me speak

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mirrar lets keep it goinn Location: in our bedroom, after the war. Posts: 19,830	love the accent i just made a new scottish friend he's not as cool as iain though and i am a sucker for videos like that. and for anything unknown under the sea.

05-31-2007, 09:00 PM	#30 (permalink)
toyschoketoys delete delete Location: The blank spot Posts: 5,802	yeahhhh you knows it. we get along fine when we chat on the phone .. which is even more remarkable considering i am always drunk as well as being scottish