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38. Could be just about anything. The amount of crap that falls off

Reply to dipsydoodle (Original post)

Sun Jun 17, 2012, 12:10 PM

Jun 2012

cargo ships alone is staggering. You name it, it's down on the ocean floor somewhere.

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Pictured: The UFO-shaped object found at the bottom of the Baltic Sea [View all] dipsydoodle Jun 2012 OP

I wish more effort was put toward sea exploration. LuvNewcastle Jun 2012 #1

Back in about '90 Bohunk68 Jun 2012 #5

Looks as if there will be more information to come as soon as they can get the funding Judi Lynn Jun 2012 #2

the so-described "soot" covered rocks eShirl Jun 2012 #3

Spam deleted by Violet_Crumble (MIR Team) Lambrecht98 Jun 2012 #4

UFO 'shaped' object? Shadowflash Jun 2012 #6

About the same shape pintobean Jun 2012 #10

They're always round Confusious Jun 2012 #15

How weird. Quantess Jun 2012 #7

Cheney`s undisclosed location. n/t Flying Squirrel Jun 2012 #8

Its 285 ft down & they make it like sound like this difficult... Historic NY Jun 2012 #9

Im sceptical too. This should not be difficult to investigate and verify. DCBob Jun 2012 #13

218 feet is the deepest a well trained Confusious Jun 2012 #14

The press release said they have already dove down to it.. DCBob Jun 2012 #18

weather? Confusious Jun 2012 #26

Yeah, could be. DCBob Jun 2012 #29

Well, there may not be gold or gems inside... malthaussen Jun 2012 #39

Imagine if it was just Shankapotomus Jun 2012 #11

it would be cool if it was some Confusious Jun 2012 #17

Why do they need to sensationalize with references to Star Wars, runways, soot, etc? DCBob Jun 2012 #12

I'm not sure a 60 metre diameter object in that location dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #16

I think "treasure hunters" explains the sensationalism... JHB Jun 2012 #19

yeah, for sure, however, its still quite odd for a natural shape. DCBob Jun 2012 #20

A volcanic pipe was my first thought when this story came out petronius Jun 2012 #46

You can sort of imagine a Devil's Tower like structure underwater.. DCBob Jun 2012 #52

Yep - the exposed top of an intrusive column, with chunks broken away petronius Jun 2012 #54

Also have those stories earlier this year out of Antartica with the Russians. What a planet. freshwest Jun 2012 #28

To appeal to rich philanthropists. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2012 #32

That does sound like what is going on here. DCBob Jun 2012 #35

Yup. It's a rock. n/t lumberjack_jeff Jun 2012 #36

Sounds like an ad for the sub company RandiFan1290 Jun 2012 #21

Send in James Cameron. morningfog Jun 2012 #22

Send in Richard Dreyfuss pinboy3niner Jun 2012 #23

Really.. pipoman Jun 2012 #24

Spam GeorgeGist Jun 2012 #25

Right. bemildred Jun 2012 #27

You see what you are looking for? siligut Jun 2012 #37

If there is a picture in the linked article madamesilverspurs Jun 2012 #30

Here are a couple of the images... pinboy3niner Jun 2012 #31

Thank you! n/t madamesilverspurs Jun 2012 #33

It's Gamera's Graveyard. randome Jun 2012 #34

It's obviously the Martians. pintobean Jun 2012 #47

Round up the usual suspect pinboy3niner Jun 2012 #53

Could be just about anything. The amount of crap that falls off Marr Jun 2012 #38

Is this a Murdoch paper? Archae Jun 2012 #40

Don't be ridiculous dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #42

And...? Archae Jun 2012 #43

Your actual question, dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #44

Where the hell do you think Cheney was hiding for 8 years ! RagAss Jun 2012 #41

Ok Lucas has struck gold with two things nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #45

After watching Prometheus with all its unnecessary and confusing 'answers' to the Alien mythos... randome Jun 2012 #49

Uh oh ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2012 #48

It can't be aliens Confusious Jun 2012 #50

I love that guy! zappaman Jun 2012 #51

lol slutticus Jun 2012 #55

Awesome cool looking sub!! felix_numinous Jun 2012 #56

The first comment at Gizmodo may have the answer csziggy Jun 2012 #57

Are these people stupid or what? It's a USO. cherokeeprogressive Jun 2012 #58