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Dead Men Walking

Forum Archive 2023 => Laugh? I nearly started. => dMw's Community Centre => Community Archive => Look What I Found on the Internet => Topic started by: OldBloke on September 09, 2008, 12:11:52 PM

Title: You want chips with that?
Post by: OldBloke on September 09, 2008, 12:11:52 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/sci_nat_enl_1220534649/html/1.stm

What a monster.
Title: You want chips with that?
Post by: Penfold on September 09, 2008, 12:14:52 PM
Flippin' heck :blink:

You'd think it was faked if it wasn't the Beeb.

PEN
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Post by: Anonymous on September 09, 2008, 12:22:42 PM
Looking at the focus and contrast I would say fish is much closer to camera than diver (who looks a bit fuzzy by comparison). Consequently the scale is all to hell :)
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Post by: Thulsa Doom on September 09, 2008, 12:50:25 PM
http://www.mnh.si.edu/exhibits/natures_best_2007/gallery/photographerandgoliathgrouper.html
Title: You want chips with that?
Post by: Blunt on September 09, 2008, 12:54:29 PM
Quote from: OldBloke;244127http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/sci_nat_enl_1220534649/html/1.stm

What a monster.

Thank god it wasn't the bbc news item (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7605472.stm) I thought it was going to be:blink:
Title: You want chips with that?
Post by: Anonymous on September 09, 2008, 12:56:28 PM
Quote from: Thulsa Doom;244145http://www.mnh.si.edu/exhibits/natures_best_2007/gallery/photographerandgoliathgrouper.html
That's more realistic!
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Post by: OldBloke on September 09, 2008, 01:44:18 PM
Quote from: BlueBall;244148That's more realistic!

But not as impressive :narnar:
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Post by: Thulsa Doom on September 09, 2008, 01:58:36 PM
Some of the other pics are stunning!
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Post by: Anonymous on September 09, 2008, 02:15:18 PM
Quote from: OldBloke;244154But not as impressive :narnar:
You want impressive? Wait till you see...

...nah better not :)
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Post by: Lexander on September 09, 2008, 03:41:26 PM
It is HUGE!
http://www.eol.org/taxa/17052115

Quote from the site:
"Reported to reach weights of more than 315 kg"
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Post by: sheepy on September 09, 2008, 09:34:14 PM
groupers do grow very big, i have personally seen one that was the size of a mini.

my dad has photographed one bigger in the red sea
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Post by: Anonymous on September 09, 2008, 10:01:35 PM
Quote from: sheepy;244231my dad has photographed one bigger than the red sea
liar :devil:
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