Unidentified floating object: Mysterious blob...

emerald · 09-05-2012, 09:05 PM

"Unidentified floating object: Mysterious blob filmed in the deep - and no-one can work out what it could be

*YouTube video leaves commentators baffled
*Creature could be a jellyfish - but it appears to have organs
*It could be a discarded whale placenta - but it has strange markings
*It could be a fishing net - but it seems to move under its own control

A mysterious ocean 'blob' has been recorded by a deep-sea remote-controlled underwater camera.

The creature looks like nothing seen before, with speculators suggesting it is everything from a jellyfish to the remains of a whale placenta.

While, at a quick glance, the description of a jellyfish makes sense, the creature has organs and appendages never spotted on a jellyfish before.

Meanwhile it could be a whale placenta, but if that is the case then the hexagonal shapes on the skin are a mystery.

If it is a jellyfish, it might be a Stygiomedusa Gigantea. This type of jellyfish - which can grow up to six metres in length - has only been spotted 114 times in 110 years, so details on it are scant.

But again, the appendages get in the way.

Another suggestion is Deepstaria Enigmatica, another rarely-studied jellyfish, which like most of its kind is colourless.

However it has reported to have a brown stomach, with one description saying the passages to the stomach are 'somewhat irregular-edged, forming a reticulate network'.

This might explain the hexagonal markings on the top of the creature - but again, what are the organs doing there?

Those markings lead one commentator on the website Snopes - which tries to debunk or confirm rumours - to suggest this is simply nothing more than a fishing net.

But again, the appendages get in the way.

Another mystery - a man-made one, this time - is exactly where this video was filmed. It was added to YouTube on April 27 this year, and appears to have been filmed two days earlier, but the poster did not leave any other details about the sighting."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...-gigantea.html

don coyote · 10-05-2012, 03:56 AM

If this is a whale placenta, it will be in the process of decomposition,... and those hexagonal markings might be a bacterial infestation, providing that bacteria can survive at whatever temperature this thing might be at. If it is "floating", i would assume that it is hovering right at the thermocline and can indeed be infested with bacteria. (At least on top of the thing, nearest the warmer water).

Either bacteria or some other micro-organisms.

.....(Or ManBearPig)!!!

sartori · 10-05-2012, 11:57 AM

This is the third of such posts in 2 days, the others are in the Today's News section.

My money is on either whale placenta or stomach.

Definitely not lilving.

lauren_almighty · 11-05-2012, 01:39 AM

It looks alive to me. I watched the video so I could see it moving from different angles and look at it's skin and organs properly. I think it's a type of jellyfish. look at 1:59 on the video. the hexagons are it's scales.

belch · 11-05-2012, 03:02 AM

"I think it's a type of jellyfish. look at 1:59 on the video. the hexagons are it's scales."

Do jellyfish have scales ?

I think it looks like Tripe. Stomach.
The current makes it look like its moving/alive.

What it belongs to is well dead.

bluegrazz · 14-05-2012, 08:30 AM

-Note to self: ANOTHER reason to stay as far away from the Ocean as possible...Not that I needed ANOTHER reason.

Cool find- I haven't a clue what it is but my (non) Scientific guess would be a strange Jellyfish or Jellyfish like creature.

They were down DEEP (If I am reading what looks to be a depth reader on screen)- I imagine there are all sorts of strange, dangerous and beautiful things we have never dreampt about in our wildest Nightmares.

I think the Sea is under explored and the things we could discover in the Deep could change everything.

don coyote · 14-05-2012, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluegrazz

.....I think the Sea is under explored and the things we could discover in the Deep could change everything.

As long as it's battered and deep fried,.........bring it on.

drkmatter · 25-06-2012, 03:09 AM

Deepstaria enigmatica Is our friend been spotted quite many times in deep cool waters in but not much is known about them

duncansmith682 · 15-11-2012, 05:01 AM

Does it sleep? Does it dream? ?

Duncansmith682

09-05-2012, 09:05 PM	#1
emerald Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Prison planet Posts: 5,649	Unidentified floating object: Mysterious blob... "Unidentified floating object: Mysterious blob filmed in the deep - and no-one can work out what it could be YouTube video leaves commentators baffled Creature could be a jellyfish - but it appears to have organs It could be a discarded whale placenta - but it has strange markings It could be a fishing net - but it seems to move under its own control A mysterious ocean 'blob' has been recorded by a deep-sea remote-controlled underwater camera. The creature looks like nothing seen before, with speculators suggesting it is everything from a jellyfish to the remains of a whale placenta. While, at a quick glance, the description of a jellyfish makes sense, the creature has organs and appendages never spotted on a jellyfish before. Meanwhile it could be a whale placenta, but if that is the case then the hexagonal shapes on the skin are a mystery. If it is a jellyfish, it might be a Stygiomedusa Gigantea. This type of jellyfish - which can grow up to six metres in length - has only been spotted 114 times in 110 years, so details on it are scant. But again, the appendages get in the way. Another suggestion is Deepstaria Enigmatica, another rarely-studied jellyfish, which like most of its kind is colourless. However it has reported to have a brown stomach, with one description saying the passages to the stomach are 'somewhat irregular-edged, forming a reticulate network'. This might explain the hexagonal markings on the top of the creature - but again, what are the organs doing there? Those markings lead one commentator on the website Snopes - which tries to debunk or confirm rumours - to suggest this is simply nothing more than a fishing net. But again, the appendages get in the way. Another mystery - a man-made one, this time - is exactly where this video was filmed. It was added to YouTube on April 27 this year, and appears to have been filmed two days earlier, but the poster did not leave any other details about the sighting." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...-gigantea.html

10-05-2012, 03:56 AM	#2
don coyote Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 554	If this is a whale placenta, it will be in the process of decomposition,... and those hexagonal markings might be a bacterial infestation, providing that bacteria can survive at whatever temperature this thing might be at. If it is "floating", i would assume that it is hovering right at the thermocline and can indeed be infested with bacteria. (At least on top of the thing, nearest the warmer water). Either bacteria or some other micro-organisms. .....(Or ManBearPig)!!! __________________ . . .....Humans are nothing without our imaginations, and we need something to feed that from time to time.

11-05-2012, 01:39 AM	#4
lauren_almighty Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lancashire Posts: 6,774	It looks alive to me. I watched the video so I could see it moving from different angles and look at it's skin and organs properly. I think it's a type of jellyfish. look at 1:59 on the video. the hexagons are it's scales. __________________ My lovely horse running through the field, Where are you going with your fetlocks blowing in the wind? I want to shower you with sugarlumps, And ride you over fences, Polish your hooves every single day, And bring you to the horse dentist, My lovely horse, You're a pony no more, Running around with a man on your back, Like a train in the night, Like a train in the night.

11-05-2012, 03:02 AM	#5
belch Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,874	"I think it's a type of jellyfish. look at 1:59 on the video. the hexagons are it's scales." Do jellyfish have scales ? I think it looks like Tripe. Stomach. The current makes it look like its moving/alive. What it belongs to is well dead. __________________ http://youtu.be/lXxzxt4fWDU Divnt worry man. You can always dream. SPECTRE.

25-06-2012, 03:09 AM	#8
drkmatter Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 336	Deepstaria enigmatica Is our friend been spotted quite many times in deep cool waters in but not much is known about them __________________ "Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite"

10-05-2012, 11:57 AM	#3
sartori Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 68	This is the third of such posts in 2 days, the others are in the Today's News section. My money is on either whale placenta or stomach. Definitely not lilving.

14-05-2012, 08:30 AM	#6
bluegrazz Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 2,324	-Note to self: ANOTHER reason to stay as far away from the Ocean as possible...Not that I needed ANOTHER reason. Cool find- I haven't a clue what it is but my (non) Scientific guess would be a strange Jellyfish or Jellyfish like creature. They were down DEEP (If I am reading what looks to be a depth reader on screen)- I imagine there are all sorts of strange, dangerous and beautiful things we have never dreampt about in our wildest Nightmares. I think the Sea is under explored and the things we could discover in the Deep could change everything.

15-11-2012, 05:01 AM	#9
duncansmith682 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 7	Does it sleep? Does it dream? ? Duncansmith682