Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted January 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted January 15, 2019 I love the sea, I really love it. I’m planning to try for a PADI this year and I’m looking at a couple of marine based jobs at the moment. On the beach the other day, I found these washed up. Sea Gooseberries: I’ve heard of them, but never seen them before and due to which I was really intrigued by them. Trippy little things. This is what they look like when under water. Anyway, this obviously leads to the question of, what is the best aquatic, or semi-aquatic animal? There’s shite loads to choose from, but the one I obsessed over as a kid were Sailfish. It would destroy everything in a Top Trumps ‘speed’ category, fast as lightning and look like they’re wearing a headdress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted January 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted January 15, 2019 Quote What’s the best aquatic animal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted January 15, 2019 Awards Moderator Share Posted January 15, 2019 It's always been whales for me. Would love to conquer seasickness enough to be able to see one. You can take your blues and your orcas*, humpbacks are the kings of the sea. Majestic and beautiful and majestic *not technically a whale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 This Russian dude posts photos of all sorts of weird looking sea creatures he catches, I'm pretty sure the end of humanity will come about from catching a monster from the depths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator HarmonicGenerator Posted January 15, 2019 Awards Moderator Share Posted January 15, 2019 I'm reading The Kraken Wakes by John Wyndham at the moment and yeah, I wouldn't go disturbing the Deep unless you want the end of the world as we know it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted January 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted January 15, 2019 My 6yo son is studying oceans at school at the moment and has a big reference/encyclopaedia book about them that he's constantly reading and throwing 'Daddy, did you know's at me at every opportunity. He loves sea otters the most. I'm fascinated by what you might find deep into the ocean- beyond the depths we have been able to explore to date. It's mind-blowing because there could be so much unknown life down there which we have no knowledge of. I'm also reading HG Wells' The Time Machine at the moment, so I quite often blur that and my son's oceans obsession together and start imagining Morlocks swimming at the bottom of the pacific, freaking out whenever an Angler Fish appears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted January 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted January 15, 2019 There should be the option to re-direct to the Chippy Tea thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBacon Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 32 minutes ago, PunkStep said: My 6yo son is studying oceans at school at the moment and has a big reference/encyclopaedia book about them that he's constantly reading and throwing 'Daddy, did you know's at me at every opportunity. He loves sea otters the most. I'm fascinated by what you might find deep into the ocean- beyond the depths we have been able to explore to date. It's mind-blowing because there could be so much unknown life down there which we have no knowledge of. I'm also reading HG Wells' The Time Machine at the moment, so I quite often blur that and my son's oceans obsession together and start imagining Morlocks swimming at the bottom of the pacific, freaking out whenever an Angler Fish appears. The only time I've ever known my Dad to cry was when he saw a sea otter in real life in Canada at the age of 52. The larry. Penguins is the answer though isn't it? Best animal ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted January 15, 2019 Author Paid Members Share Posted January 15, 2019 When I posted this I assumed people would have been more influenced by Attenborough and his findings of neon flashing disco fish, but no. I should have guessed that the answers would range from the chippy and a fish choking on a cock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Gus Mears Posted January 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted January 15, 2019 Let's hear it for the big ugly fuckers of the ocean Monkfish "This is the ideal male body" Blobfish "AND YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONEEEEE" The Frilled Shark "HEY, YOU GUYS" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snugglecakes Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 7 minutes ago, Gus Mears said: That looks like Jay White of Bullet Club fame. I'll see you the blob fish and raise with the handsome goblin shark: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted January 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted January 15, 2019 Fucking hell, that Jay White comparison is on the money. Ugly fish are awesome, I've always had a soft spot for the toadfish (for Australian drama reasons too). I ate one at a curry house years ago, it was rank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Kaz Hayashi Posted January 15, 2019 Author Paid Members Share Posted January 15, 2019 “Braaains” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Gus Mears Posted January 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted January 15, 2019 I proudly present to you the king of the ocean, the Bony-Eared Assfish Not only has it got the best animal name, it also has the smallest brain to weight ratio of any vertebrate. Ugly as sin, thick as mince and with a terrible name, it's got it all going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted January 15, 2019 Paid Members Share Posted January 15, 2019 46 minutes ago, Gus Mears said: Calm down dear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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