# Alien-like Squid With "Elbows" Filmed at Drilling Site

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alien-like-squid-with-elbows-filmed-at-drilling-site/58772>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [November 25, 2008, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alien-like-squid-with-elbows-filmed-at-drilling-site/58772 "2008-11-25T17:24:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 14\
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**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alien-like-squid-with-elbows-filmed-at-drilling-site/58772/1 "2008-11-25T17:24:41Z")

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Pretty creepy

[http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/11/081124-giant-squid-magnapinna.html?source=rss](http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/11/081124-giant-squid-magnapinna.html?source=rss)

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**Author:** ![j\_espo1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/j_espo1/32/7291_2.png) [@j\_espo1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/j_espo1)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alien-like-squid-with-elbows-filmed-at-drilling-site/58772/2 "2008-11-25T17:56:32Z")

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:ohnoes:

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**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alien-like-squid-with-elbows-filmed-at-drilling-site/58772/3 "2008-11-25T18:04:07Z")

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That thing is creepy.

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**Author:** ![ILC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilc/32/5337_2.png) [@ILC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILC)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 6:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alien-like-squid-with-elbows-filmed-at-drilling-site/58772/4 "2008-11-25T18:11:06Z")

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LOL nice!

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**Author:** ![greenbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@greenbull](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/greenbull)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 6:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alien-like-squid-with-elbows-filmed-at-drilling-site/58772/5 "2008-11-25T18:48:47Z")

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> [@tpgsr](#):
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> That thing is creepy.

x2

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**Author:** ![BREETIME](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/breetime/32/5214_2.png) [@BREETIME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BREETIME)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alien-like-squid-with-elbows-filmed-at-drilling-site/58772/6 "2008-11-25T18:50:32Z")

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the ocean is full of weird shit…

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**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alien-like-squid-with-elbows-filmed-at-drilling-site/58772/7 "2008-11-25T18:50:58Z")

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And a close up, courtesy of George Lucas

![http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/starwars/images/BookImages/probe.jpg](http://www.nasm.si.edu/exhibitions/starwars/images/BookImages/probe.jpg)

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**Author:** ![JaysGreenLX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jaysgreenlx/32/7321_2.png) [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alien-like-squid-with-elbows-filmed-at-drilling-site/58772/8 "2008-11-25T18:53:48Z")

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> [@BREETIME](#):
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> the ocean is full of weird shit…

Yeah and much of it is probably still undiscovered…that’s what really blows my mind.

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**Author:** ![Red99GTVert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ea924/32.png) [@Red99GTVert](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Red99GTVert)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alien-like-squid-with-elbows-filmed-at-drilling-site/58772/9 "2008-11-25T18:58:02Z")

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Keep pantyhoes on…going to stay awhile…

![http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/7265/abyssxg8.jpg](http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/7265/abyssxg8.jpg)

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**Author:** ![baseball24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/baseball24/32/7452_2.png) [@baseball24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/baseball24)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alien-like-squid-with-elbows-filmed-at-drilling-site/58772/10 "2008-11-25T20:40:06Z")

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i hate to see what else is down there

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**Author:** ![mindless](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mindless/32/7286_2.png) [@mindless](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mindless)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 9:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alien-like-squid-with-elbows-filmed-at-drilling-site/58772/11 "2008-11-25T21:57:45Z")

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isnt this super old??

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**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 10:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alien-like-squid-with-elbows-filmed-at-drilling-site/58772/12 "2008-11-25T22:23:15Z")

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> [@baseball24](#):
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> i hate to see what else is down there

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i hate this shit that is in the deep ocean. fucking creepy.

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**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alien-like-squid-with-elbows-filmed-at-drilling-site/58772/13 "2008-11-25T22:25:42Z")

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> **[Magnapinna talismani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnapinna_talismani)**
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> Magnapinna talismani is a species of bigfin squid known only from a single damaged specimen. It is characterised by small white nodules present on the ventral surface of its fins.
> The holotype of M. talismani is a specimen of 61 mm mantle length (ML) collected in the northern Atlantic Ocean, south of the Azores, at 34°46′N 36°11′W / 34.767°N 36.183°W / 34.767; -36.183. It was caught by an open bottom trawl at a depth of up to 3175 m. The capture location of this specimen is very near to tha...

Only one has ever been inspected out of the water of this species…

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**Author:** ![BREETIME](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/breetime/32/5214_2.png) [@BREETIME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BREETIME)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2008, 10:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/alien-like-squid-with-elbows-filmed-at-drilling-site/58772/14 "2008-11-25T22:38:18Z")

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> [@JaysGreenLX](#):
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> Yeah and much of it is probably still undiscovered…that’s what really blows my mind.

no shit.the most unexplored part of the universe is our own ocean.  
im sure there some weird shit goin on down ther
