10-23-2003, 01:00 PM
Never fear, there are others coming soon. I hadn't heard about that underground lake in Tenn. Can you give me more information, please?
On a similat note, the underground Lake Voltek in Russia is supposed to have fish that haven't seen sunlight in 20,000 years. Now let your imagination run with that one. What species, if known? How big? Blind? No color? It is still untapped because of fear of contamination with 2003 air. The scientific team on-site have drilled within 250 ft of it but have stopped until someone figures out how to obtain a water and air sample without cross-contamination and releasing anything that could be harmful to us modern day residents.
On the other end of this planet, in the Antartic, scientists have supposedly discovered yet another underground lake, three miles down and as big as Oklahoma, maybe bigger. Right now, they can only guesstimate at its age and composition and they are -- at least 70,000 years old with the water at least that old. That puts it being formed in the age of the dinosaur, just before the Big Bang that led to their extinction. Is there a dinosaur suviving in that water? Brother, I tell you. I'd hate to be the first edible thing it saw in 70,000 years. On the other hand, it'd probably hit any lure you threw at it.
Once in a while someone on this forum comes up with an idea or statement that sets my imagination spinning out of control, like these underground lakes. Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. The Whispering Cave in the Valley of the Gods in Colorado and probably a thousand others exist with strange critters lurking about. What would happen if some fisherman hooked the Loch Ness Monster? For one, he'd become the most famous person in the world overnight. Think of the endorsements he/she would be offered. Lure, line, reel, rod, even the sunglasses the were wearing at the time. "I couldn't have hooked this creature if I hadn't been wearing my Channel #5 and Jockey underwear."
Which gets me to thinking. Let's start another new post -- urban legends. I think we've seen enough of animals winterizing. I'm sure every state in the lower 48, and Alaska, has an urban legend or two slinking about. There's always that monster fish that eats ducks for lunch but has never been caught. Or a favorite pet lost to an unknown creature lurking under the surface and also unseen except for a swirl in the water. It would be better if there was a grain of credibility to the legend and not just made up from a box of Crackerjacks.
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On a similat note, the underground Lake Voltek in Russia is supposed to have fish that haven't seen sunlight in 20,000 years. Now let your imagination run with that one. What species, if known? How big? Blind? No color? It is still untapped because of fear of contamination with 2003 air. The scientific team on-site have drilled within 250 ft of it but have stopped until someone figures out how to obtain a water and air sample without cross-contamination and releasing anything that could be harmful to us modern day residents.
On the other end of this planet, in the Antartic, scientists have supposedly discovered yet another underground lake, three miles down and as big as Oklahoma, maybe bigger. Right now, they can only guesstimate at its age and composition and they are -- at least 70,000 years old with the water at least that old. That puts it being formed in the age of the dinosaur, just before the Big Bang that led to their extinction. Is there a dinosaur suviving in that water? Brother, I tell you. I'd hate to be the first edible thing it saw in 70,000 years. On the other hand, it'd probably hit any lure you threw at it.
Once in a while someone on this forum comes up with an idea or statement that sets my imagination spinning out of control, like these underground lakes. Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. The Whispering Cave in the Valley of the Gods in Colorado and probably a thousand others exist with strange critters lurking about. What would happen if some fisherman hooked the Loch Ness Monster? For one, he'd become the most famous person in the world overnight. Think of the endorsements he/she would be offered. Lure, line, reel, rod, even the sunglasses the were wearing at the time. "I couldn't have hooked this creature if I hadn't been wearing my Channel #5 and Jockey underwear."
Which gets me to thinking. Let's start another new post -- urban legends. I think we've seen enough of animals winterizing. I'm sure every state in the lower 48, and Alaska, has an urban legend or two slinking about. There's always that monster fish that eats ducks for lunch but has never been caught. Or a favorite pet lost to an unknown creature lurking under the surface and also unseen except for a swirl in the water. It would be better if there was a grain of credibility to the legend and not just made up from a box of Crackerjacks.
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