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Posted by fraggard on Wed Jan 28th at 12:18pm 2004

Oh... *switches on Humour chip* You can go right ahead now. I might even get the jokes the first time around



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Posted by Gollum on Wed Jan 28th at 12:24pm 2004

Er, monitor lizards and komodo dragons aren't exactly the same thing I've seen a monitor in the wild, but never a komodo dragon.

Komodo dragons are the largest of the family of monitor lizards.





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Posted by Orpheus on Wed Jan 28th at 12:28pm 2004

? posted by fraggard
Oh... *switches on Humour chip* You can go right ahead now. I might even get the jokes the first time around

say it, "Orph your jokes still suck", but i said i was being funny (humorous) not telling a joke..

? posted by Gollum

Er, monitor lizards and komodo dragons aren't exactly the same thing I've seen a monitor in the wild, but never a komodo dragon.

Komodo dragons are the largest of the family of monitor lizards.

we have a variety of tortoise here in the US, but nothing compared to the big ones on the Galapagos islands ( i think thats where they reside) and to say i saw one because i saw one of ours is stretching it a bit, but if i understand correctly, you both are right... who knows, maybe in India, komodo's are "IT" in lizardish

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Posted by Gollum on Wed Jan 28th at 12:34pm 2004

Komodos are "IT" in lizardish worldwide - the largest lizard in the world. And the bacteria in their mouths kills any prey that they injure, which is a neat trick





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Posted by Rumple on Wed Jan 28th at 1:04pm 2004

? posted by Gollum
Bah, octopi aren't dangerous. Neither are most sharks for that matter.

Blue ringed octopus are very dangerous deadly infact

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Posted by Gollum on Wed Jan 28th at 1:30pm 2004

/me looks up on the internet

....Yikes. Thar be monstars in the deep!

*adds blue-ringed octopus to long list of things that can kill me when I go diving*

I have such cheerful hobbies





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Posted by Orpheus on Wed Jan 28th at 1:38pm 2004

? posted by Gollum

when I go diving*

i don't dive, can't take the pressure, but snorkeling is fantastic, if one can find a clear cove, nothing is more entertaining for water recreation.

there is alot to see, and the most amazing colors.

tis one of the very few things i miss about Florida, in general, the whole state sucks, but the water is nice.

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Posted by Gollum on Wed Jan 28th at 1:43pm 2004

Do you have ear/sinus problems then?

In many sites, the best stuff is near the surface anyway. It stands to reason - high-energy surface sites will support more life. Also, when you go deeper you need to carry your own light sources to see the "true" colours.





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Posted by Orpheus on Wed Jan 28th at 1:53pm 2004

? posted by Gollum

Do you have ear/sinus problems then?

dunno,

1) cannot hold breath long enuff to compensate.

2) pressure at about 15 feet hurts.

3) at about 20-25 it becomes unbearable.

i usually stayed at about 10 feet, rocky jetties and sandbars are mucho cool at that depth anyways.

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Posted by Gollum on Wed Jan 28th at 2:45pm 2004

Ah right. That suggests that you are "free-diving" - i.e. diving off a snorkel, rather than with an independent air supply.

Scuba diving is actually much easier than snorkelling. It's quite difficult to equalise pressure when you snorkel, because you have too many things to concentrate on - i.e. you have to worry about holding your breath etc. Also when you snorkel, you will remain positively buoyant because your overall density stays the same (your lungs are compressed as you go down). With scuba, you breathe air at ambient pressure so that your density increases as you go deeper (your lungs stay the same volume). This means that once you start going down, it's easy to stay down.

Also the first 6 metres or so (18 feet) are the hardest to equalise pressure, because the proportional pressure difference is greatest when nearest the surface. Once you get below about 6 metres, ear-clearing becomes much easier.

You probably do not have any ear or sinus problems. I experienced much the same thing when I used to free-dive (I even have to clear my ears in a swimming pool).





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Posted by DocRock on Wed Jan 28th at 2:49pm 2004

...and did you know that the Daddy Long Leg spider is actually the world's most deadly spider?

It's bite can kill instantly...

Most deadly to other spiders...thank God it's mouth is too small to bite humans..

and did you know these 2 other interesting facts:

1. You are never more than 8 feet away from a spider.

2. In your lifetime, you eat 6 spiders during your sleep.





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Posted by Orpheus on Wed Jan 28th at 2:52pm 2004

? posted by DocRock

...and did you know that the Daddy Long Leg spider is actually the world's most deadly spider?

It's bite can kill instantly...

Most deadly to other spiders...thank God it's mouth is too small to bite humans..

and did you know these 2 other interesting facts:

1. You are never more than 8 feet away from a spider.

2. In your lifetime, you eat 6 spiders during your sleep.

taste just like chicken too

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Posted by Dr Brasso on Wed Jan 28th at 2:59pm 2004

i could tell you a little tarantula story, if'n yer moxy stands for it....

Doc B....

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Posted by Diarmaidx2 on Thu Jan 29th at 7:30pm 2004

anything with blue rings is dangerous under water. i saw a octopus while diving!! not very smart. moved from one side of a rock to the other till i was out of view, when i moved, he went back to the other spot.
in a way this worked, i just left.



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Posted by diablo on Fri Jan 30th at 7:31am 2004

? posted by Gollum
Bah, octopi aren't dangerous. Neither are most sharks for that matter.

Little do you know about Australia's blue ringed octopus, deadly little things... very deadly.

Edit: Damn! Didn't see that this was already posted. Well anyway, you people in the U.K and America get it easy when it comes to dangerous animals/insects





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Posted by Crono on Fri Jan 30th at 8:38am 2004

It's not our fault our Oceans aren't really warm. . . [addsig]



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Posted by 2dmin on Fri Jan 30th at 9:18am 2004

? posted by Gollum
Bah, octopi aren't dangerous. Neither are most sharks for that matter.

*cough* ... its octopodes, not octopi. the origination of octopus is octo (meaning eight, of course) and pus (meaning feet in Greek, not Latin).





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Posted by Bewbies on Fri Jan 30th at 9:37am 2004

well, octopi have been to known to accidentally attach to unsuspecting swimmers in rocky areas. when this happens, the swimmer panics.. and can sometimes drown as a result. same goes for sharks, but im sure you all know that already... more people die from a shark PANICS than shark ATTACKS. though.. golly has a point.. there are more dangerous marine animals you gotta worry about! like jellyfish or peanutbutterbirds

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Posted by Gollum on Fri Jan 30th at 10:48am 2004

? posted by 2dmin
? posted by Gollum
Bah, octopi aren't dangerous. Neither are most sharks for that matter.

*cough* ... its octopodes, not octopi. the origination of octopus is octo (meaning eight, of course) and pus (meaning feet in Greek, not Latin).

Erm, no it's not. Stop shooting your mouth off if you don't know what you're talking about

Octopi *or* octopuses - plural of octopus......and no Latin etymology is going to change that.





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Posted by matt on Fri Jan 30th at 11:38am 2004

I've never evan seen one octopuss, so I won't be needing to know the plural any time soon. [addsig]




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