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[–] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 101 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

The researchers made a total banger of a video of it. Turn the bass up.

[–] crawancon@lemm.ee 22 points 3 weeks ago

that was dope

[–] MarcomachtKuchen@feddit.org 8 points 3 weeks ago

Incredible Video. Thank you for sharing

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 87 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] AppleTea@lemmy.zip 69 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/iceberg-breaks-off-antarctica-revealing-104553716.html

to save you a click, they found an ecosystem where they didn't really expect to see one but it's not a great big novelty, just the normal sort of "never seen that species before" kind of novelty that comes with nearly every trip below the waves.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

it's very funny how this kind of thing constantly repeats, and then you look at the horror and it's utterly mundane and kinda pathetic

elephants aren't afraid of mice, but humans are apparently so desperate for horror that we'll be spooked by jellyfish

[–] Justas@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The elephants are afraid of stomping the little creatures to death, actually.

[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

So it's not fear, it's empathy?

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[–] rmic@lemmy.world 47 points 3 weeks ago
[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 45 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

THAT IS NOT DEAD WHICH CAN ETERNAL LIE.

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

And with strange aeons even… wait, what the fuck is that?

[–] cowfodder@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

IA! IA! Cthulhu f....uck that!

[–] Uranus_Hz@lemm.ee 36 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I, for one, welcome our new Cthulhu overlord.

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 10 points 3 weeks ago

Still better than Trump

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 31 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Ok, I don't mean this is as specific criticism of OP, this is a general gripe.....

but come on y'all. this is science memes and nobody bothered to link to the actual press release from the organization?

https://schmidtocean.org/thriving-antarctic-ecosystems-found-in-wake-of-recently-detached-iceberg/

Stop lazily sharing images of cool sea creatures without bothering to share the source of them, especially since this particular organization livestreams their ENTIRE dives on youtube, they have HUNDREDS of 5+ hour or so long recordings of their ROV dives all publicly accessible.

https://www.youtube.com/@SchmidtOcean/streams

It is really starting to piss me off that people will share an occasional meme-ified finding/photo from this ROV/organization and be like "wow so cool" and no one bothers to share the youtube of the organization that is literally livestreaming HD definition video of them DOING THESE DIVES. This extends from people who show me memes made from images from these ROV dives all the way up to supposedly professional news organizations lazily writing an article on something this organization found and not linking to the public video archive, stream and source of the content. Seriously, am I crazy? Why isn't the fact that anybody can watch these dives and see all the cool sea creatures being discovered by scientists for themselves repeated in every article by a news organization about something the ROV discovered? They are amazing and the camera on the Subastion ROV is insanely good, the footage is gorgeous.

I am mad because this is super fucking cool and people would rather just clip a picture or too and be like "ooooh deep sea" while not linking to one of the only organizations on earth and one of the only ROVs on earth, doing these dives regularly and sharing the info... while the deep sea is about to be strip mined by deep sea mining companies before we even understand it.

Please do better y'all, share and watch the fuck out of the deep sea, but I challenge you to stop being superficial about it.

The horror of the deeps meme is a funny one I guess, but it is boring, it is boring to call the deep sea "alien", it is no more alien than we are. What is alien is our sense of disassociation from these places that are as much a part of earth as anywhere else on this dying planet...

Science is under such incredible threat, as are ecosystems especially ocean ones, show this shit to your kid, watch it yourself, this is incredible stuff and it makes awesome background TV!

[–] MeatPilot@lemmy.world 28 points 3 weeks ago
[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

AWAKEN
AWAKEN
TAKE THE LANDS THAT MUST BE TAKEN

[–] fossilesque@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Devour worlds, smite forsaken!

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[–] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago

Brought to you with love by Duncan Hills coffee!

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 25 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Rise from your grave... Altered Beast, anyone?

[–] drasglaf@sh.itjust.works 25 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Edit: This was supposed to be a gif I had in storage, but I suppose it's fossilized after all these years.

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[–] TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub 8 points 3 weeks ago

I always hear the wolf howling despite it happening quite a bit later after that phrase.

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[–] montar@lemmy.ml 24 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

"At The Mountains of Madness"

[–] programmer_belch@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I wouldn't want to show the Old Ones the current state of the world but I'm sure they will appreciate the warmth

[–] SinkingLotus@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Old ones going: "Ñ̴͓͉̾̓̊̊ò̶͖̉̋̇̈́p̸̧̂e̸̙͐̐̚͘,̵̰̤͒̽̾͘ ̵̰̞͛͋̈́̓I̷̫͒͌̈́͐̀'̸͚̯̙̤͋́̿̆ḿ̶͖̖̎̆͘ ̸̧̨͖̔̚ͅͅõ̶͚̯̣͈͋ǔ̸̫́t̸̜͖͕̼̒̅̿̔̒.̴̨̟͖̗̑̆".

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[–] teft@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Somebody call up Kurt Russell and get him a flamethrower on standby.

Just in case.

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

I can think of no situation that's not improved by those two things

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

That is not dead which can eternal lie.
And with strange eons even Death may die.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 15 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

On the plus side we're finally gonna settle the pronunciation debate

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[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 15 points 3 weeks ago
[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 14 points 3 weeks ago
[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

Fucking finally, let's gooooo

[–] Elkot@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

I've seen this "anime" before

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Tekeli-li! Tekeli-li!

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 10 points 3 weeks ago

Ia, ia Cthulhu fa'tagn?

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago
[–] missandry351@lemmings.world 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Haha Blood, I understood that reference

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[–] OccultIconoclast@reddthat.com 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 weeks ago

sickos be like

[–] don@lemm.ee 8 points 3 weeks ago

THE DIRE_WOLF_PACK SHALL RETURN MFRS AROOOOO BETTER GRAB YOUR MFN WOLFMATES AND PREPARE FOR ULTIMATE GLORY

AAROOOO MFRS

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 7 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

How crazy would it be if it was those tentacled creatures that talked to me during a hypnosis session

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[–] GoodOleAmerika@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

The big reset

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