Interact: Discussions: The Bloop

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloop

So I've already been on several sites, there are even dedicated sites to this noise, exploring all the different possibilities behind this. Some say this was caused by seismic or volcanic actvity, others say that the sound came from a group of whales singing together, or that this is just an elaborate scam for more fund money.

However, do keep in mind that the sound file on wikipedia has been sped up 16x, you can find the slowed down version with a google search.

In my opinion, I have listened to all the different versions of this noise, and I can't say that it sounds like a whale - I've heard whales sing before but not anything like this. I also can't say that this sounds like seismic activity, as the noise rises in a gradual pitch - I heard of the earth 'cracking' underneath enormous pressure and friction. Even with the reference, experts have said that this sound matches the audio profile of a living creature, though it would have to be larger than a blue whale. That's not to say that this noise has came from Cthulhu, but perhaps something else? You can only wonder what lies at the bottom of the sea, giant sea creatures have been found and documented, recently in 2007 a clossal squid was caught.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossal_Squid

So any thoughts?

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It sounds like me in the bath :-) maybe it's seismic activity of the gasey kind?
Mini volcanic erruption on the sea bed, rather than tectonic friction?

Colossal squid are facinating by the way... maybe it's the sound of two males raming their gigantic bodies together in head on battle? Little is known about their activity or how big they can actually grow.

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The Kraken wakes?

http://www.bookrabbit.com/catalogue/detail/bookid/753966/The-Kraken-Wakes

Any other books staring undersea tentacled nightmares? (Other than Lovecraftian ones?)

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Well if we're talking of the Great Ones by element (that being water & undersea), then there's Dagon to consider, as well as Mother Hydra, Ghatanothoa and Zoth-Ommog.

Of course, there were the other writers that contributed to the Mythos, such as Clark Ashton Smith.

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