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Are there such things as Lake Monsters or are people just getting brushed against sea weed and then freaking out.

I haven't seen any concrete proof of them. All I've seen over the years was interviews with Girls and old fishermen who thought they saw something in the distance. But this brings up a question. If there really was such a thing as Lake monsters. Wouldn't they eat all the vegetation and other sea life in that lake? And instead of just brushing up against somebody casually, wouldn't the creature simply drag that person down to the depths of lake, for them to be never seen from again.

The same can be said about Sasquatches. I mean How come we haven't found any proof other than grainy photos and video footage of them. It just seems kind of odd.

Because they don't want to be seen right now. The time will come soon when they will reveal themselves to us and then we will know the true nature of our world.
or maybe they aren't real, who knows?
I really hope they are real but as a REAL sceptic I will wait and see

They're difficult to watch because they're blue like water (at least in a lake...).

The Loch Ness Monster is possibly one of the most famous (infamous?) "lake monsters" out there. I've never given the subject much thought, but I guess there could be something to it. After all, I think we probably know more about space than we do about what inhabits the hidden depths of our own oceans. There's a lot of very deep water out there, so who can say for sure? Not me.

Replicant wrote:The Loch Ness Monster is possibly one of the most famous (infamous?) "lake monsters" out there. I've never given the subject much thought, but I guess there could be something to it. After all, I think we probably know more about space than we do about what inhabits the hidden depths of our own oceans. There's a lot of very deep water out there, so who can say for sure? Not me.

It's a stunning place to visit too. One of my fondest memories is of sitting outside a restaurant near the shores of Loch Ness, eating a plate of Haggis (locally caught, of course), washed down with a nice glass of Malt and watching the summer sun go down. One of those perfect moments. Sorry, mention of Loch Ness always gets me thinking about that

I'd love for there to be a "monster" in Loch Ness and it's fascinating to speculate, read the books and look at all the photos. However, I truly hope they never destroy the magic and mystery by coming up with a definitive answer. Some things are better left alone.

I love haggis. Delicious.

Replicant wrote:I love haggis. Delicious.

Me too. I think the Highland Spotted Haggis are nicer than the Lowland Striped though. The meat seems tastier.

I did see an interesting documentary (BBC I think) regarding a hypthosis that lake monsters could survive in deep enough lakes.

I think it was based on a model of a pleasiosaur, which would naturally inhabit cold water but would require a reasonable degree of fish to sustain itself.

What was most interesting about this documentary though was the psychological side of things (which we should all be VERY much aware of) on the principle that what you see and what was actually there are often completely different things.

They proved this by getting a random group of tourists to go on a tour of Loch Ness and had rigged up a straight pole that could be raised and lowered in the water. They raised it up then slowly lowered it. They then got the group to draw what they had seen, almost all of them drew a "serpentine" shaped neck with a defined head (I think only one actually drew a straight pole. The more it was discussed among the group, the more they re-inforced each others distorted memories of what they had seen.

Trés interesting.

=)

Is this thread a * take?

Gary Dickson wrote:Is this thread a * take?

My mention of the haggis species was tongue in cheek, but the rest of it was serious. I think.

The Fortean Times is a good source of news and articles about lake monsters and other areas of cryptozoology. I have to say it's not a top interest of mine, so I can't contribute a great deal to this conversation myself.

A recent FT article describes an interesting report of an open-ocean "sea serpent" in 1957.

People didn't belive that giant squid didn't exist untill one was washed up on a beach. They are also thought to be what a lot of people mistake for sea monsters as they often raise one of there tenticals with the diamond shaped end out of the water and this can look very much like a neck and head.
did anyone see the thing that was on the BBC I think where they made a baby nessy and took to the lock. It was remote controlled they floated it past a tour boat and everyone swore down they'd seen the monster.
reminds me must get to work on my jersey devil

Reverend Tristan wrote:reminds me must get to work on my jersey devil

I have one of those in my cabinet of curiosities. Most people dont recognise it, so I was thinking of rebranding it as a 'dragon'

Robbie wrote:The Fortean Times is a good source of news and articles about lake monsters and other areas of cryptozoology. I have to say it's not a top interest of mine, so I can't contribute a great deal to this conversation myself.

A recent FT article describes an interesting report of an open-ocean "sea serpent" in 1957.

"They were all in agreement but of course the pilot on the way home forbade them absolutely from talking about it; if they had done so they would all have been immed­iately grounded and accused of being drunk on duty. "

Is it just me, or does this seem like a rather implausible explanation for keeping quiet for many years?

Of course, I don't know much about the RAF in the 50's, but it doesn't seem to me like a rational reason to not disclose their sighting.

I slept in a hostel room about 8 metres from loch ness last night ready for the flight home (Inverness airport) after a few days at the fringe. It's a beautiful place!

One thing I always wondered is, if Nessy does exist shouldn't it have died of old age by now? If it has died of old age and there are still sightings, does that mean there are are enough monsters to breed?