Author Topic: Do you like calamari? (Read 314 times)

Vulcan · « **on:** February 22, 2007, 01:45:10 PM »

How about 450Kg's worth?

[quoteFishers capture rare monster of the deep
By KENT ATKINSON - NZPA | Friday, 23 February 2007

Reuters/Ministry of Fisheries
MONSTROUS CATCH: This colossal squid, weighing about 450 kilograms, was caught by a longliner in Antarctica.[/quote]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/3971111a10.html

Now thats a chunk of squid

jhookt · « **Reply #1 on:** February 22, 2007, 01:47:57 PM »

the fisherman in the picture is on a 5 day meth binge and thinks he is hallucinating

Curval · « **Reply #2 on:** February 22, 2007, 01:53:13 PM »

I suspect that calamari would be quite chewy.

Vulcan · « **Reply #3 on:** February 22, 2007, 02:04:52 PM »

nuther pic:

Carrel · « **Reply #4 on:** February 22, 2007, 03:11:05 PM »

That squid was so big that the calamari rings would have been the size of tractor tires.

To put it in perspective.

DREDger · « **Reply #5 on:** February 22, 2007, 03:28:55 PM »

the fisherman in the picture is on a 5 day meth binge and thinks he is hallucinating

that is hillarious, that guy does kindof have that look about him.

Vulcan · « **Reply #6 on:** February 22, 2007, 05:36:01 PM »

Heres all the pics to put the beast into scale: