12-16-2008, 01:46 PM
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Location: Fauxenix, Azerona
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Dear Blue Lobster: Bloop: A Crustacean Phenomenon?
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To produce a sound strong enough ito be heard across 5,000km of ocean at depths averaging 4km, the sound would have had to originate at roughly 300dB — loud enough to cause violent hemorrhaging, disorientation, and death in humans. [...]
One theory that does hold merit is that the creature is a gigantic crustacean. Lobsters and crabs "burp" bubbles of carbon dioxide gas from their gills and often retain the air to belch at other species and to impress potential mates. Comparing the Bloop sound profile to lobster and crab species nets the most similarities aside from the obvious difference in strength the sound shares similar frequency rations and timing.
Should Bloop have been a giant, heretofore unknown crustacean species, it would explain the similarity of the sound to crustacean burping. A crustacean at such depths would need a shell a foot or more thick to protect it from the crushing weight of the ocean, would grow incredibly slowly, and would be part of a breeding population of perhaps just a few dozen individuals.
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