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Grouchy Imp	36 POSTED: 13 Oct 2012 03:14
	Redingold: You call those puns? You guys are merely pupils. My puns are far cornea. Clearly you are the most humourous person in this thread. Conegratulations.

Moonlight Butterfly	37 POSTED: 13 Oct 2012 03:52
	ritchards: Solved! It's a sword fish eye. http://deepseanews.com/2012/10/solved-where-did-the-big-eye-in-the-sea-come-from/ I just like the idea that scientists had a 'team swordfish' going on twitter. :p I love the internet.

soren7550	38 POSTED: 13 Oct 2012 04:26
	Hazy992: ritchards: Solved! It's a sword fish eye. http://deepseanews.com/2012/10/solved-where-did-the-big-eye-in-the-sea-come-from/ Well that's clearly just a coverup. It's obviously some sort of cyclops that 'The Man' doesn't want us knowing about. They'll be telling us it's a weather balloon next! ;) You mean this?: The horror

trophykiller	39 POSTED: 13 Oct 2012 04:30
	Joke's on you when someone takes it to a demon altar and summons the eye of cthulhu.

Evil Smurf	40 POSTED: 13 Oct 2012 04:44
	My Nan had a dog called Scruffy. Beautiful dog he was.

itchcrotch	41 POSTED: 13 Oct 2012 05:37
	Just looks like a big fish eye. It's cool though.

Akytalusia	42 POSTED: 13 Oct 2012 05:52
	ritchards: Solved! It's a sword fish eye. http://deepseanews.com/2012/10/solved-where-did-the-big-eye-in-the-sea-come-from/ that's still only speculative. best just wait for the dna results.

Strazdas	43 POSTED: 13 Oct 2012 06:42
	Hazy992: ritchards: Solved! It's a sword fish eye. http://deepseanews.com/2012/10/solved-where-did-the-big-eye-in-the-sea-come-from/ Well that's clearly just a coverup. It's obviously some sort of cyclops that 'The Man' doesn't want us knowing about. They'll be telling us it's a weather balloon next! ;) its just another thing to put into the worlds attic (please get the reference)

Mycroft Holmes	44 POSTED: 13 Oct 2012 07:36
	It's a giant squid eye. I'm more curious as to how it came out in such a nearly perfect fashion, unless they cut away some of the viscera that was around it when found. Because otherwise I cant imagine how it could come away with so little damage if torn out in a fight.

Guffe	45 POSTED: 13 Oct 2012 07:36
	All the eye puns are already taken. Eye have no idea what to say, eye wonder if it tastes good with bacon?

krazykidd	46 POSTED: 13 Oct 2012 07:42
	ritchards: Solved! It's a sword fish eye. http://deepseanews.com/2012/10/solved-where-did-the-big-eye-in-the-sea-come-from/ Well that was anticlimactic . Nothing to see here folks, mystery solved , go home and get some sleep

Redlin5	47 POSTED: 13 Oct 2012 07:54
	Call Me Jose: Wow I lived in Pompano Beach, what a crazy small world! Even crazier if it belonged to your goldfish or something.

TheFinalFantasyWolf	48 POSTED: 13 Oct 2012 07:58
	Huh, it kinda looks like those "evil eye" charms that you see from some middle eastern culture. http://www.emme-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/bracelts.jpg

weirdguy	49 POSTED: 13 Oct 2012 08:03
	that isn't exactly comforting to know that there's a swordfish large enough to impale a yacht out there and that it lacks depth perception

bl4ckh4wk64	50 POSTED: 13 Oct 2012 08:27
	Hmm, it's either a squid or a swordfish. EDIT; Just actually read the first page. I was right lol, swordfish.

Yopaz	51 POSTED: 13 Oct 2012 09:38
	CardinalPiggles: Isn't it possible squids are evolving to have bones? I'm not sure why they would but hey. MetallicaRulez0: This is why I don't swim in the ocean. There are things THAT big out there. No thanks. Call me paranoid, don't care. I'm paranoid and safely on shore. I'd much rather stay on shore with you to be honest, after being nipped by a crab or whatever it was. Well, technically it is possible, but it wont happen. Squids and octopuses actually rely on an entirely different system of movement that wouldn't work with a skeleton made of bone. Not having bones also give them a great ability to hide under rocks and squeeze together and it also allows them to survive in great depths. Technically it's not impossible, but practically it is. Well, seeing this is confirmed to be a swordfish all the mystery is gone. Still pretty cool though.

A Smooth Criminal	52 POSTED: 13 Oct 2012 09:39
	I know what species it comes from... It's the eye of the legendary thunder squid. A bio from my steam friend will explain more. The Legend of the Thunder Squid Strange that it washed up now though... lights his cigar I'll have to dive deeper into this matter.

likalaruku	53 POSTED: 13 Oct 2012 09:46
	Mystery solved.

Hazy992	54 POSTED: 13 Oct 2012 10:02
	soren7550: Hazy992: ritchards: Solved! It's a sword fish eye. http://deepseanews.com/2012/10/solved-where-did-the-big-eye-in-the-sea-come-from/ Well that's clearly just a coverup. It's obviously some sort of cyclops that 'The Man' doesn't want us knowing about. They'll be telling us it's a weather balloon next! ;) You mean this?: The horror Oh wow, that's like if Pixar decided to start making movies based on my darkest nightmares! O_o

Jezzascmezza	55 POSTED: 13 Oct 2012 10:37
	Is it even real? Is there some sort of proof that this thing isn't some sort of hoax? These weird things that just happen to "wash up onto shores" usually are hoaxes.

Britisheagle	56 POSTED: 13 Oct 2012 11:19
	That is impressive. Intrigued to find out what it was from.

Me55enger	57 POSTED: 13 Oct 2012 11:46
	Saw that coming.

Mr.Mattress	58 POSTED: 13 Oct 2012 12:26
	This is clearly one of Cthulhu's many, many eye balls. It only makes sense. And we're all doomed!! He's waking up!

C F	59 POSTED: 13 Oct 2012 12:35
	I was thinking squid, but swordfish sounds right. I mean, here's a bigger swordfish to scale: I'm just surprised nothing ate the eye; I thought fish eyes were supposed to be delicious to all manner of sea critters. Well, odd exceptions happen I suppose.

BrainWalker	60 POSTED: 13 Oct 2012 17:15
	Redingold: You call those puns? You guys are merely pupils. My puns are far cornea. FINALLY. It took way too long for someone to make some not completely, shamefully lazy eye puns! Thank you, good sir.

OhJohnNo	61 POSTED: 13 Oct 2012 20:37
	IA! IA! Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloop

I_am_a_Spoon	62 POSTED: 13 Oct 2012 23:56
	Eyedentification?...

DalekJaas	63 POSTED: 14 Oct 2012 00:32
	Probably the eye from a large Blue Fin Tuna

EvilMaggot	64 POSTED: 14 Oct 2012 01:45
	Able Seacat: The marine biologists shouldn't argue, there's no 'eye' in team. The sea is one scary place Spoiler: Click to View it truely is a scary place... everytime i think of it.. that we only have explored like 90-95% of the ocean.. really gets me everytime :P imagine the creatures we havent even seen yet D: and that eye D: must belong to something..BIG

Starik20X6	65 POSTED: 14 Oct 2012 02:11
	Gigantic eyeball washes up on the beach. Nek minute...

Devoneaux	66 POSTED: 14 Oct 2012 05:50
	Well look at that, we found Kopikatsu's missing eye! Someone go tell him!

-Dragmire-	67 POSTED: 14 Oct 2012 06:01
	EvilMaggot: Able Seacat: The marine biologists shouldn't argue, there's no 'eye' in team. The sea is one scary place Spoiler: Click to View it truely is a scary place... everytime i think of it.. that we only have explored like 90-95% of the ocean.. really gets me everytime :P imagine the creatures we havent even seen yet D: and that eye D: must belong to something..BIG I could have sworn I heard the exact opposite, that we have only explored about 5% of the ocean depths.

EvilMaggot	68 POSTED: 14 Oct 2012 16:26
	-Dragmire-: EvilMaggot: Able Seacat: The marine biologists shouldn't argue, there's no 'eye' in team. The sea is one scary place Spoiler: Click to View it truely is a scary place... everytime i think of it.. that we only have explored like 90-95% of the ocean.. really gets me everytime :P imagine the creatures we havent even seen yet D: and that eye D: must belong to something..BIG I could have sworn I heard the exact opposite, that we have only explored about 5% of the ocean depths. ahhh my bad :P was meant to be 90-95% UNexplored xD doh!

Legion	69 POSTED: 14 Oct 2012 16:37
	Nobody has mentioned this yet? Eye from article for comparison Notice the mention of whales in the article. Then play Dishonored and notice their obsession with whales. Then laugh at me if it turns out that I am wrong.

deathninja	70 POSTED: 14 Oct 2012 17:48
	Looks like that thing out of Portal, or Portal 2, or whichever the hell it is. Space-thing.


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