Bloop

Snakedoctor · 17 Dec 2008 at 15:29

Might be quite old, but interesting all the same:

The Bloop is the name given to an ultra-low frequency underwater sound detected by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration several times during the summer of 1997. The source of the sound remains unknown.

The sound, traced to somewhere around 50° S 100° W (South American southwest coast), was detected repeatedly by the Equatorial Pacific Ocean autonomous hydrophone array, which uses U.S. Navy equipment originally designed to detect Soviet submarines. According to the NOAA description, it "rises rapidly in frequency over about one minute and was of sufficient amplitude to be heard on multiple sensors, at a range of over 5,000 km." According to scientists who have studied the phenomenon it matches the audio profile of a living creature but there is no known animal that could have produced the sound. If it is an animal, it would have to be, reportedly, much larger than even a Blue Whale, the largest known animal on the earth.

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

Marf · 17 Dec 2008 at 15:41

Nessie!

Kreeeee · 17 Dec 2008 at 15:42

Shame there's not more information on it, sounds interesting.

PhillyDee · 17 Dec 2008 at 15:45

Intriguing.

/Bloops

blix · 17 Dec 2008 at 15:45

Cool. I like this kind of thing.

Helios1234 · 17 Dec 2008 at 15:48

5 more sounds here:

http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/vents/acoustics/sounds_mystery.html

Greenlizard0 · 17 Dec 2008 at 15:53

This kind of thing always intriuges me, we know sooo little about our oceans there could be anything there.

Somebody linked it in the random picture thread but google "Magnathorax".

Mat · 17 Dec 2008 at 15:58

I rekon it's more likely to be seismic in origin, not some huge dogfisheel.

Snakedoctor · 17 Dec 2008 at 16:03

It's the Cloverfield monster!

The Dread Pirate · 17 Dec 2008 at 16:08

*Bloop*

FrostedNipple · 17 Dec 2008 at 16:10

I like the unknown. I think the sound is earth's plates creaking.

Mat · 17 Dec 2008 at 16:10

Capn' $qu!ff said:
*Bloop*

*The harpoons, man them!*

The Dread Pirate · 17 Dec 2008 at 16:11

Mat said:
*The harpoons, man them!*

YARG!

Cosimo · 17 Dec 2008 at 16:12

"Bloop on the starboard bow captain"

Col_M · 17 Dec 2008 at 16:27

I want one as a pet!

The seas are fascinating though, like everyone knows, we know more about deep space than the bottom of the oceans, just shows how little we know.

Ciphon · 17 Dec 2008 at 17:19

I reckon it is some huge underwater elephant type thing... I love things like this... it certainly does make you wonder...

Strife212 · 17 Dec 2008 at 17:23

Greenlizard0 said:
Somebody linked it in the random picture thread but google "Magnathorax".

That was me, (it got modded for being too large

) so heres the link

http://www.bolman.nl/cgtalk/supervlieg_cow057_big.jpg

The bloop is pretty cool, although "The Hum" is a similar concept which I find really interesting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hum

Hellsmk2 · 17 Dec 2008 at 17:24

Col_M said:
I want one as a pet!

The seas are fascinating though, like everyone knows, we know more about deep space than the bottom of the oceans, just shows how little we know.

You want an unknown entity as a pet?

Le_Petit_Lapin · 17 Dec 2008 at 17:26

Its clearly Nessies South American cousin farting.

Snakedoctor · 17 Dec 2008 at 17:27

Ciphon said:
I reckon it is some huge underwater elephant type thing... I love things like this... it certainly does make you wonder...

I feel certain this is the truth. Perhaps if we make a trunk call we can find out?

Seriously, where did you get that idea from?