Giant Squid Glow-in-the-Dark Puzzle

48 Pieces and 2ft x 3ft !

This Giant Squid Pic never looked so good:

(picture coming up after I surface...)


~thanks S. for the gift

Giant sQuid attacks boat ! BBC news article Jan 15, 2003
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2661691.stm

I give you my highlights:

" French sailors taking part in the round-the-world Jules Verne Trophy say they have come across one of the most elusive monsters of the sea: the giant squid. Veteran yachtsman Olivier De Kersauson, ..., said that several hours into his voyage he found that a giant squid had clamped on to the hull of his boat. "

Jules Verne Trophy --> giant sQuid !! sounds fishy to me...

"Olivier de Kersauson said the sighting occurred off the Portuguese island of Madeira. "I saw a tentacle through a porthole," Olivier de Kersauson said from his boat. "It was thicker than my leg and it was really pulling the boat hard." The squid has long flaps of muscle attached to each arm Mr de Kersauson says two of the tentacles were blocking the rudder. ... The French sailor says the squid released its grip when he stopped the boat.

Note to self: sail near Madeira island for sighting. The sQuid must have really been wrapped around the boat with 2 arms around rudder and 2 around boat portholes (for the record squid have 8 arms and 2 tenticles that are longer than arms, so I think this article isn't being very clear on arm/tenticles). But how amaZing to see a live and active squid taking you on! I can only assume the boat reminded the squid of sperm whale. Guess the sQuid like wriggling whales, and not dead ones... quick release, or the rudder and pulling caused some damage. Article includes picture of dead squid, but lets make it clear, the real culprit is out there, swimming free and ready to strike a new boat.

"Mr de Kersauson says the squid must have been seven or eight metres (22 to 26 feet) long. ... Only about 250 sightings - mostly of dead animals - have ever been recorded."
250 recordings ever!! and this sailor was one of them. ~jealous~
Truthfully, what would I do in this situation? 1) observe and photograph (keeping boat moving apparently is key) 2) slow boat and see if sQuid goes away 3) do not fight squid - i think the squid vs. boat would win, and tipping a sail boat is bad, very bad....

Well, it has been a long time since I have added to this blog. Giant sQuid story has re-energized me :)

Giant Squid in the news....

I always find random reference to the giant squid, maybe for it's mystery yet popularity.
The Onion has a lot of references ~will find the links later.

But here is one from iPhone use:
http://apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2008/11/15/iphone-has-google-lost-its-voice-search/

Giant Squid joins the View !
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/900_pound_giant_squid_joins_cast

More fun websites (less squid related!)
Ink Scape - a free vector program similar to illustrator (GIMP style)
http://www.inkscape.org/

Fun community of on-line artists
http://www.deviantart.com/

depthCORE - some amazing graphical artwork
www.depthCORE.com

Soccer and more soccer
http://www.uefa.com/

Badass of the week, a new fun way to learn history
http://www.badassoftheweek.com/list.html

See your night sky by entering your ZIP
http://www.wunderground.com/sky/index.asp

Giant sQuid song!

Jonathan Coulton - I crush everything !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RFEzpUsUBk

... mean dolphins!

Giant Squid Book

So I'm searching for a fun and entertaining book about the Giant Squid, and BAM! it exists! Thank you Richard Ellis!!

(btw, he has more books about sea monsters and the deep to read! wow)

Fun Websites

Classic Websites:
www.imdb.com
en.wikipedia.org


Useful sites to remember:
www.goodreads.com
www.bbc.co.uk/languages
www.gimp.org
www.instructables.com
xkcd.com
www.ted.com
twitter.com


Giant Squid Sites:
www.squidsquid.com
squid.us
museumvictoria.com.au/About/MV-News/2008/Giant-squid-public-dissection-at-Melbourne-Museum
'--> Live Video Dissection of Giant Squid!! (1hr 12min)
www.tonmo.com/science/public/giantsquidfacts.php

Temporary Fun sites (they amuse me for now...):
www.irregulargames.com
tigglet.labrute.fr