January 18, 2005
Tsunami marine biology: the hoax
Ten minutes ago, I wrote the following blog post ...
Here's some less-depressing news about the tsunami: It flew inland with such force that it deposited a whole pile of weird-lookin' sea beasts on the ground. A discussion board for deep-sea divers has posted a bunch of pictures of them here!
(Thanks to Noah for this one!)
... and instantly a couple of astute readers posted notes on the comment areas noting that the pictures on that discussion board aren't from the tsunami; they date back to a mid-2003 ocean exploration voyage, as noted on the Snopes urban-legend-busting site.
I love the speed at which incorrect stuff gets fact-checked online! Thanks all around.
Posted by Clive Thompson at January 18, 2005 01:27 AM
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http://www.snopes.com/photos/tsunami/creature.asp
Or maybe not. Apparently they date from mid-2003 and were taken on research expedition in the Tasman Sea.
Sorry. :-(
D'oh! Tankko, you just beat me to it!
What kind of science writing was that? You should hold yourself to some sort of journalistic standards . . .
