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  • Loch Ness Monster: Another Fake Image?

    Few cryptids have had quite the same impact on the global population as the Loch Ness Monster.

    Rather than feared and avoided, the mythical creature has come to be affectionately known as “Nessie” by its fans.

    A number of people turn up to its supposed home in Loch Ness each year, hoping for a glimpse of the sea creature.

    At the heart of the significance of the Loch Ness monster is a long struggle between faith and skepticism.

    Every single time believers in the controversial creature are presented with or offer up proof of its existence, it’s always either explained away or declared an outright hoax.

    Then came the much talked about image of Loch Ness obtained via an Apple maps satellite. The picture seemed to show a large series of waves that some feel is definite proof of Nessie’s existence.

    After months of careful examination, the results are inconclusive; experts asked to explain the image were not able to precisely identify the cause of the disturbance in the satellite image.

    The waves are clearly large enough to have been made in the wake of a large vessel. However, there was no boat identified in the picture.

    For fans of Nessie, this image represents the end of a decades-long struggle to prove absolutely that there is a sea creature living deep beneath the waters of Loch Ness.

    The Loch Ness monster’s legend has existed for at least 1,500 years. It was not until the 20th century that the mythology of the cryptid truly exploded on the global stage.

    In 1934, the now infamous photo of what was claimed to be the Loch Ness monster was taken. 80 years after the fact, the image is still hotly contested among believers and skeptics.

    There have been many false dawns for believers in the sea creature over the decades. Hoping to cash in on the fame of the legendary beast, there have been persons who have come forward with everything from doctored images to specially created “humps” meant to fool everyone into thinking they’d discovered proof.

    The greed and attention-seeking behaviors of these individuals had only caused damage to the reputation of believers in the Loch Ness Monster. Persons who believed in the existence of the sea monster were thought of as gullible children unable to see reason.

    Now, it seems that the recent unexplained photo may have vindicated long time believers in the Loch Ness Monster.

    At least, only in the minds of those open to the possibility the creature exists.

    It’s very likely until an actual corpse or living creature is found, people will simply continue to do what they have done for centuries: Choose to believe what they want to about the legend of the Loch Ness Monster.

    Do YOU believe in the Loch Ness Monster? Was this image proof at last? Comment below!

    Image via YouTube

  • Loch Ness Monster May Have Been Spotted Via Satellite

    A viral image had cryptid believers and skeptics debating whether or not photographic proof of the Loch Ness Monster has at last been found.

    Believers in the sea monster consider an image taken by Apple Maps to be the greatest possible proof to date as to the creature’s existence.

    Meanwhile skeptics see a bunch of waves and nothing more.

    What exactly is the story behind this controversial image?

    Someone toying around with Apple Maps just happened upon a bizarre series of ripples in Loch Ness, the famed home of the monster. The discovery led believers to ask various photography experts their opinion on the image and what it could possibly be.

    The picture of what may or may not be the famous cryptid has been carefully examined for months. Experts are simply at a loss regarding a logical explanation for the waves that show up on the satellite image.

    Upon closer examination, it appears to be the sort of waves caused by a large boat.

    The problem is that there doesn’t seem to be a vessel in the image.

    Waves of that size could be caused by a giant sea animal like the mythical “Nessie”. However the idea that this image, however bizarre, represents proof of the long debated sea monster is too much for some critics.

    Loch Ness fans are too busy feeling validated to be bothered by the continuing skepticism. For them, it’s proof at long last.

    Official Loch Ness Monster Fan Club President Gary Campbell told the Daily Mail, “Whatever this is, it is under the water and heading south, so unless there have been secret submarine trials going on in the loch, the size of the object would make it likely to be Nessie.”

    This is a boon to Nessie fans, who were no doubt disappointed with all the fakes that materialized in 2013.

    What do YOU think: Does the satellite image look like it could possibly be the legendary Loch Ness Monster or is it just a bunch of waves? Share your theories in the comments below!

    Image via STV News

  • Loch Ness Monster Causes Political Stir

    Loch Ness Monster Causes Political Stir

    Arguments over the promotion of the mythical Loch Ness Monster have led to recriminations and resignations from the Drumnadrochit Chamber of Commerce in Scotland.

    According to a report from The Scotsman, George Edwards, skipper for the Loch Ness Cruises company, resigned from the chamber of commerce this week in protest over how “Nessie,” as the monster is sometimes referred to, is being promoted. Two other chamber members have also resigned, including, Tony Harmsworth, the editor of the chamber’s website.

    Harmsworth resigned after being forced to un-publish an article critical of Edwards. He accuses Edwards of using fake pictures to promote the Loch Ness Monster myth.

    Edwards sent a resignation letter to the chamber detailing his grievances. His issues stem mainly from how the Loch Ness Centre in Drumnadrochit is promoting the Loch Ness Monster to tourists. Edwards complains that the organization is being “negative” about the monster, which is to say, skeptical. He accuses researchers of being too scientific in their approach to Nessie research. Edwards took particular issue with a rival businessman and researcher Adrian Shine, who he believes is harming Loch Ness tourism with practical theories such as “big fish and big waves.”

    Shine told The Scotsman that Edwards is upset over his declining business. He went on to accuse Edwards of not believing in the Loch Ness Monster either, and stated that The Loch Ness Centre’s investigations bring respect to Loch Ness.

    (via The Scotsman)

  • 911 Call For Bigfoot: Only Bear Tracks Found

    Bigfoot sightings are a perennial sideshow in the U.S. Vague claims invariably turn out to be regular animal hair, gorilla suits, hoaxes, or nothing at all.

    This week, a man in Pennsylvania kicked off the latest Bigfoot mania with a bizarre call to 911. According to a report from a CBS affiliate in central Pennsylvania, John Winesickle of Altoona, Pennsylvania this week called police claiming to have evidence for the elusive creature.

    Police humored the man, sending out an officer to investigate what Winesickle claimed were Bigfoot tracks. The officer followed the man into the woods, investigated the prints, and concluded that the tracks were left by a bear.

    It appears that Winesickle was not trying to pull one over on police, but was genuinely mistaken about the animal prints. In fact, the man still believes that the tracks he found were left by Bigfoot.

    “No, no, no, no, no,” said Winesickle. “See, a bear can’t go down a steep bank on all twos. That’s proven this is a Bigfoot.”

    Winesickle also claims that he has heard Bigfoot calls while out in the woods, saying, “The voice is so deep. “I’ve heard bass singers on television – they can’t even come close to the bass sound that it made towards me.”