Video purports to show mythical giant Icelandic Worm

JoeBentley · 9th June 2012, 09:46 PM

Video seems to show the mythical Lagarfljótsormur, an giant worm that has appeared in Icelandic Folklore since at least 1345.

http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749...-29604843.html

DragonLady · 9th June 2012, 10:07 PM

The closeups make it look like a log that has been frozen in many layers of ice.

JoeBentley · 9th June 2012, 10:09 PM

I can't put my finger on why exactly but I'm leaning toward something organic towing something inorganic; a fish dragging a bit of fishing net or other debris or something along those lines.

MG1962 · 9th June 2012, 10:26 PM

slow news day in Iceland

arthwollipot · 9th June 2012, 10:32 PM

Originally Posted by DragonLady

The closeups make it look like a log that has been frozen in many layers of ice.

It appears to be flexible, so it can't be just a log.

Accidental Martyr · 9th June 2012, 10:41 PM

I can't tell much from the video but it kind of looks like net/plastic/something snagged on something underneath the water and the water moving around it. It doesn't really look like it's swimming in any direction or moving forward etc.
ETA: The video appears to have been on YouTube since February. Don't know why it's in the news now.

Marduk · 9th June 2012, 11:47 PM

this is the same footage that first aired in February,

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which has already been debunked on wiki

Quote:

In February 2012, the Icelandic national broadcaster, RÚV, published a video thought to show the Lagarfljót Worm swimming in snow-covered icy water, but it was later demonstrated to be making no progress and therefore probably an inanimate object moved by the rapid current.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagarfl...on_and_habitat

marplots · 10th June 2012, 04:07 AM

If it's in a current, it could be swimming and not moving forward relative to the bank.

Marduk · 10th June 2012, 04:24 AM

Originally Posted by marplots

If it's in a current, it could be swimming and not moving forward relative to the bank.

it didn't move for days, what do you think it was doing ?

dafydd · 10th June 2012, 05:47 AM

Originally Posted by Marduk

it didn't move for days, what do you think it was doing ?

Contemplating?

marplots · 10th June 2012, 06:30 AM

Originally Posted by Marduk

it didn't move for days, what do you think it was doing ?

Annelida, not the sharpest phylum in the drawer. Maybe it was hanging around waiting to evolve?

Marduk · 10th June 2012, 06:50 AM

oooh competition

I say its because it was humming this song over and over in its head

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but couldn't quite get the last chorus right ?

JoeBentley · 10th June 2012, 07:55 AM

Originally Posted by Accidental Martyr

ETA: The video appears to have been on YouTube since February. Don't know why it's in the news now.

Huh I didn't even notice that.

Marduk · 10th June 2012, 08:17 AM

Originally Posted by MG1962

slow news day in Iceland

Originally Posted by Accidental Martyr

The video appears to have been on YouTube since February. Don't know why it's in the news now.

slow news day in America

Yeah_Right · 10th June 2012, 11:01 AM

Looks to me like some sort of long strip of debris, or a long strip of ice.

arthwollipot · 11th June 2012, 01:16 AM

Originally Posted by dafydd

Contemplating?

Pining for the... oh, wait.

Andrew Wiggin · 11th June 2012, 10:32 AM

never mind.

Polaris · 13th June 2012, 01:53 PM

Originally Posted by Marduk

it didn't move for days, what do you think it was doing ?

Waiting...

Waiting to make its ATTACK!!!

9th June 2012, 09:46 PM	#1
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9th June 2012, 10:07 PM	#2
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9th June 2012, 10:09 PM	#3
JoeBentley Self Employed Remittance Man Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 1,767	I can't put my finger on why exactly but I'm leaning toward something organic towing something inorganic; a fish dragging a bit of fishing net or other debris or something along those lines.
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9th June 2012, 10:32 PM	#5
arthwollipot Observer of Phenomena Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: The other side of your screen Posts: 43,038	Originally Posted by DragonLady The closeups make it look like a log that has been frozen in many layers of ice. It appears to be flexible, so it can't be just a log.
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9th June 2012, 10:41 PM	#6
Accidental Martyr Graduate Poster Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Treading water in a sea of retarded sexuality and bad poetry. Posts: 1,852	I can't tell much from the video but it kind of looks like net/plastic/something snagged on something underneath the water and the water moving around it. It doesn't really look like it's swimming in any direction or moving forward etc. ETA: The video appears to have been on YouTube since February. Don't know why it's in the news now.
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10th June 2012, 04:07 AM	#8
marplots Philosopher Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5,420	If it's in a current, it could be swimming and not moving forward relative to the bank.
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10th June 2012, 04:24 AM	#9
Marduk Banned Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Newbury, Berkshire Posts: 10,242	Originally Posted by marplots If it's in a current, it could be swimming and not moving forward relative to the bank. it didn't move for days, what do you think it was doing ?

10th June 2012, 05:47 AM	#10
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10th June 2012, 06:30 AM	#11
marplots Philosopher Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5,420	Originally Posted by Marduk it didn't move for days, what do you think it was doing ? Annelida, not the sharpest phylum in the drawer. Maybe it was hanging around waiting to evolve?
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10th June 2012, 07:55 AM	#13
JoeBentley Self Employed Remittance Man Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 1,767	Originally Posted by Accidental Martyr ETA: The video appears to have been on YouTube since February. Don't know why it's in the news now. Huh I didn't even notice that.
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10th June 2012, 08:17 AM	#14
Marduk Banned Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Newbury, Berkshire Posts: 10,242	Originally Posted by MG1962 slow news day in Iceland Originally Posted by Accidental Martyr The video appears to have been on YouTube since February. Don't know why it's in the news now. slow news day in America

10th June 2012, 11:01 AM	#15
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11th June 2012, 01:16 AM	#16
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13th June 2012, 01:53 PM	#18
Polaris Philosopher Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 5,171	Originally Posted by Marduk it didn't move for days, what do you think it was doing ? Waiting... Waiting to make its ATTACK!!!
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