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Closest thing we have to real Sandworm

Posted: 16 Nov 2011 09:33
by LINFANG
Flipping through youtube I found this video and pictures and thought.. wow those look like Sandworms, just in water! And when you thought Jonah and the Whale was bad. The pictures do more justice then the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTheyS1L ... re=related

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Re: Closest thing we have to real Sandworm

Posted: 16 Nov 2011 09:52
by Freakzilla
Well, sandworms DO eat sand plankton. :roll:

Re: Closest thing we have to real Sandworm

Posted: 16 Nov 2011 17:54
by Sandwurm88
No, this closest thing we have to real Sandworm:

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Re: Closest thing we have to real Sandworm

Posted: 16 Nov 2011 19:52
by The Red Duke
Jesus. What are those things?

Re: Closest thing we have to real Sandworm

Posted: 16 Nov 2011 19:58
by Freakzilla
shipworm?

Re: Closest thing we have to real Sandworm

Posted: 16 Nov 2011 19:59
by Freakzilla
Mongolian death worm?

Re: Closest thing we have to real Sandworm

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 06:37
by lotek
Freakzilla wrote:Mongolian death worm?
now we're talking !

Re: Closest thing we have to real Sandworm

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 10:36
by EyesofBlue
Yikes that's creepy. Imagine one you could ride.

Re: Closest thing we have to real Sandworm

Posted: 05 Jan 2012 11:27
by lotek
There is one
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Sharon wrote:My son, who is about to be 37, had one. He loved his inchworm so much and would ride it every day.

Re: Closest thing we have to real Sandworm

Posted: 26 Feb 2012 04:14
by Ford4D
LINFANG wrote:Flipping through youtube I found this video and pictures and thought.. wow those look like Sandworms, just in water! And when you thought Jonah and the Whale was bad. The pictures do more justice then the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTheyS1L ... re=related

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I wholeheartedly feel you on this one.

I've been watching a lot of documentaries about marine ecology lately, particularly about whales. Their plight has rekindled my concern for the welfare of our planet and its bio-diversity.

A quote about Frank Herbert from some Dune memorabilia I recently acquired:
One of his major interests is turning his six wooded acres into an Ecological Demonstration Project, with the object of showing how a high quality of life can be maintained with a minimum drain on the planet's total energy system.
Let us not forget that Frank Herbert was also an ecologist, or what he stood for.

I believe that if he were still around today, he would be an avid supporter of organizations like Sea Shepherd, a group that risks their lives and reputations (in Japan they are commonly believed to be terrorists) in order to save endangered whales from a certain slaughter.

How does that saying go about when good men do nothing....