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Posted: Sep 13 2007 03:15 pm

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070912/ap_on_sc/giant_spider_web_2

I just heard about this from somebaody I know that lives in Texas and searched up a link, I think its freakin sweet.

Posted: Sep 13 2007 03:28 pm

Posted: Sep 13 2007 03:31 pm

Slightly off topic but I want to have one of these on a leash

Posted: Sep 13 2007 04:10 pm

I heard about this on Coast to Coast not too long ago, pretty neat.

Posted: Sep 13 2007 04:15 pm

HOLY SHIT, that's like a fucking crab!!!

Posted: Sep 13 2007 04:29 pm

Char Aznable wrote:

HOLY SHIT, that's like a fucking crab!!!

It is a crab, it's a coconut crab. So named because they enjoy climbing trees and eating coconuts. And yes, they are fucking massive.

Posted: Sep 13 2007 04:31 pm

-bjork- wrote:

I heard about this on Coast to Coast not too long ago, pretty neat.

The show where they talk about alien abductions and shit?

Posted: Sep 13 2007 04:36 pm

Syd Lexia wrote:

-bjork- wrote:

I heard about this on Coast to Coast not too long ago, pretty neat.

The show where they talk about alien abductions and shit?

Yeah, I get off work at 10 on Friday and Saturday, and that's the best thing on the radio at the time.

Posted: Sep 13 2007 04:38 pm

What are the giant invisible flying monsters they talk about sometimes? I can't remember the name it's not mentioned on the Wikipedia page.

Posted: Sep 13 2007 04:39 pm

No idea. The last two weeks is the first times I've heard it in several months, and it was stuff about chips being implanted in people and psychic people knowing where that billionaire guy crashed his plane, etc. Nothing really interesting.

Posted: Sep 13 2007 04:41 pm

This was an older thing. It was something Art Bell was obsessed with.

Posted: Sep 13 2007 04:43 pm

Not sure. Any time I catch it, it's one of the other two guys now. Ian someone and George Nori, I think?

Posted: Sep 13 2007 09:03 pm

I watched Steve O let a coconut crab pinch his ass on MTV Confused

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I was thiking a web from a giant spider. severely disapointing.

also, the scene in return of the king where sam fights the spider is hilarious with the music from take the lead.

Posted: Sep 14 2007 02:01 am

We need to find a way to repeal the square-cube law or whatever is going to get us spiders big enough to fight with assault rifles.

Oh wait, I can barely stand the tarantulas that wander my yard. Lets not do that.

Posted: Sep 14 2007 12:29 pm

RobotGumshoe wrote:

We need to find a way to repeal the square-cube law or whatever is going to get us spiders big enough to fight with assault rifles.

Oh wait, I can barely stand the tarantulas that wander my yard. Lets not do that.

Well, without lower gravity or living underwater, you'll be safe. The bigger the animal gets, the more pressure exerted on its exoskeleton, which would lead either to it collapsing under the weight or growing so thick that the animal can't move anymore. The coconut crab is actually the largest arthropod to be able to pull that off on land. Though I do kinda wish we were still in the days of two foot dragon flies...

Posted: Sep 14 2007 12:56 pm

A spider has decided to make its web right next to my front door. It's been there for about a month and its web is double layered but dirty as all hell now. There it will stay at least until Halloween is over.

Posted: Sep 14 2007 05:23 pm

Black Zarak wrote:

RobotGumshoe wrote:

We need to find a way to repeal the square-cube law or whatever is going to get us spiders big enough to fight with assault rifles.

Oh wait, I can barely stand the tarantulas that wander my yard. Lets not do that.

Well, without lower gravity or living underwater, you'll be safe. The bigger the animal gets, the more pressure exerted on its exoskeleton, which would lead either to it collapsing under the weight or growing so thick that the animal can't move anymore. The coconut crab is actually the largest arthropod to be able to pull that off on land. Though I do kinda wish we were still in the days of two foot dragon flies...

I specifically mentioned the square-cube law, you don't need to explain it too me. I added whatever because I was keeping open the possibility of a substance that would be lighter and more durable than chitin. Very unlikely, but comparitively more feasable than repealing a law of physics. We could always go back to the days of three foot long sea scorpions. With their magical ocean powers, they can rock you like a hurricane.

Posted: Sep 14 2007 10:52 pm

RobotGumshoe wrote:

Black Zarak wrote:

RobotGumshoe wrote:

We need to find a way to repeal the square-cube law or whatever is going to get us spiders big enough to fight with assault rifles.

Oh wait, I can barely stand the tarantulas that wander my yard. Lets not do that.

Well, without lower gravity or living underwater, you'll be safe. The bigger the animal gets, the more pressure exerted on its exoskeleton, which would lead either to it collapsing under the weight or growing so thick that the animal can't move anymore. The coconut crab is actually the largest arthropod to be able to pull that off on land. Though I do kinda wish we were still in the days of two foot dragon flies...

I specifically mentioned the square-cube law, you don't need to explain it too me. I added whatever because I was keeping open the possibility of a substance that would be lighter and more durable than chitin. Very unlikely, but comparitively more feasable than repealing a law of physics. We could always go back to the days of three foot long sea scorpions. With their magical ocean powers, they can rock you like a hurricane.

Why you son of a...

Nah, I was merely elaborating for those who weren't familiar with it. Including myself because I thought that's what you were talking about, but I never actually knew it had a name. Also, I like to sound like I know what I'm talking about, even if it is just repeating the words of people smarter than I.

Posted: Sep 15 2007 12:21 am

Srry bout the rudeness. The damn Square-Cube law crushed my hopes for any giant bipedal ANYTHING fight, whether it be monster, robot, or even guy in goofy suit.

Truly it brings nothing but misery to all.

Posted: Sep 15 2007 02:38 am

Coast to Coast tonight was people talking about synchronicities. The guy said he had a dream about a rainbow, then he saw a rainbow, then people were talking about rainbows, and that symbolized that things would be going as he planned... or something. They always manage to find these kook weirdo types for the interview segments.

Posted: Sep 16 2007 12:14 am

I'm watching a show on Discovery about life during the Silurian period and there was a sea scorpion that grew up to ten fucking feet long! I knew sea scorpions were big, but holy shit.