Comment Maybe so, Maybe not. (Score 1) 118
I'll bite. I very much consider myself a skeptic. But there's simply too much information that cooberates the possibility of what one would consider a 'monster', living in the Loch.
Lets talk about size. The Loch is in some points 800 feet deep. The total size of the Loch is 21 square miles. More then enough for something to hide in. Someone suggested that the Loch was trolled, eliminating the possibility of something being in there. 21 square miles isn't exactly small. It would be impossible to sift through the whole thing.
Puting that aside, it's been proven* there are caves in the Loch. The article mentions that sightings increase around the time of earthquakes. Ever been in a cave during an earthquake? Man or beast.. you leave, and quickly. Coming from Alaska, I can tell you that bears quickly exit their dwellings during an earthquake. That fear is in all creatures.
Studies have also shown that there is enough fauna to support a larger predator**. I've also seen figures that show there's enough plant life to support a larger creature as well, but I couldn't find those links, so you'll have to take my word for it, sorry.
In the end though, you have to at least consider some of the sightings as evidence before any of what I mention matters. Other sighting have happened in other parts of the world***, typically around bodies of water that resemble the Loch (Enough fauna, plants, size, fairly stagnant water, caves). It wouldn't be the first time we found something long thought extinct****.
Just keep your mind open. Consider either possiblity.
* http://www.myspace.co.uk/nessie/nessie/lochness.ht ml
** http://www.lochness.ws/lochness/papershine/paper7/ sn93paper7.htm
*** http://www.champquest.com/
**** http://ne.essortment.com/coelacanthfish_regm.htm
Lets talk about size. The Loch is in some points 800 feet deep. The total size of the Loch is 21 square miles. More then enough for something to hide in. Someone suggested that the Loch was trolled, eliminating the possibility of something being in there. 21 square miles isn't exactly small. It would be impossible to sift through the whole thing.
Puting that aside, it's been proven* there are caves in the Loch. The article mentions that sightings increase around the time of earthquakes. Ever been in a cave during an earthquake? Man or beast.. you leave, and quickly. Coming from Alaska, I can tell you that bears quickly exit their dwellings during an earthquake. That fear is in all creatures.
Studies have also shown that there is enough fauna to support a larger predator**. I've also seen figures that show there's enough plant life to support a larger creature as well, but I couldn't find those links, so you'll have to take my word for it, sorry.
In the end though, you have to at least consider some of the sightings as evidence before any of what I mention matters. Other sighting have happened in other parts of the world***, typically around bodies of water that resemble the Loch (Enough fauna, plants, size, fairly stagnant water, caves). It wouldn't be the first time we found something long thought extinct****.
Just keep your mind open. Consider either possiblity.
* http://www.myspace.co.uk/nessie/nessie/lochness.h
** http://www.lochness.ws/lochness/papershine/paper7
*** http://www.champquest.com/
**** http://ne.essortment.com/coelacanthfish_regm.htm
