The Call of the Bloop

[eveshi]

Just came across this interesting article about a mysterious deep sea sound called 'The Bloop':

The Call of the Bloop (by Alan Bellows)



During the Cold War, the United States Navy erected a vast array of underwater listening devices in order to detect and track Soviet nuclear submarines. These hydrophones were placed at roughly 3,000 mile intervals in the deep layer of water known as the deep sound channel, where cold temperatures and high pressures allow sound waves to propagate great distances. When the Cold War ended, rather than mothballing the Sound Surveillance System (SOSUS), the U.S. Navy lent the Cold War relic to science.

The array has since been used to track many fascinating undersea events, such as whale migrations, earthquakes, ocean currents, volcanic activity , and the shifting of Antarctic ice. But one sound captured by the sensitive SOSUS hydrophones has scientists puzzled. It fits the profile of a living creature, but for a creature to create this sound it would have to be significantly larger than a blue whale, which is believed to be the largest animal ever to have lived. more

Pretty interesting, isn't it? What could that be?

[Sock]

Daminteresting is a cool website.

[really]

There are other mystery sounds. Located at bottom of page.
Spectrograms - VENTS Program

[Pollux]

They should take the recording of the Bloop and transmit it at locations all over the ocean...and then sit and listen for a response.

[anonymous]

Originally Posted by Pollux

They should take the recording of the Bloop and transmit it at locations all over the ocean...and then sit and listen for a response.

Listen, and watch for a response.

[Pollux]

Originally Posted by anonymous

Listen, and watch for a response.

It might just be Mother Earth passing gas, but one more bloop with the same characteristics would be very interesting.

BTW, for anyone interested. Have a look at Mermaids: The Body Found | Animal Planet | Press Release |

A very thought-provoking docu-drama with a set of interesting theories.

[really]

Originally Posted by Pollux

It might just be Mother Earth passing gas, but one more bloop with the same characteristics would be very interesting.

BTW, for anyone interested. Have a look at Mermaids: The Body Found | Animal Planet | Press Release |

A very thought-provoking docu-drama with a set of interesting theories.

To put it bluntly, that mock-u-mentary was a load of crap, a big load.

[edragone]

Originally Posted by really

To put it bluntly, that mock-u-mentary was a load of crap, a big load.

To be less insulting about it, it's the equivalent of that "Dragons" special they produced a few years ago - if these mythical creatures existed, what would they be like, how would they have evolved, etc.

[really]

Originally Posted by edragone

To be less insulting about it, it's the equivalent of that "Dragons" special they produced a few years ago - if these mythical creatures existed, what would they be like, how would they have evolved, etc.

I would agree both shows have something in common, but the producers go further by offering proofs that such creatures are extant. Hence the big load of ...

[edragone]

Originally Posted by really

I would agree both shows have something in common, but the producers go further by offering proofs that such creatures are extant. Hence the big load of ...

I've only ever seen it claimed as docufiction or science fiction, making use of real life anomalies as a launching point.