The Mystery of the Bloop Has Been SOLVED | Alien Ocean

[@OctopusLady]

Hey, y'all, so there's been this...weird...sound? coming from my Patreon, I think. I think some ice is breaking off the glacier I keep there -- can someone go check it out for me? www.patreon.com/theoctopuslady Or wait...hold on. I think the sound's actually coming from my Twitter? twitter.com/theoctopuslady/

[@kabblerxd]

Yooo can you do a video on Dumbo Squids (Grimpoteuthis)?

[@tapuout101]

Cant the sound be triangulated?

[@ramonsanchez6903]

Some other ones like Julia has a almost human like sound and the Ocean Train Engine with one you can hear inter and outer axoll shafts turning with a chugging and steam bellowing sound

[@kuhiriagalomek4848]

I admire your attempt to be patient and polite with those people, I don’t think they deserve it but it’s the right attitude. I wish I could not get angry every time I see such disrespect for the truth.

[@DivergentDroid]

If it's true the ocean covers 75% of Earth and large standing bodies of water always seek their own level then Earth is Flat. Some of the largest flattest surfaces on the ocean floor are abyssal plains that can stretch for thousands of miles. No curvature there. No way around it, Physics and measurements show Earth is Flat.

[@AlexIsOffline]

I remember watching these "THE BLOOP: SEA MONSTER?" type videos as a kid, and they freaked me out so much that I, a person who lives right next to the ocean, didn't go in it for like an entire summer 💀

[@OctopusLady]

Aww, as someone who loves the ocean, I'm deeply upset to hear that! I'm sorry that those dumb videos scared you so much when you were younger! 💜

[@AlexIsOffline]

@@OctopusLady haha no worries, my love for the big blue ultimately won. I’ve even been wanting to get into free-diving. The dream is to see another Basking Shark 👀

[@Antonio17873]

​@@OctopusLady Your definitely a critic but I have to tell you the Bloop is definitely not real but the Megalodon was definitely real with evidence and the Kraken is still an unsolved mystery that I believe existed we don't know what lived so long ago.

[@connerogrady5035]

@@Antonio17873 ???

[@solsystem1342]

​​​​@@Antonio17873 Tldr: being the biggest critic of your own beliefs about the world is the best way to find out what is true. For instance I loved the idea of buoyant lifeforms on Venus as an explanation for phosphine. However, I worked to disprove that idea and kept coming back to how weird it would be for lifeforms which lived in a hydrogen poor environment to spit out a dense gas with a ton of hydrogen in it. In the end this, along with more evidence showing a chance in phosphine with later measurements made it easy to choose volcanic eruptions as the most likely source. Still a very interesting discovery and more importantly delving closer to the truth of the situation rather than sticking to my pet theory. Hope this helps I'm sorry, I belive you're mistaken. Megolodons are an extinct species. They existed previously but not anymore. I think PBS Eons did a video on them and their sources probably go in deeper to how we know the history and downfall of these sharks if you're still curious. Secondarily, about the kraken. We see no evidence for such a creature unless you're talking about giant or colossal squid. Both of which we know to exist and are fascinating creatures. The main issue I take with your "who knows" stance is that you don't have any evidence towards that idea. Say someone else claimed the same thing about a giant horse as tall as a brontosaurus. Who knows what existed in the past? Well, until we find evidence of my giant horse we shouldn't be confident about it. Even then we should be open to new evidence proving our previous interpretation to be wrong. That process of trying to disprove your own ideas/demanding evidence of the things you belive is how we found out about deep time and extinct species in the first place.

[@JayDonagh]

Yes, the Bloop was an icequake but I mean that doesn't change the fact it's terrifying. The fact it could be that loud is incredible and kinda gives me goosebumps. It must've been huge.

[@abcxyz1557]

One may even call it titanic in scale. 🤔 [Mic-drop], [bow], [jumps out window].

[@wetbread6757]

well as youve listened in the video, it isn't that loud since we couldnt even hear it??????????

[@masonpetite8028]

well first you can't really hear it yes but it was at normal speed it was loud in 16 speed so yeah

[@hvbg]

​@@wetbread6757 there is a difference between loudness and pitch: the pitch was very low so we humans can't hear it, but it was loud enough to be captured by 2 microphones that were several thousand miles away from each other

[@olliehxll]

@@wetbread6757loudness ≠ frequency

[@Ett.Gammalt.Bergtroll]

As much as I recognize that The Bloop was caused by ocean ice, I really love the fact that it originated in somewhat close proximity to the mythical location of the sunken city of R’lyeh AKA the prison/resting place of Big C himself - Cthulhu. 🐙

[@therecombinant6215]

It’s a fun conspiracy theory. It’s like a creepy pasta.

[@spiderplant]

One of my favorite stories was Shadow at Innsmouth where he talks about riding the train out from North Station in Boston towards Western Massachusetts, and he mentions with terror the bizarre remoteness of the commuter rail station down the street from my house.

[@TheSeamonkeyBrigade]

@@spiderplant Lovecraft’s absolute and total fear of literally everything made equally some of the greatest existential horror and the absolute funniest mundane horror.

[@omegalettexyphonophore3111]

​@@TheSeamonkeyBrigade imagine Lovecraft in the modern age, writing about the horrors of VPN and hackers and microwaves... But as eldritch abominations

[@upliftothers4599]

​@@omegalettexyphonophore3111 hear me out- washing machines. And dryers. I feel like those would terrify him

[@johnm1008]

My favorite ocean related conspiracy theory, which I honestly think is true, is that "The Octopus Lady" as she calls herself, is *actually* an octopus sent by the bloop monster to try to cover up his entire existence.

[@johnm1008]

*WOW!!!* I completely forgot about this comment. I am now certain that I am right after the recent "face reveal" fiasco.

[@masonpetite8028]

have you watched the rest of her video? if not then just watch it for education instead of some people who don't know what real science is

[@joshuafrazier3904]

@@masonpetite8028bro it was a joke chill out

[@nickkorkodylas5005]

He knows... 🔫

[@BlueTiamatMusic]

@@johnm1008 wait what face reveal? Are u implying she's Jamie Bisceglia? xD

[@luna0lightning607]

I love this channels ability to chip away at my misinformed fears about the ocean and marine animals and instead replace it with informed fears lol- I may never step into the ocean but at least it’s for the right reasons :,D

[@therecombinant6215]

Turns out, the Portuguese Man-of-War jellyfish HUNTS!

[@KingCringeson]

I work on a research ship... I still don't know how people think the ocean is some weird mix of Monster Hunter and Stargate.

[@TitorEPK]

​@@KingCringeson nice try ocean monster, you'll not trick me

[@crystalbluepartain3434]

ocean scary enough without people presenting creepy pastas as true

[@Otaku-dl6wg]

@@therecombinant6215 I’m sorry…it does WHAT!?

[@ShiKageMaru]

The passion here is obvious, and your insistance on actually being a proper communicator and crediting artists and cartographers earned an instant follow from me.

[@dead1097]

YOU FOUND THE ARTIST! Octopus Lady I was already hypyerfixating on ocean things, every video you post brings me right back into it; as someone who once made art, but also would spend hours tracking down sources for artists on the internet, I cry tears of happiness Hope you the best wishest in future searching, I know how long it takes!

[@jemmapellemma8185]

9:14 Nice! As a bass and sub obsessed musician listening "with a decent set of headphones;" you actually did a good job! You've made a super gnarly rumble that spooked me because it sounds so typical to what I've experienced firsthand during an earthquake, tornado, and some other events where absolutely gargantuan amounts of mass of were rapidly shifting (including some man-made, like induced avalanches and blast-mining). The huge, low rumble caused by these events is hard to explain if you've never experienced it. When it's loud and low enough the lower limits of human hearing become less relevant as you feel the pressure shake the air in your lungs and basically vibrate everything around you. It can cause panic in some people. While heavily processed, this is totally what I would expect an ice quake to sound like, especially as picked up by those mics.

[@pufrmel]

MASSIVE props for crediting the artist of the leviathan image, as an artist myself it is a big peeve of mine when art goes uncredited too.

[@mattrexpuns5540]

The sound the second clip used instead of the bloop might have been a Reaper Leviathan from Subnautica. I'm not sure when the clip came out but it definitely sounded similar, at least, to the distant roar of a Reaper

[@primthelivingtorturedevice]

I was gonna say, it sounds suspiciously like a Reaper to me too.

[@Ariento]

Detecting multiple leviathan class lifeforms in the area. Are you sure whatever you're doing is worth it?

[@johnroach9026]

I suspect its a bit of the reefback leviathan sound, with a bit of the distant reaper roar. You can make out a bit of their distinctive gurgling

[@Furufoo]

Lmfaoo we're living to see Subnautica become part of the conspiracy slop mill, what a timr to be alive

[@JeremySmith-j9d]

.they prob did

[@tk-zh3dd]

I’m an audio engineer and apprentice you digging in to the pitch shift issue. This is a factor in many mysterious undersea recordings (such as “the loneliest whale / 52 Blue… none of the recordings played on KZbin are 52 Hz that I could find). The time stretching thing is basically a way to extend audio using granular processing / by repeatedly playing each bit of it (like hhheeellloooo) and is often used by DJs when they want to make songs fit together without changing key. Or to shorten audio by removing pieces. It is NOT the same as pitch shifting as heard in the original bloop recording. Fun fact - if you record ultrasonic bat echolocation you can pitch shift it down to make it audible for analysis. Just like how scientists pitched bloop up.

[@OctyabrAprelya]

I remember as a kid recording the sound a (analog) camera did when its flash capacitor was charging up using a tape recorder with 2 speed settings, stumbling upon the fact that if you record at 2x speed the sound of the capacitor (going up in frequency) you reach a point that when you don't hear it anymore, but the audio was there "invisible" for our ears.

[@hedgehog3180]

There's a lot of this kinda stuff, similar to anything purporting to be sounds from space or planets. They just mess around with things until it sounds good.

[@Lyuze]

I understand time based effects in general, but I'm unclear on a couple specific ones. Is this the same way elastic audio works? It gets much better results than most other time stretching/compressing/varispeed tools that I always imagined there had to be something else going on, but idk

[@abcxyz1557]

@@hedgehog3180they do it even more to color in astronomy. None of that stuff is really that vivid. Or even visible half the time.

[@hedgehog3180]

@@abcxyz1557 With color there is at least a justification though because the point is to make it easier for a human to interpret by consistently coloring different gasses.

[@nothanksmonsters]

"the bloop" is actually what jumpstarted my love for deepsea creatures. i wanted to be a marine biologist because of it and even though i dont plan to become one anymore i still love the ocean and the little sillies that inhabit it :)

[@peytoia]

youre the first one ive seen to actually credit the artist that drew leviathan revisited. every video of yours i watch makes me like you more! im really happy to have found your channel ❤️

[@peytoia]

Also big ocean is hiding sexy mermaids from us. dont trust marine biologists they want all the fussy for themselves

[@nap8187]

DRAGONS ARE BEST

[@ElysetheEevee]

As an artist, I love that you (The Octopus Lady, specifically haha) care so deeply about crediting the artist. To the OP: I wish we could do that for everything we borrow art for (such as profile pics and such). Edited for clarify because I'm half-asleep haha.

[@inkyias9822]

The way you enforce the value of crediting artist is really amazing. I love this channel sm I only recently started watching but im finding myself binging the entire channel. Amazingly informative and funny it’s completely reignited my passion for marine biology. Thank you Octopus Lady 💕

[@rafaelcruzs2]

Your thoughts about people spreading misinformation is very nice! I like to say there’s no such thing as “unharmful” pseudoscience. It’s a rabbit-hole that ends pretty much like you said: distrust in real science and scientists.

[@dancincoolkid]

I agree so much. One visit to r/globeskepticism is enough to make you want to rip your hair out. Seriously don't do it.

[@truekurayami]

There is one thing more harmful the WILLFULL Ignorance of the people that refute science because it goes against what they thought. also there is "unharmful" pseudoscience we just call it Sci-fi the majority of the time.

[@zeeisforzeebra1804]

Octopus lady, this is the first videos of yours and... I LOVE YOU! From putting in a butt-ton of research to help us understand the Bloop, to discussing misleading content and WHY it’s misleading, to crediting artists - you’re AWESOME! Absolutely gaining a follow (and likely a binge session for the foreseeable future). Keep up the amazing work!💜

[@Iceflkn]

7:31 I was a sonar technician in the Navy back in 1986. The Sonar channel changes depth, size and shape due to changes in temperatures and salinity. These are usually on a daily cycle but animal and ship movements stir things up as well. It typically began around 20' down.

[@abcxyz1557]

Thanks for telling us that. I was wondering how deep it was. Saved me a google search. 🙂

[@kujojotarostandoceanman2641]

was that 20 meter? or what unit

[@mme.veronica735]

20 feet. Americans like to denote length with apostrphes and double apostrophes when using their america units. an apostrophe means feet, double apostrophe means inches. This is most commonly seen with height where 6'1" means siz feet and one inch tall

[@garymartin6987]

Sorry to be the one to piss on your corn flakes but the Deep Sound Channer exists FAR deeper than any non-research submarine can operate. I too was a SONAR tech.

[@Argonwolfproject]

@@kujojotarostandoceanman2641 ~6 meters

[@cosmicphoto05]

I shouldn't have to say this, but I'm so glad that you take the time to find _and credit_ the original artist for art works that have become so viral in clickbait thumbnails that we pretty much take them for granted. It must be really frustrating for artists to see their hard work exploited, misappropriated, and diluted by dishonest players. So good on you for giving artists the credit-and signal boost-that they deserve. In the age of "AI Art", this is really, really important. Thank you Octopus Lady!

[@Absol125]

Finally someone who says it was an ice-quake and not a sea monster.

[@starwarsempirestrikesbacks182]

Nobody knows for sure only 5% of the worlds oceans have been explored

[@FallenHero85]

@@starwarsempirestrikesbacks182 Please tell me that was you being facetious.

[@therecombinant6215]

Ignore them, they want to believe in fiction. Let them. Now let’s watch this video made and research by, a talking purple octopus.

[@whoisbasil]

Though, the idea of it being some fat scary fish thingy instead of a cryoseism event would make for a great horror story.

[@YvngKrishna]

@@starwarsempirestrikesbacks182 that dont mran it would be able to survive, soemthing that big would have no prey substancial enough to sustain instelf on

[@ACE-ns1yl]

THANK U FOR CREDITING THAT ARTIST CAUSE IK I WOULD’VE GONE INSANE TRYING TO FIND HIM

[@taiscommentingaccountusedf1908]

I hate it when I google colossal squid and I get stuff about the giant squid It is SO FRUSTRATING

[@leon13noelspy]

Yes! Always credit your artists! They put alot of work in their amazing drawings. Alot of my friends are artists and they have it hard enough already. I like this channel! Your videos are well researched and have actual value to them. Thank you octopus lady! You are Awesome :3

[@danielchew8739]

I love the fact that the immediate assumption for the "Bloop" is some sort of Kaiju monster, carving a tide of destruction in the ocean somewhere. Even if its a new animal, why can't it be a new species of whale, fish or whatever instead of some vicious killer beast. Fear of the unknow is still alive and well I suppose.

[@lyokianhitchhiker]

I think a lot of it comes from it being more likely that a living think big enough to make that noise is more likely to be an entirely new giant, as opposed to an even bigger species of existing animal. The proximity to R'lyeh also helped

[@stekra3159]

Also, most large marine mammals are mostly found in the upper 100 Meters of the ocean. The deeper it gets the smaller the rescues. Just because we habe not mapped a deep place does ther are large Whale sized creatures ther.

[@masonpetite8028]

i listened to the Icequake sound by the NOAA and sounds identical to each other

[@seantaggart7382]

Indeed I mean some whales are SO LOUD THEY CAN KILL

[@johnroach9026]

And why do they assume its a predator? Pelagic predators max out at killer whales, since anything larger wouldn't be able to hunt enough food to fuel its massive size

[@Megaman8880]

I am not someone who has ever been even remotely interested in marine biology. I clicked into this channel for a random curiosity a few days ago and after watching a few videos... wow. This lady is so entertaining and also informative to listen to that I can't stop. Thanks, I love it.

[@jaguarmusic6904]

Nothing like the righteous anger of an intelligent person, I find it rather comforting that there are still kind and smart people 🛸

[@GreyishHouse]

"smart", but still believes in "nature" lol

[@minimalbstolerance8113]

Thank you. I've been trying to find out for ages who did that picture that depicted Bloop as a sort of giant anglerfish-basking shark thing, and now I know... even if it wasn't even meant to be the Bloop in the original art.

[@EliasMheart]

Alternative Outro: ... Reminding you that, even though you don't have to go to space to find aliens, that doesn't mean that literally anything about the Ocean is true. ^^

[@JoTheCraftyShark]

Not sure what I was expecting going into this video except that it would be good (because why wouldn't it be, it's octopus lady), but I'm absolutely here for your rant! One, it's so frustrating to see people not give credit when it's so easy! And two, I hate how the fake science stuff on the internet has spoiled everyone's trust in it!

[@sarahkwast1250]

5:43 You always make me smile, but hubby and I laughed out loud at "dissed my combobulates" 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@XYpsilonLP]

I am sad... because I can't give the vid two thumbs up... One for the informational part and one for the "credit your artist!" part. In my oppinion it is really rude not to do so - thanks to you for taking the time to look them up

[@thecreatorsalad]

I've watched a few of your videos now and I have to say how refreshing it is to see someone legitimately go to bat for artists like myself. Thank you for crediting the artists, thank you for asking to use their art, thank you for setting a fantastic example!

[@Equippedwithpans]

As an artist I was sooooooooo glad you actually found the artist for the leviathan people keep using for the bloop!!! It's sooooooooooo good!! My biggest fear is this actually, people just shoplifting my art around all the time. Also same point here for crediting the map maker. which is ALSO a form of art in my eyes even if its based so heavily in science That being said I love this video going at pseudoscience bull! You had a very similar vibe to what Miniminuteman does, but his is in Archaeology/Anthropology of course.

[@Alex_Tristan]

I respect you so much for taking the time and energy to do research and make your videos reliable and factual, unlike those conspiracy videos that unfortunately get a lot more traction, your channel deserves so much more attention, can’t wait for the next video :)

[@Foxhood]

yeah, but that would require a microcontroller and programming. While this is just Solder, Power and enjoy.

[@joskibro]

GOD THANK YOU as an artist i cant stress how much it does my head in

[@TripleGeminian]

Even when you were feeling like you were being too mean you were, in my not-so-humble opinion, being far too nice. As someone who spent many years working public library reference desks I share many of your expressed peeves in this video. ❤

[@ratemisia]

Thank you for going to those lengths to credit the artist!!! It peeves me when I see this stuff out in the wild with no credit, and it's nice to see someone go out of their way to find the credit for a change. Also it gives me an excuse to leave a comment. ^-^

[@Sharauni]

THANK YOU! Thank you for calling out the BS spread and the lack of giving shout out to the artists that so many people use. I am fascinated by cryptids and the unknown but I love debunking too, so this video was very enjoyable and your ranting was lovely to hear because it's very much needed.

[@unholydoctor2083]

The work you put into finding the artist of the spooky whale was so awesome!! Im sure it meant the world to that person!!

[@Hwilki]

“CREDIT YOUR ARTISTS” as if I couldn’t love your channel more, this won my heart. ❤ Thank you so much! Best Bloop video on KZbin.

[@cayleesmith1440]

I have some thoughts regarding why people refuse to believe scientists when it comes to stuff like the Bloop. Maybe it's because to them, the ocean's mysteries evoke a sense of wonder, even if those "unanswered questions" were actually answered a long time ago. They want to believe in the weird stuff, and a lot of content creators capitalize on that by giving vague half-answers and straight up spreading misinformation. That comes at the expense of people ignoring experts so they can keep up their suspension of disbelief.

[@minimalbstolerance8113]

I agree with your assessment. Quite honestly, I've been there with wanting to believe something's possible even when science says it's not, because, quite frankly, the laws of science always seem to screw over cool stuff. Bloop? Nope, just icebergs, besides, a creature that big couldn't feed itself and would be crushed under its own weight. Interstellar travel? Sorry, nothing can travel faster than light. Time travel? No, see above. Giant battle robots? Too easy a target, and tanks can do anything they can do better. Mobile cities? Flying battleships? Hoverboards? Nope, all totally impractical. All we ever get from science is boring shit like electric cars (which are actually less eco-friendly than fossil fuel cars when you take into account the hideously toxic runoff from the mining of the metals for the batteries) and the internet (nothing but a meeting place for humans to reach a critical mass of idiocy) and constant warnings on how we're all going to die in 20-30 years because of climate change/nuclear war/supervolcanoes/any other currently popular prediction of doom. Maybe wanting to believe in the pseudoscientific, the Fortean and the downright weird is just running away from reality, but, as Shinji says in Evangelion, "What's wrong with running away from reality if it sucks?"

[@Randerson2409]

The Bloop is one of those things where, as soon as I first heard about it, I immediately went hunting for anything saying what it was, learned what it was, then let it slip from my mind. So far from my mind, in fact, the every damn time since I've heard it mentioned, I remember I found out what it was, but I never remember the actual cause off the top of my head, and need to hunt it down again lol

[@ConfusedKain]

I have to say I love and appreciate you SO MUCH for going out of your way to find the artists and giving them credit! The amount of times our art is stolen, even more so with AI BS is just so tiresome. Thank you so much for literally all you do for all the marine info and the effort to make sure artists are SEEN AND KNOWN

[@MangaSockAttack]

Me: I’m gonna learn about a sea beast *watches video* Me: Maybe humanity is the sea beast

[@_radlad3100]

This is the one that made me follow. Between crediting the artist and ripping into folks who don't listen to facts? ooo *chefs kiss* thatsa good content

[@moorflower4118]

Yaaaas!!! Fight that misinformation!! You go girl! Yaaaaaaay! I love how passionate you are about facts and the sea and I just LOVE your videos!!!!

[@maxsync183]

regarding the "bloop played at normal speed" clip, it sounds like theres a lot of timestretching artifacts, thats what gives it a sort of, idk "digital" feeling. depending on the algorithm used, the software has to somehow invent new audio if you slow something down. it does this by looping small pieces of the audio and the more intense the slowing effect, the more audible these artifacts become. if you use the right algorithm they can sound smoother but you will never get the true sound of the bloop through editing the sped up clip unless its at a really, really high audio quality. because the timestretching algorithm cant know where the original frequencies were before being sped up, it can only approximate where they might have been based on the frequencies that are available. also you have a cool channel, nice content.

[@donttalktomebye]

Im still scared of the ocean but your love for all the weird goopy, limb-y aliens have made me less scared and more fascinated. Much like my relationship with fungi. Your passion and excitement and your editing are incredible.

[@shalirwood]

If any of these monsters were real, we WOULD know, because Marine Biologists would NEVER STOP TELLING US ABOUT IT. Talk to a scientist for five minutes about their field of interest, they won't stop! (I'd know!)

[@nyuh]

OH MY GOSH yes amazing video. also ive never even thought of that creature being an illustration that needs to be have the artist credited. just seen em so many times and havent put thought to it qwq. thank you for finding the artist. ive tried finding original sources for art before and i cant imagine how hard it is to find the source for such a widely used image.

[@aquariTerrible]

Yesssss credit your artists and cite sources!!!! OctopusLady hammering in crediting your sources and art is an instant follow for me. And I am SO HAPPY to finally see the artists for those well used works ACTUALLY CREDITED ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Also obvs love the ocean info ❤❤❤❤

[@corinneamani8823]

The sound the tiktok guy plays at like 7:45 or something is the sound of a far away reaper leviathan from the game subnautica!

[@Ola-c2z5t]

Why was the Bloop so loud? The icebergs that generated the bloop most likely were between Antartica's Bransfield Straits and the Ross Sea, or Cape Adare, according to NOAA. Icequakes occur when glaciers fracture in the ocean, cracking ice. The sudden cracking produces a loud pop or booming sound.20 Dec 2022

[@spluff5]

When I heard your slowed-down version of the bloop, my first thought was: "Damn, that sounds a lot like an iceberg cracking..."

[@PrimalRenegade17]

I love how passionate you are when it comes to people spreading disinformation! *Dolphin noises* disinformation.

[@jai5449]

my favorite wild ocean conspiracy theory is about atlantis and the bermuda triangle !! I heard it once a while ago and it’s just so outlandish I can’t help but love it! someone somewhere had said that they believe the reason atlantis sunk, and the reason all sorts of bad luck comes from bermuda, is because atlantis had figured out how to power their entire city with a massive quartz crystal. they say that, because a huge accident happened, it broke their crystal. can’t remember if it was a natural disaster or the fault of a clumsy individual, but either way, that massive crystal broke. people also say that when a crystal breaks, it brings horrible luck. therefore, that bad luck caused the sea to engulf the entirety of atlantis, and it lay in what is now known as the bermuda triangle, causing bad luck to all who come near. sooooo crazy, so much to unpack, it’s an absolutely wild conspiracy theory. i’d love to believe it, but until someone proves it, I just can’t bring myself to think it’s true, no matter how much i want for it to be real. it makes for a great story though, super entertaining 😄

[@lyokianhitchhiker]

I mean, it’d explain why the Bermuda Triangle has an abnormally large amount of scientifically/statistically unexplainable phenomena compared to most other areas of its type.

[@alcrz3943]

@@lyokianhitchhiker none of that is "unexplainable" it is a heavy shipping area with strong weather. it does not have a higher incidence of "incidents" compared to any other area of the ocean

[@lyokianhitchhiker]

@@alcrz3943 First off, you have to factor in the cases where wind & such had nothing to do with it. Second off, how come this became the poster child for that & not anywhere else?

[@blueboltshrimp]

I love how you're so dedicated to citing the sources of where things came from

[@AquaeAtrae]

Cheers angry Octopus Lady. New subscriber here who found you with a passing interest in octopuses and biology in general... but a HUGE INTEREST in citing sources and fighting disinformation. I almost tuned away at first as I already heard / seen the science laid out, but when I realized WHY you were getting in such a tizzy, you got my support! Keep up the good work and you be you! :)

[@hollybelleorchid3255]

I knew she's gonna say it again. "NO ! no no no no no..." 🤣 My favourite part of the video.

[@pippinbloom]

My favorite fish-related conspiracy theory is that tilapia are not real fish and are just some kind of evil human creation lol

[@freudinator]

I love your content. I've been binging it over the past couple of evenings! Also good on you for calling out plagiarism and content theft and general bullsh*ttery. It's such a shame that those videos get views.

[@anso5961]

A bit unrelated but I saw on a documentary that blue whales have a song they will sing to the bottom of the ocean floor, making it spread thousands of kilometers? But i forgot what the purpose was, if you know any sources about this I'd be forever grateful, I found it very interesting. Amazing and interesting video like always :))

[@JuzALilGayBean]

7:12 not only that, but even if you could hear the frequency, because sound travels really well through liquids, you probably wouldn't be able to figure out where it was coming from with just your human ears

[@delilahmartin1072]

Just found my new favorite science KZbinr, omg. I laughed so hard. What a breath of fresh air.

[@Cyber5layer]

I remember as a kid seeing all the stuff about Bloop and all i thought was "wow, ocean big", never did I expect 15 years later to see it as a modern cryptid like the backrooms and slenderman

[@Iron_Stigmata]

You and miniminuteman are my favourite conspiracy theory debunkers 😭❤️

[@pardoxia7242]

I work in an 8:1:1 special needs classroom. There was one student who absolutely loved the ocean and ocean creatures and whenever he asked me to play with him he would mention this big monster called The Bloop that would try and eat whatever dolls he played with . And he would try to make that low-sounding noise heard in the video. I wasn't sure if this was from some KZbin video or video game (I thought he might have been referring to something from Subnautica). Really cool to see that it is an actual phenemenon. Despite the conspiracy theories, I'll spare him the truth that the Bloop wasn't a creature - I think that would disappoint him more than if he found out Santa wasn't real.

[@heathermcfarland6317]

I absolutely love this video. And I immediately subscribe to your channel because of how impressed I am with the amount of work you do to find the truth for everyone. I have never heard someone explain the bloop the way that you just did. Thank you.

[@dwdei8815]

I so much adore your humour - hits the laugh buttons bang-on. And it doesn't get in the way of an admirable and thorough approach to the simple task of trying to be right. I say that as someone who was a fan of pulpy Bermuda Triangle (and other mysteries) books in the 80s. Hilarious how the 24-minute guy translated "submarine volcanoes" into "volcanoes or submarines". Bloop!

[@Sahgee]

I sincerely appreciate how passionate and thorough you are. Not many content creators take their work seriously anymore, so i am grateful that you do. I affirm millions of subscribers and greater, grander opportunities for you 🐙

[@karnage3809]

Off topic but as an artist myself I appreciate that you always credit everything, THANK YOU!

[@raeperonneau4941]

Love that you take the time to credit your sources! It’s hugely important and frighteningly lacking on KZbin.

[@EddwardTheSeventhSpaceWizard]

You’re awesome for finding that artist! I hate when art is taken by the internet and goes uncredited.

[@kittykatklaws777]

I just want to say that you are one of my favorite youtubers ever!! I love how funny, creative, and informative every video you put out is!! I showed some of your videos to my friends a couple days ago and they laughed so hard. Thank you for sharing your love for marine biology and blessing us with these amazing videos!! Can’t wait for the next one 💕💕💕

[@Foxhood]

Those Diodes actually do serve a purpose!! The circuit achieves a pulsing effect by filling up a capacitor which slowly discharges through the Transistor. Thing is that digital IC will try to Drain the caps itself, resulting in an almost instant discharge. The Diodes ensure the IC can only fill it up, not drain it.

[@marcello8787]

This octopus lady reminds of my university teacher, telling us to quote our sources

[@strangebird5974]

While I was a little disappointed when I learned that the Bloop was an icequake (was that the term?), because I loved the thought of Cthulhu turning over in his sleep, I really liked this video of yours. You are so... decent. I really like that. And all the squishy friends of the ocean are nice, too.

[@Z33ki]

The Meg still being alive is my personal ocean related conspiracy

[@thomasoostema3625]

I just subscribed! I love your videos! It's so nice to watch a video that has all the sources cited and is full of reliable information. You even give credit to the artists! You're the standard that people should aspire to be on this platform. Thank you so much 😁

[@foolsenigma]

Mermaids are real but they look, sound, smell, feel, and taste exactly like sardines

[@denorangebanan]

it would be funny if that was actually true

[@kelsanggyudzhin2340]

0:35 seems like a really good meme template 🤣

[@scarletmisfit]

THANK YOU. For being a person who endlessly researches, who cites papers, who doesn't attempt to cater to "every audience" by trying to make an accurate and informed video, but then putting an addendum at the end of your video like OOH MAYBE IT IS A CONSPIRACY THO, WHO IS TO SAY THO, who insists upon polite behavior being a necessity [because it is], and ESPECIALLY thank you...for spending so much time finding and crediting artists. I say especially for this one because I'm a freelance artist and it's so, so frustrating sometimes. From a consumer standpoint, as well, even. I see a really cool piece of art and I'm like "ooh I want to look at more of their stuff!" and then I just...can't. Can't find it. Just to add to my rant, though this is slightly less relevant, Hot Topic! I used to shop there when I was an edgy teen, and I still do like that sort of aesthetic to a point, but I will never shop there again. A friend of mine actually had her art printed on Hot Topic t-shirts! Which at face value is like "omg that's so cool!" But she wasn't asked. Or credited. Or offered royalties. They just found her art on the internet and started selling it on t-shirts. Because pfft, it's art on the internet, who cares? FUUUUUUUUUUUUU----- So yeah, it's not just KZbin channels [casual or monetized] or any other sort of semi-freelance or whatever articles using art without permissions. It's massive corporations too. Which is fucking unacceptable. You could argue that the first group of people may not know better and that, if informed, they would change their behavior [which does happen, I've seen creators start crediting after being spoken to]. But a corporation is not going to NOT have lawyers, they're not going to NOT know copyright or trademark laws. In particular, with things like Hot Topic, doing parody artwork of like, gothic versions of popular characters, they HAVE to know trademark laws in order to put out this merch without being sued by...idk, Disney or Sanrio. But what random artist on the internet is going to have the resources of Disney in order to take Hot Topic to court over this? So why not just use their work? Ehehehe, stupid artists putting their artwork out there where it could easily be stolen, but then not being rich enough to defend themselves to a jury. SO DUMB LOL And then people start complaining when artists decide to put massive copyright signatures across their work. "But it ruins the picture, I can't enjoy it now," or whatever. Yeah, thank the people who make that a necessity. The artist can only be bitten so many times before they become shy. Anyway, sorry for the rant here, I just...I'm always so happy when I watch one of your videos and you have a segment about how you went and found a source for the artwork used, even if it took you forever to find. Not only that, you always actually ask the artist if they mind you using the image in a video. Which is...almost unheard of these days. Just, kudos, thank you. I've been watching all of your videos over the past couple days since my Partner suggested your channel as something I'd enjoy. He was totally right, I am massively enjoying. :) When I have a more stable income, I'll be all over your Patreon for sure.

[@alang.bandala8863]

Man, that ending... I feel that, I had a friend that was kind of traumatized about science cause a teacher of him was weird (he is autistic and had difficulty on learning stuffs) so, when someone tried to explain something about science or history, he prefers the conspiracy theories and magical stuffs. Nowadays we don't talk, you can guess why, just to be clear, I wasn't the only one he got mad at.

[@WhatLurksBeneath]

I forgot about that video. This was back when I was going through a slew of writers and researchers, many of which weren't working out due to many of the reasons pointed out in this video. These are people I trusted in their writing and research so at this time of making the video I wasn't double checking their work. Big mistake. Learned that the hard way. I do remember the distinction between the ocean sounds being confusing as to what was the bloop, what was the slowdown, etc. Besides my shitty video, great job on yours! 😀

[@stemnails3847]

Is this the start of Octopus Lady villain era? 🤔 Jokes aside, I really love this video and how you always quote the sources and do ALL the research ❤️ it's truly amazing you dedication, so don't feel bat about ranting to others that don't do the same 🤣

[@Reasor]

You aren't being mean, you are being right. Everything you said is correct and I wish there were more people that were passionate about doing things right and correcting deceptive practices.

[@Crystalised24]

Reliable scientific sources AND credit to artists???? Octopus Lady, you’re a true hero in a sea of villains! For the end of video question, I’m still holding out hope that there’s some mermaids. And not like sexy human mermaids, I want creepy fish people like in that one awful fake animal planet documentary

[@SL-lv8im]

Ok question, wouldn’t there be more bloop sounds if it was ice considering how much icebergs there were? Or - was there only one ice-quake ever recorded? Because if it’s only the one that seems pretty strange. Edit: I’m genuinely looking for an answer, please answer lol

[@Mouse-bk5rd]

yeah, there have been plenty of other ice quakes recorded - that's how they identified the bloop as an ice quake, by comparing it to others. the "mysterious" thing about the bloop is just that they had trouble identifying it at first and a bunch of people just ran with the idea of an "unexplained deep sea noise" and refused to listen once it was identified

[@kelmoment]

pretty sure thats one of the ice quakes recorded

[@spirithawk6580]

This seems like a very google-able question you could really easily look up instead of asking other people to do it on youtube

[@MercuryXZ]

wow, your dedication is unmatched! so glad i found your channel. i actually have thalassophobia but for some reason, i love learning about anything ocean-related, so this kind of content is right up my league. i find it terrifying but oddly interesting. a part of me might also be trying to get as much info as possible so that if i actually end up in the ocean i would be prepared to face my fear. (would probably die of a heart attack anyway) 😂

[@seancstudio]

Thanks for crediting thre artists! My sister In-law is an artist and her work is stolen all the time. Not just for videos but sold on items or as bootleg prints. Its an uphill battle for a single person.

[@lilililianvlogs6084]

I just found this channel and I love it… the effort you put on research and giving credits is amazing

[@dogf421]

honestly, the fact that an ice quake can make a sound so loud it can be detected thousands of miles away is so impressive that im not even mad about it not being some massive sea monster, the forces involved must be tremendous

[@ichauchich6543]

First of all... Really, really great video! Secondly...OMG I love you going off on all this misinformation so much! Seriously! I'm a doctor and with COVID-19 and everything happening over the last 2 years I got so feed up with so many people taking scientific discoveries and twisting them to something not even barely resembling the original result. I had so many discussions with patients, people I know and random strangers that made me feel exactly like ( I think ) you do in this video. At times, I was so frustrated I wouldn't talk about my job and new discoveries in my field (which is normally something I love ) because I couldn't stand all the bullshitting and was so tired of debunking the same shit over and over! Thank you for your comments about masks and vaccines (and how bullshitting in one field leads to people not believing other scientific discoveries ) and being so wonderfully infuriated by people spewing bullshit!

[@usorystudio2161]

This is SOO GOOD and funny. I love how she hates it when other people don’t give credit or state there sources and she jus goes and does it for them like a pro. this outstanding work deserves a sub for sure

[@QUANTUM-_-]

1:04 nice nails. 💅

[@RokuroCarisu]

What needs to be understood about conspiracy theories is that they are generally rooted in fear. But conspiracy theorists are not simply afraid of things, but very much addicted to their own fear, because, ironically, fear of something that you can rationalize is *comforting* in comparison to fear of something that you can't. These people seriously take comfort in such ideas as giant monsters prowling the ocean because that's less terrifying to them than something they can't imagine making weird noises actually making weird noises. And thus, anybody who tell them that the rationale for their fear of monsters is wrong is rejected because that triggers something even worse: The fear of *the unknown,* which cannot be rationalized. A monster would be a threat you could fight against or hide away from; a great but ultimately simple problem that our brains have adapted to deal with since the times when actual giant sea creatures hunted our fish ancestors. Also, the feeling of being able to solve problems is naturally satisfying. If you can imagine a monster, you are likely to imagine a way to defeat the monster and someone doing it at the same time. Science, though? We don't have ANY instincts that we can rely on when it comes to science. We don't even have senses to percieve science with. Scientific problems, you can't run away from or kill with just a big enough stick. They require you to *not* rely on instict to solve, which is not only hard for people who are used to doing just that, but in fact unnatural for humans as a species. Science is something that can't be seen, or heard, or touched, only explained and calculated in the mind. It is abstract, formless, invisible, intangible and, without significant mental effort, inconcievable. That's how science can be scarier than any monster.

[@BassDad8]

Okay, I am going to say this and I mean it in the most platonic, respectful way possible. I freaking LOVE you!!! Subbed 4Ever!

[@phillipsmith4220]

Every single aspect of this video was incredible. Love it!

[@kakdibombom]

I'm amazed you talked with two whole Librarians, I prefer them in 2/3rds at a time otherwise they get overwhelming.

[@mallow5828]

I'm a MARB major at A&M and you're one of my favorite channels

[@wangeroogerque]

You are so polite by showing all of your sources and always excusing for little bits you think are mean. That you're allowed to become angry when people talk bs about your field.