Skeptoid #177: The Bloop

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Brian Dunning

Skeptic, Social Sciences, Skepticism, Paranormal, Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends, Science, History

4.6 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2009

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

This mysterious sound captured by NOAA hydrophones was not a sea monster.

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0:00.0	Imagine you're sitting at the Hydrophone console aboard the research ship, and you hear
0:08.1	a powerful sound shatter the depths of the sea.
0:11.7	But it's not like any sound you've ever heard before.
0:15.0	More than anything, it sounds like the vocalization of an immense sea creature, larger than anything
0:21.4	ever known.
0:22.9	Sound bizarre?
0:23.9	Believe it or not, this actually happened, back in 1997.
0:29.3	The Bloop is today on Skeptoid.
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