Re: CLOVERFIELD (spoilers)

In article <atropos-BCCD8B.22315628012008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 Thanatos <atropos@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>  "Ken from Chicago" <kwicker1b_nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > "Thanatos" <atropos@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > "Ken from Chicago" <kwicker1b_nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > >> "Thanatos" <atropos@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > >> news:atropos-803A9D.06113128012008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >> > In article <R_udncFFn-lz5QDanZ2dnUVZ_vGinZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > >> > "Rick" <videojockey1a@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > >> >> JJ has said that CLover was a creature from the depths of
> > >> >> the Ocean which is why it's hide was near invulnerable.
> > >> >
> > >> > Not sure why something from the bottom of the ocean would
> > >> > have skin that can repel bunker-buster bombs and munitions
> > >> > that can penetrate tank armor.
> > >>
> > >> Do you know how much PRESSURE exists on the bottom of the ocean?
> > >
> > > Yes. Do you know how sea creatures survive it? Doesn't sound like
you do
> > > if you think it's because they have thick skin.
> > 
> > By NOT having air cavities inside. Apparently the Creature did and
thus had 
> > the armored shell to withstand ocean pressures--and thus armored
shells.
> 
> So let me get this straight... a creature that lives at the bottom of 
> the ocean-- where there is no air--

What in the world do you think that marine animals breathe? It's air 
dissolved in water. They're certainly not getting oxygen by cracking 
water for it.

> nevertheless has air-filled hollows 
> in its body *and* those hollows are inexplicably pressurized at levels 
> comparable to that found at the surface, which consequently requires it 
> to evolve skin stronger than tank armor.
> 
> That's such a stupid concept I don't even know where to begin.

The "at surface pressure levels" part is nonsensical, but then, that 
isn't what he said.

Most fish have a swim bladder, which is typically filled with CO2 at 
ambient pressure. Bring deep swimmers up too fast, and they enjoy the 
sensation of their innards being forced out through their mouths by the 
expanding CO2.

Mammals don't have swim bladders, but have you never heard of the bends?

Gases are absorbed in body tissues and liquids; release the pressure 
over a short time, and gasses will come out of solution, causing all 
sorts of problems.

Whales, seals, and the like don't spend enough time down to see the 
problem, but something living deep for extended periods, getting oxygen 
out of the water, might.

Well, maybe in a bad movie.