| I have been known to believe in some pretty strange | | | | the photo, and told Alex Campbell, the man responsible |
| things. Things that no one else gives a second thought. | | | | for controlling salmon fishing in the loch. Campbell of |
| Mostly things, such as Nessie, but this is on the more | | | | course agreed that it was in fact the Loch Ness |
| realistic side of the Fiji Mermaid.In this article, I have | | | | Monster, because he had 'seen' Nessie on numerous |
| done my research, collected true data, and will present | | | | occasions. Like so many other photos, this one simply |
| the facts for you one by one so that you can make | | | | faded to the background as more and more 'evidence' |
| your own decision. As whimsical as it may seem, I for | | | | cropped up.I will offer, as one last photographic piece |
| one believe that something could be there. Now, grab | | | | of evidence, this photo: is actually a sonar image |
| a cup of coffee, or a bag of sugar, and start | | | | picked up by a study that was held by Dr. Robert |
| reading...First, the lake. Lake Ness, or the popular 'Loch' | | | | Rines, and funded by the American Academy of |
| is a long deep lake very near Inverness, Scotland. It is | | | | Applied Science. The tools used were sonar and |
| part of a huge fissure in the earth that nearly divides | | | | automatic cameras. In 1972, one of their cameras |
| Scotland in half. It is a conveniently murky lake perfect | | | | photographed what appeared to be a flipper, or Nessie |
| for hiding 30-ft. long serpents and plesiosaurs in, and | | | | herself, at about 6 feet long, in 4 frames of film. In 1975, |
| can also be up to 900 ft. deep in certain areas. The | | | | they struck another photo, blurred, but appearing to be |
| lake is also extremely cold. Reaching negative readings | | | | Nessie's face.The Science of Her Existence'So what' |
| quite commonly. But do not give up hope in Nessie just | | | | you say. 'That is just a bunch of photos and otters.' |
| yet! There are many facts to be revealed still!Nessie. | | | | Well, here is the actual science, proving, or disproving |
| The history of the lake being a mysterious place dates | | | | the existence of everyone's favorite lake monster.We |
| back over 1500 years. Back to the days of one St. | | | | know that the lake is at least 24 miles long, and in |
| Columba. St. Columba was an Irish monk, who not only | | | | places, 900 feet deep. This, by a long boring system of |
| converted most of Scotland to Christianity, but was | | | | equations, tells us that the lake can hold up to 30 |
| able to sooth the original Nessie, who before his time | | | | metric tons of salmon. Any creature such as Nessie |
| was a murderess. The sightings and speculations on | | | | would only weigh 10 percent as much as the total |
| our dear pal Nessie in the modern age, (comparatively | | | | vittles available, so Nessie, if existent, and single, would |
| anyway) begin in 1934, with the first photo of Nessie, | | | | weigh around 660 pounds (300kg). However, there is a |
| taken by a Dr. Robert Kenneth Wilson, a London | | | | problem with that theory. Zoologists have calculated |
| physician, who photographed the allegedly | | | | that in order to perpetuate the species, or small clan of |
| plesiosaur-like neck, head and partial body arising from | | | | Nessies, there would have to be at least ten of the |
| the water. This photo is below. photo caused a stir | | | | said beast. Is this possible? Each one would weigh far |
| large enough to get some scientific experts on the | | | | less than 660 lbs. This weight is easily topped by the |
| scene. After looking over the photo, they ruled that it | | | | Baltic Sturgeon, a fish that can grow up to 450 lbs. "but |
| was obviously either a twenty-foot otter, or a log | | | | what about the temperature of the lake?" You ask? |
| sticking vertically out of the water.One of the most | | | | Well, in order for Nessie and her pals to live in such |
| famous photos -entitled the "Surgeon's photo" aptly, | | | | cold water, they would have to be... Let's see.... |
| because of the occupation of the photographer- is | | | | Adapted to it over 1500 years? Yes, well, that puts the |
| below. something similar? Yes. They are the same | | | | water issue to rest.You Decide.Knowing all this, it is up |
| photo. This photo, as it turns out, was a hoax. A rather | | | | to you to decide.. Can Nessie exist? Are the Scottish |
| cheaply organized one at that. An associate of the | | | | of the Loch simply money hungry skirt-wearers? All I |
| doctor, Christian Spurling, admitted on his death bed | | | | did was state the facts. Now you can form your own |
| that the photo was made using a 14 inch toy | | | | conclusions..Hi. I am Coconut of . I have been writing |
| submarine, with a piece of wood attached.This next | | | | articles like these for quite a while. There are URLs in |
| photo was called the "Mackays and Campbell", and | | | | this article to pictures on my website. I ask that if you |
| was taken in 1933. photo was taken by a couple who | | | | use this article, please upload the pictures to your own |
| owned a pub at Drumnadrochit. On April 14, they took | | | | server. Thank you for reading! |