Kipperphoenix Posted September 15, 2009 #1 Share Posted September 15, 2009 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A mysterious ripple in the waters near West Palm Beach has a name — the Muck Monster — and has been fodder for David Letterman.Trouble is, no one has actually seen the Muck Monster.It first appeared on YouTube this summer in a video posted by Lagoonkeepers.org, a group that removes debris in the water. Read more... I apologize if this has been here before. The only thing I could say it might be is an alligator or a big fish. I might be wrong. What do you think it is? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kar-zid Posted September 15, 2009 #2 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I apologize if this has been here before. The only thing I could say it might be is an alligator or a big fish. I might be wrong. What do you think it is? An alligator or big fish are both extremely good guesses. That was one big wake in the water though so it'd have to be a very big fish. Unfortunately we'll just have to wait until more footage or any reports come out about it to know exactly what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashyne Posted September 15, 2009 #3 Share Posted September 15, 2009 catfish can grow to very big sizes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastieRunner Posted September 15, 2009 #4 Share Posted September 15, 2009 It's Swamp Thing! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinewave Posted September 15, 2009 #5 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Florida's coastal waters are teaming with candidates. Alligators and fish are certainly possibilities as are dolphins and manatee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~TheBigK~ Posted September 15, 2009 #6 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I'd say there's gonna need to be a better video than that to suggest that it's something other than an alligator or large fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanVonErich Posted September 15, 2009 #7 Share Posted September 15, 2009 very interesting.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotsocats100 Posted September 15, 2009 #8 Share Posted September 15, 2009 It could even be a scooba diver. It could be anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TALM Posted September 15, 2009 #9 Share Posted September 15, 2009 That title jumped out at me. I misread it. Insert Beavis and butthead laugh here ( ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S2F Posted September 15, 2009 #10 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Crossing currents can create wakes just like the one in the vid and IMO that is what it was. There may not have been a living entity responsible, just the natural oddities of intersecting currents. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_dreamer Posted September 15, 2009 #11 Share Posted September 15, 2009 It could have been a school of fish, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah G. Posted September 16, 2009 #12 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Algae, it's alive, it moves with the water about the same as a paper towel would if laid upon the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GypsyWolf Posted September 16, 2009 #13 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I have to vote catfish on this one-- I have seen some freaking giant ones when I lived in the south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuronin Posted September 16, 2009 #14 Share Posted September 16, 2009 It could be anything........but not a sea monster.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanVonErich Posted September 16, 2009 #15 Share Posted September 16, 2009 it's a large fish, i'm sure....still a very interesting story.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FurthurBB Posted September 17, 2009 #16 Share Posted September 17, 2009 I apologize if this has been here before. The only thing I could say it might be is an alligator or a big fish. I might be wrong. What do you think it is? I mean, it is freaken Florida. It could be anything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimly Posted September 18, 2009 #17 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I mean, it is freaken Florida. It could be anything. Anything but a muck monster. It could even be NOTHING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanVonErich Posted September 18, 2009 #18 Share Posted September 18, 2009 the video is still very interesting...but like Dimly just said, maybe it's nothing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catutie Posted September 19, 2009 #19 Share Posted September 19, 2009 (edited) cause water makes its own ripples and wakes...no somthing swimming close to the surface, catfish, it didnt look that far from the shore so i dont think dolphin would be to big and manatee....no. i vote decent sized fish near the surface Edited September 19, 2009 by catutie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascade Posted September 19, 2009 #20 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Yeah. I've seen a wake just like that before. It was a fish. Mystery solved. Really now. A mysterious wake, and people scream monster over it. Bring me something interesting; like that footage on MonsterQuest of that trident-tailed sea beastie. Then we'll talk. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeClocks Posted September 22, 2009 #21 Share Posted September 22, 2009 wha the muck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analog_warrior Posted September 22, 2009 #22 Share Posted September 22, 2009 How the hell does "Some weird ripple" turn into "Muck monster"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinewave Posted September 23, 2009 #23 Share Posted September 23, 2009 How the hell does "Some weird ripple" turn into "Muck monster"? That is an astute a question as has ever been asked. The unfortunate answer is "because it does". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catutie Posted September 23, 2009 #24 Share Posted September 23, 2009 (edited) How the hell does "Some weird ripple" turn into "Muck monster"? because people have crazy imaginations that ripples becomes this Edited September 23, 2009 by catutie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SniperGurl Posted October 14, 2009 #25 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Hmm interesting.. it never ceases to amaze me just how great some people's imaginations are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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