Analog
Lifer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSpU-ncAwW0
Could it be Lagarfljótsormurinn, a lake monster of Icelandic legend?
Some say yes; others arent so sure... There are a few things that it pretty much could not be, starting with what it appears to be: a snake. Snakes are exothermic; they cant regulate their body temperature and must depend on the environment to do so. Thats why snakes in the wild can sometimes be seen basking in the sun early in the morningtheyre trying to warm up. While some species of snakes are aquatic, they typically live in much warmer climes; the last place a snake would want be is an ice-filled stream. Another sign that its not a snake or living animal is that the length of it is unnaturally segmented. At one point when the tail is moving it creates almost a 90 degree angle, not an organic smooth curve.
Because of the poor quality, shakiness, and brevity of the footage, its not even clear that the would-be monster is actually moving. It seems to be heading upstream, but that could just be an illusion created by the water moving past it. It could be making progress toward the shoreor its head might be simply sitting there, more or less stationary in the water while the body contorts with the current. To really know, wed need to see more than a short clip; if its still in the same spot after a minute or two, then its not making forward progress and therefore not a living creature.
http://news.discovery.com/animals/iceland-river-monster-120210.html
Could it be Lagarfljótsormurinn, a lake monster of Icelandic legend?
Some say yes; others arent so sure... There are a few things that it pretty much could not be, starting with what it appears to be: a snake. Snakes are exothermic; they cant regulate their body temperature and must depend on the environment to do so. Thats why snakes in the wild can sometimes be seen basking in the sun early in the morningtheyre trying to warm up. While some species of snakes are aquatic, they typically live in much warmer climes; the last place a snake would want be is an ice-filled stream. Another sign that its not a snake or living animal is that the length of it is unnaturally segmented. At one point when the tail is moving it creates almost a 90 degree angle, not an organic smooth curve.
Because of the poor quality, shakiness, and brevity of the footage, its not even clear that the would-be monster is actually moving. It seems to be heading upstream, but that could just be an illusion created by the water moving past it. It could be making progress toward the shoreor its head might be simply sitting there, more or less stationary in the water while the body contorts with the current. To really know, wed need to see more than a short clip; if its still in the same spot after a minute or two, then its not making forward progress and therefore not a living creature.
http://news.discovery.com/animals/iceland-river-monster-120210.html
