Comments on: Revenge of Titanoboa

By: benr96

benr96 — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:14:13 +0000

I know im like 2 years late but whatever
Its fake go to this link:
http://www.tineye.com/search/891039d2a550ca921e6dbbd9af76a2c0d34d2d14/?page=1&sort=score&order=desc
its a search on tineye and it shows all similar images in its index, if you go through it you find a few images near identical taken from same angle and everything without the snake,

btw the results expire in 72 hours so if you miss it just search the image yourself using this link:
http://www.theness.com/images/blogimages/borneosnake.jpg

By: khepi

khepi — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:12:55 +0000

The picture is a fake. The wakes, which are impossible, give it away.

By: luisbrudna

luisbrudna — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:49:25 +0000

Mistery solved
http://www.ceticismoaberto.com/news/?p=1668

Im from Brazil.

By: HHC

HHC — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:17:30 +0000

Melbojudoka, I did google von Karman vortices. I see your point especially when I review the dynamic animation by Caesaro de La Rosa Siqueria. But the real photos show more abstraction of form than the one on this blog. The vortices look like intertwining links on a gold chain which is quite different from the 100 ft. snake.:-D

By: Eric Thomson

Eric Thomson — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:23:15 +0000

Better to believe in the snake and be fearful so as to avoid it, than to not believe and get eaten because you were lackadaisical.

Therefore, I believe. All hail the giant snake!

By: Melbojudoka

Melbojudoka — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:46:03 +0000

This looks to me like a small islet in the channel with a von Karman vortex street in its wake. This is not an uncommon phenomenon – Google it and see many examples in aerodynamics, fluid dynamics and meteorology.

By: Muero

Muero — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:59:06 +0000

Here’s the official word from Adobe’s website:

Trademarks are not verbs.
CORRECT: The image was enhanced using Adobe® Photoshop® software.
INCORRECT: The image was photoshopped.

By: Lenard

Lenard — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:29:37 +0000

What I think is really surprising about this is that there is a 30ft wide river which has banks completely covered in Broccoli (which the green stuff must be if the snake is 100ft long as it sure as heck ain’t trees)

By: taustin

taustin — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:27:03 +0000

“It’s one of those bizarre legal things that they can’t really control, but apparently it makes them feel better to try.”

Trademark law requires that the holder defend their mark against infringement. They don’t necessarily have to succeed, but they must try, or they lose the mark.

By: HHC

HHC — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:33:22 +0000

I have swam over 1,700 miles in alot of different places including a pool which served as a fire department resevoir, but I never got up close and personal with a 100 foot snake. Does Yale have a field trip scheduled to go to Borneo?