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[Red Walrus]

[SPEC]Extremophiles

[AnubisWarrior]

Personally I doubt this is "the key to everything". But Tagruato's business with extremophiles may provide some nice background information, for example the monster could exhibit some traits related to extremophiles or the company could be working wit them when they disturb the monster.

I think this was a good connection and gives us a better idea of what this organization deals with.

[Red Walrus]

The monster being a water bear is just a secondary thought...the most important thing is how important the Extremophiles seem to be to the company and how they might relate to it's subsidiaries.

[AnubisWarrior]

Ah, I understand.
Yes, maybe there will be more nods to extremophiles later and it won't take us long to pick up on them, especially if it turns up on Slusho!

[McPhearson]

Hm. Real interesting finds you have here. I wonder if we are looking at the very creature that could spawn the Cloverfield Creature.

Even if not, this is interesting information that could support the 'awakening' theory that has been spoken of, where the drilling rigs awake the frozen dormant creature into a rage.

[Red Walrus]

[McPhearson]

See, the thing about that darn Slusho! site is, it's so darn cheery (almost to the point of eerie) that looking for clues can drive a man crazy.

[Red Walrus]

I don't think the parafun wax subsidairy has too much to do with the secret ingredient because it is actually made with oil, people are forgeting is tagruato's main revenue.

[keeno_82uk]

sounds like you are onto something. I'll watch your progress with this.

Not sure about the bear though, it'd have to have grown significantly to pose a threat

The extremophiles i suspect will be in the consumables, not have anything to do with monster.

[Red Walrus]

[m0r1arty]

Nice Post

[MrToasty]

The Paraffun bits that would be relevant to me are these:

Preparing specimens for histology?
Testing samples in infrared spectroscopy?
Moderating neutrons?

The first two for sure could tie in with examining flora or fauna from the ocean's depths.

[Red Walrus]

Tardigrade eggs

[dr_worm]

If there is a connection between the kaitei no mitsu and the monster, I don't see why the monster wouldn't also be an extremophile.

But I doubt eating water bears gives one delusions of grandeur, and so I'm inclined to think that the talk about extremophiles is only referencing the monster and not the kaitei no mitsu.

[pegassissy]

Cryobiosis is a form of cryptobiosis that takes place in reaction to decreased temperature. To initiate cryobiosis, the organism freezes all of the water within its cells. This allows the organism to endure the freezing temperatures until more hospitable conditions return. Studies have shown that the longer an organism remains in cryobiosis, the longer it takes for the organism to come out of cryobiosis. This is because the organism must use its own energy to come out of cryobiosis, and the longer it stays in cryobiosis the less energy it has.
Therefore, your theory could make perfect sence. the new drilling station opens in the mid atlantic ridge, and "it" takes a couple of months to wake up. Plus with the hot weater (63 in january?) it may take it a while to warm up.