Comments on: Colossal squid defrost http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/30/colossal-squid-defrost/ Our place, our voices Sun, 19 May 2013 01:55:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Christine http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/30/colossal-squid-defrost/#comment-707 Thu, 01 May 2008 14:36:03 +0000 http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=268#comment-707 Was the squid dead????? Making sure you did not need to harm it for science?

]]> By: Sharon http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/30/colossal-squid-defrost/#comment-470 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:46:36 +0000 http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=268#comment-470 Any guestimates about when it will be thawed enough to begin the preservation process?

]]> By: Eva http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/30/colossal-squid-defrost/#comment-461 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:40:48 +0000 http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=268#comment-461 Goodness could you imagine that one Mark? It waking up suddenly and going nuts? Ha! Glad to hear your werent freezing in there with it! The hookos are amazing on this thing.. Everything about it has been facinating to say the least!

]]> By: Barbara http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/30/colossal-squid-defrost/#comment-440 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:15:58 +0000 http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=268#comment-440 I found your site a day ago and I am fascinted. I’ve called my nephews, one of whom is a biology teacher. Amazing stuff — I’m in Dayton OH. Thanks for all the camera angles. I’m not getting much sound though.

]]> By: Bart & Zac http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/30/colossal-squid-defrost/#comment-414 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:55:34 +0000 http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=268#comment-414 Happy Birthday Dad..:-))

Love Bart & Zac

]]> By: Mark from Te Papa http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/30/colossal-squid-defrost/#comment-400 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:06:48 +0000 http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=268#comment-400 Hi folks,

well I am thawing out (ha ha) nicely over lunch. I don’t know how broad my shoulders are exactly but my colleague Olaf tells me about 50 cm, hope that helps.

I was holding a hose that was pumping warm water into the squid so no worries about the cold, and the hooks and suckers just don’t seem to catch us or scratch even though they would make short work of me if the squid woke up!

By the way thanks for all the Birthday wishes! What a way to spend the day.

]]> By: chrispaulin http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/30/colossal-squid-defrost/#comment-367 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:38:57 +0000 http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=268#comment-367 Mark says it’s like being in a birthing tank, but we suspect he’s really practicing for the winter wading at Taupo for the trout fishing next week!

]]> By: chrispaulin http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/30/colossal-squid-defrost/#comment-364 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:34:15 +0000 http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=268#comment-364 Yes Mark said he’s not too bad.

]]> By: Eva http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/30/colossal-squid-defrost/#comment-357 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:18:58 +0000 http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=268#comment-357 I am curious isnt Mark COLD?! It must be cold in there and here they are asking him all these questions! How exciting this all must be for everyone there.. Again you are all doing such a great job!!

]]> By: Gemma http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2008/04/30/colossal-squid-defrost/#comment-345 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:36:45 +0000 http://tepapa.wordpress.com/?p=268#comment-345 have been watching from uk for past few days and it is brilliant although time difference means i can only see the start of the day. pics keep cutting out now as number of people increase. perhapes you can post the url for the recordings of the previous day so that i can catch up on what i miss. Happy B’day Mark

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