You know, before this, when the "Three Gorges Monster" video came out, all kinds of analysis (some should be called brain tonic) flew all over the sky, and an imaginative contest was staged instantly.
Guess Chinese sturgeon, yellow croaker, giant catfish and giant snake, which are ordinary levels; It is said that it is a giant worm, which is a literary level; And guess that it is a paleontologist such as Xiaolong, which is also a spoof level.
Curiosity and exploration of mysterious creatures is almost the innate nature of human beings, which can be called the same cold and hot in the world. No, the legend of the Nice Monster is said to have been circulating for hundreds of years, but up to now, there are still "surprises and surprises" from time to time, which has caused serious analysis and verification by various media and researchers.
I checked it conveniently. Just last week, some domestic media "translated" foreign reports and said, "The latest news! Loch Ness Monster, that's it. "
According to the report, a research team from the University of Otago in New Zealand said at a news conference that by collecting water samples and analyzing the DNA of animals and plants, they found that the "water monster" was most likely an eel, and ruled out the speculation that the water monster was plesiosaur, catfish, shark and sturgeon.
I look at it with suspicion. It is said that the research team has collected 250 water samples at different positions and depths in the lake since June 20 18. As a result, the research team did not find the DNA of new species, reptiles, catfish, sharks or sturgeons, but found a lot of eel DNA in the lake.
So the conclusion is that the statement that the "water monster" is a giant eel may come true. However, there is no evidence that there are "water monsters" in the lake.
Undoubtedly, this is another conclusion with rhythm. The good monster is still just a legend.
In fact, it doesn't matter whether there are good-looking monsters at this stage. The important thing is that people are still defending this legend. The media needs it, some scientists need it, and naturally curious onlookers need it more.
The same is true of the spread and fermentation of the "Three Gorges Water Monster". For example, there is a topic in Zhihu that is set like this-what kind of creature is the Three Gorges Water Monster? This question seems ordinary, but it quietly changes the concept, and acquiesces in advance that the "Three Gorges Monster" is a creature.
Looking back, in fact, a few days ago, some media quoted experts as saying that the object in the water was not a fish or a snake, but a floating object with one end hanging at the bottom of the river. In addition, it has long been questioned that the shooting location is not the Three Gorges. But such information, because it is too simple, has long been automatically blocked by curious netizens in front of the preconceived word "Three Gorges Monster".
Just like the legend of Loch Ness Monster has been circulating for many years, the reason why the "Three Gorges Monster" can ferment is not so much that some people are partial to listening and believing, but rather that the curiosity of some onlookers needs the support of a legend that is difficult to prove but more difficult to falsify-but I didn't expect falsification to come so soon.