5/23/2003: Bear eats sub

Undertoad · 05-23-2003, 02:10 PM

Polar bears, it turns out, are generally kind of dumb. Everything they see represents some kind of food. Although when you're near the north pole, there isn't much that moves that isn't food.

And so when the US submarine Connecticut, in training exercises near the North Pole, poked its sail and rudder through the ice, this bear figured that it was getting a fine treat, perhaps some free whale meat. And it tried to chow down. The crew took these shots via the periscope.

The sub took some minor damage but surely not so much that it affected its operation at all, one would imagine...

To link this up to another thread, apparently one of the subs' jobs is to use sonar to measure the ice thickness to track the effects of global warming. Apparently the warming affects the bears a great deal.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-23-2003, 04:38 PM

Gosh, I guess we'll have to take this global warming seriously if our subs are going to be in danger of bear attacks.

Griff · 05-23-2003, 05:23 PM

See, what he ordered was a hoagie.<groan>

wolf · 05-23-2003, 08:35 PM

*HIJACK*

There is a GREAT Philly Cheese Steak and Hoagie (the real deal) place in Bradford County! I didn't believe it until I tasted it, but Lisa's Little Philly Cheese Steaks ARE the real thing, not imitation.

It's a hike from Grifftopia, but if you're wandering through ...

Whit · 05-24-2003, 12:38 AM

     Any word on how much sub was above ice here? I'm just looking for some perspective on the size of the bear.

elSicomoro · 05-24-2003, 12:47 AM

I watched some show on Discovery a while back about polar bears on Svalbard (in the North Atlantic). Very interesting stuff.

This is the time of year where the bears are coming out of hibernation, and desperately need some food. Usually, they feed on seals, though males will eat anything. The ladies are cautious to stay away from them until mating season, for they or their cubs could be his next meal.

05-23-2003, 02:10 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	5/23/2003: Bear eats sub Polar bears, it turns out, are generally kind of dumb. Everything they see represents some kind of food. Although when you're near the north pole, there isn't much that moves that isn't food. And so when the US submarine Connecticut, in training exercises near the North Pole, poked its sail and rudder through the ice, this bear figured that it was getting a fine treat, perhaps some free whale meat. And it tried to chow down. The crew took these shots via the periscope. The sub took some minor damage but surely not so much that it affected its operation at all, one would imagine... To link this up to another thread, apparently one of the subs' jobs is to use sonar to measure the ice thickness to track the effects of global warming. Apparently the warming affects the bears a great deal.

05-23-2003, 04:38 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Gosh, I guess we'll have to take this global warming seriously if our subs are going to be in danger of bear attacks. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-23-2003, 05:23 PM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	See, what he ordered was a hoagie.<groan> __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

05-23-2003, 08:35 PM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	HIJACK There is a GREAT Philly Cheese Steak and Hoagie (the real deal) place in Bradford County! I didn't believe it until I tasted it, but Lisa's Little Philly Cheese Steaks ARE the real thing, not imitation. It's a hike from Grifftopia, but if you're wandering through ... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

05-24-2003, 12:38 AM	#5
Whit Umm ... yeah. Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Arkansas, USA Posts: 949	Any word on how much sub was above ice here? I'm just looking for some perspective on the size of the bear. __________________ A friend will help you move. A true friend will help you move a body.

05-24-2003, 12:47 AM	#6
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	I watched some show on Discovery a while back about polar bears on Svalbard (in the North Atlantic). Very interesting stuff. This is the time of year where the bears are coming out of hibernation, and desperately need some food. Usually, they feed on seals, though males will eat anything. The ladies are cautious to stay away from them until mating season, for they or their cubs could be his next meal.

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