Comments on: Malaysian Bigfoot = Surviving Homo Erectus?

By: Craig Woolheater

Craig Woolheater — Mon, 15 May 2006 17:23:17 +0000

Shallow and unprofessional, really troggo? If Loren and I hadn’t ’sensationalised and celebrated this “news”‘, you most likely wouldn’t be aware of the “photos” to look forward to the release.

I hardly think that we are sensationalising or celebrating anything here. We are merely relaying the news out of Malaysia, giving additional information, illustrations and such that aren’t available from the mainstream Malaysian press and adding commentary, plus historical lore from the area.

If you don’t want to read it, no one is holding a gun to your head. Make a choice to ignore.

There are other people that enjoy getting the latest news here on Cryptomundo.

By: troggo

troggo — Mon, 15 May 2006 15:39:18 +0000

Sorry but I find it very shallow and unprofessional of Loren and Craig to sensationalise and celebrate this “news”. The Malaysian footprints that have been shown thus far have been rediculously blown out of proportion as they were obviously FAKE. Anyhow I look foward to the release of said “photos” and hope in the future such researchers struggling to be taken seriously dive more cautiosly into muddy waters.

By: feldspar helmet

feldspar helmet — Tue, 09 May 2006 02:17:53 +0000

Perhaps we should wait to actually see the pictures before we decide whether or not they are faked. We can take it as given that it’s possible to fake images. We’ll have to see how these ones pan out. We can hope.
The footprint, on the other hand, was physically present to be photographed. As much as it would be nice to say that it was convincing I, for one, just can’t. Others have pointed out it doesn’t match Homo Erectus. I would add that it doesn’t look like a footprint that has had weight rolled from the back to the front of it, as in a stepping motion. It looks like it was pressed straight down into the material that the cast was taken from. I remain hopeful that future releases and the release of the book will allow us to see more convincing information about this possible indigenous ape or ape-like creature.

By: EML

EML — Sat, 06 May 2006 23:45:28 +0000

Do not despair cryptomundos. With hoaxes and misdirections on the upswing, we must be getting too close for comfort to the real deal.

By: Kathy Strain

Kathy Strain — Sat, 06 May 2006 17:37:24 +0000

The footprint casts do not match what anthropologists agree a Homo Erectus foot would look like. In fact, the casts look like fakes to me.

If there are photographs, leaking their existence was intended to only up their value for resale to (likely) an American news company, willing to pay top dollar for photos of bigfoot and/or our closest relative. Something tells me these photos, if they exist, will be less than convincing.

By: peterbernard

peterbernard — Sat, 06 May 2006 11:34:39 +0000

I agree with a number of the posters here that any photo can be faked now by anyone. 3DSMax is one relatively cheap program that anyone can run on Windows XP but it’s used to make visuals for feature films. Also, costuming and special effects makeup are more advanced than ever before. You wouldn’t need to spend much money or time to create convincing monster pix. A monster MOVIE might take some effort, but even that is doable now at home. For instance, you can animate a character then shoot a moving background– even a shakey handheld background– and insert the animated character into the background with the computer compensating so it looks as though it’s actually there in the shakey camera shot– perfect from every angle. You can do this with 3DSMax7 on your home computer.

On top of that place the conflicting rumors, the Barnum-like atmosphere, and Coleman insisting that it is a definite find and that it IS homo erectus, and now everything smells like ammonia and the room is spinning. There is a rumor of photos, and our beloved cryptozoologist not only jumps to the conclusion that they represent pictures of an actual species, but he identifies the species by name! I’m reminded of Bill Frist diagnosing Terri Schiavo from the floor of Congress. That diagnosis didn’t pan out too well, in case you haven’t been following the (non-crypto) news. I feel like if I pay the extra admission price to see the “living mermaid,” I’m going to be ushered into a tent with the carcass of a monkey stitched onto the carcass of a fish.

By: lamarkable

lamarkable — Sat, 06 May 2006 02:10:19 +0000

In a world encompassed by technological sciences, a photo is only a photo, a sketch is only a sketch. I agree that a book for profit is a wee bit barnum for my tastes. If there is such a creature, my sympathies are with that creature when exposed to the folly of his human comedy in pursuit of it.

By: gridbug

gridbug — Fri, 05 May 2006 23:16:31 +0000

I’m sure I’m not alone in wondering why, if this is the earth-shattering evidence that the crypto community has been aching for for decades, is this coming out in a book and not in a massive press release type event? The emergence of concrete, irrefutable evidence of these creatures will turn the world of science (and religion!) upside down… for something that profound to be revealed in a book just seems damn odd… and more than just a little disheartening.

Any updates on this situation? All eyes are on this site.

By: Mike Smith

Mike Smith — Fri, 05 May 2006 23:00:16 +0000

If this is true then the study of Bigfoot soon may not seem so funny to main steam science. Craig, please when this book hits the market let us know. I will get this one.

By: lamarkable

lamarkable — Fri, 05 May 2006 19:38:04 +0000

Has anyone noticed the sketch looks like Homer Simpson? Now thats a thought thats frightning.