Comments on: The Foot of Bigfoot? http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/va-mystery-foot/ for Bigfoot, Loch Ness, and More Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:50:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: kmduerden http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/va-mystery-foot/#comment-21217 kmduerden Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:19:07 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/va-mystery-foot/#comment-21217 Looks like bigfoot's foot! Looks like bigfoot’s foot!

]]> By: mystery_man http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/va-mystery-foot/#comment-21216 mystery_man Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:50:21 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/va-mystery-foot/#comment-21216 Well, I am glad to hear that they are going to send it off for other opinions. I for one am curious about the outcome! Well, I am glad to hear that they are going to send it off for other opinions. I for one am curious about the outcome!

]]> By: Mnynames http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/va-mystery-foot/#comment-21215 Mnynames Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:51:14 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/va-mystery-foot/#comment-21215 You make a good point, Mystery Man, but unfortunately medical examiners are as human as the rest of us, and right now we have no idea if it was examined by Quincy, M.D. or Goober, M.D. As relatively educated people who have seen things like this before (Read Hand of Unknown Origin), I think we can play the probability game pretty well, as long as we also recognize that firm conclusions can only come from further testing, as you say. If the ME thinks it's an ape, by all means have a primatologist take a gander at it, as you suggested. Find a bear expert too, while you have those DNA samples sent off, I'm all for it. It may seem like a waste of effort for something most would say is pretty obvious, but this is the way science is done. I say if you can afford to do it, do it. If nothing else, it's a way to know better for next time (And there will be a next time, to be sure). You make a good point, Mystery Man, but unfortunately medical examiners are as human as the rest of us, and right now we have no idea if it was examined by Quincy, M.D. or Goober, M.D. As relatively educated people who have seen things like this before (Read Hand of Unknown Origin), I think we can play the probability game pretty well, as long as we also recognize that firm conclusions can only come from further testing, as you say. If the ME thinks it’s an ape, by all means have a primatologist take a gander at it, as you suggested. Find a bear expert too, while you have those DNA samples sent off, I’m all for it. It may seem like a waste of effort for something most would say is pretty obvious, but this is the way science is done. I say if you can afford to do it, do it. If nothing else, it’s a way to know better for next time (And there will be a next time, to be sure).

]]> By: mystery_man http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/va-mystery-foot/#comment-21214 mystery_man Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:51:12 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/va-mystery-foot/#comment-21214 Ok, got it Craig! Thanks for the update! Ok, got it Craig! Thanks for the update!

]]> By: mystery_man http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/va-mystery-foot/#comment-21213 mystery_man Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:50:17 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/va-mystery-foot/#comment-21213 It seems to me, this foot should be passed along to the primate experts for examination. It seems to me, this foot should be passed along to the primate experts for examination.

]]> By: Craig Woolheater http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/va-mystery-foot/#comment-21212 Craig Woolheater Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:49:08 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/va-mystery-foot/#comment-21212 Additional information regarding DNA testing of the foot is available here on Cryptomundo at: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/va-mystery-foot2/" rel="nofollow">Update: The Foot of Bigfoot?</a> Additional information regarding DNA testing of the foot is available here on Cryptomundo at: Update: The Foot of Bigfoot?

]]> By: mystery_man http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/va-mystery-foot/#comment-21211 mystery_man Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:43:51 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/va-mystery-foot/#comment-21211 For me, the problem about the idea that this has been tampered with or is an example of creative taxidermy is that if this has been examined by professionals, wouldn't they be able to spot if this was tampered with? If this was the madical examiners office, and they cleaned and x-rayed it, would they not indeed be able to ascertain the difference between a human foot and a hoax of some sort? I would hope so, since they are medical examiners. They examined it pretty thoroughly and that is the conclusion they have reached whereas some here are making assertations based on these photos. I wonder at this point whether we should be doubting this and saying what we think it might be, like a bear foot or whatnot. Wouldn't the medical examiner be able to determine whether a joint was missing? There is not much information here about what they think it is other than "not human" and "possibly from an ape", but it does not mention anything about them thinking this is a faked artifact and that seems telling to me as they should be able to determine if that was the case. I may be wrong, but if they had any doubt whatsoever, would it be common procedure to announce that it is not human and possibly from an apelike creature of all things? It looks human to me, but I didn't examine it. They have also not made any final claim to what it is, nor said that it is a bigfoot foot. I think perhaps we should not be too quick to judge this anything other than what they are saying this is until more information is released. For me, the problem about the idea that this has been tampered with or is an example of creative taxidermy is that if this has been examined by professionals, wouldn’t they be able to spot if this was tampered with? If this was the madical examiners office, and they cleaned and x-rayed it, would they not indeed be able to ascertain the difference between a human foot and a hoax of some sort? I would hope so, since they are medical examiners. They examined it pretty thoroughly and that is the conclusion they have reached whereas some here are making assertations based on these photos. I wonder at this point whether we should be doubting this and saying what we think it might be, like a bear foot or whatnot. Wouldn’t the medical examiner be able to determine whether a joint was missing? There is not much information here about what they think it is other than “not human” and “possibly from an ape”, but it does not mention anything about them thinking this is a faked artifact and that seems telling to me as they should be able to determine if that was the case. I may be wrong, but if they had any doubt whatsoever, would it be common procedure to announce that it is not human and possibly from an apelike creature of all things? It looks human to me, but I didn’t examine it. They have also not made any final claim to what it is, nor said that it is a bigfoot foot. I think perhaps we should not be too quick to judge this anything other than what they are saying this is until more information is released.

]]> By: bill green http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/va-mystery-foot/#comment-21210 bill green Thu, 15 Feb 2007 13:17:38 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/va-mystery-foot/#comment-21210 hey everyone i realy like the above replys regarding this possible primate-sasquatch-hominid foot found in a va dump which looks to be authentic to me. but more research etc & study needs to done it. put this way primative man bones are always being found all usa & world forests every year. so the possiblys of this foot situation will probley continue with new updates soon. good morning bill. this foot photos look very interesting it doesnt look a bear paw. updates as they accure. :) hey everyone i realy like the above replys regarding this possible primate-sasquatch-hominid foot found in a va dump which looks to be authentic to me. but more research etc & study needs to done it. put this way primative man bones are always being found all usa & world forests every year. so the possiblys of this foot situation will probley continue with new updates soon. good morning bill. this foot photos look very interesting it doesnt look a bear paw. updates as they accure. :)

]]> By: kittenz http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/va-mystery-foot/#comment-21209 kittenz Wed, 14 Feb 2007 23:43:05 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/va-mystery-foot/#comment-21209 I think it's a bear's mutilated foot too. Bears' feet appear quite "ape-like" on Xrays because both bears and apes are large, mostly unspecialized, plantigrade animals. Since there are DNA databases for every known living species of both bears and apes, including us, I hope that DNA testing will be done to conclusively prove the species. I think it’s a bear’s mutilated foot too. Bears’ feet appear quite “ape-like” on Xrays because both bears and apes are large, mostly unspecialized, plantigrade animals.

Since there are DNA databases for every known living species of both bears and apes, including us, I hope that DNA testing will be done to conclusively prove the species.

]]> By: youcantryreachingme http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/va-mystery-foot/#comment-21208 youcantryreachingme Wed, 14 Feb 2007 22:58:44 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot-report/va-mystery-foot/#comment-21208 Dare I say, "It's a big foot"? :) Dare I say, “It’s a big foot”? :)

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