Comments on: Button Bay Bobber: New Champ Video?

By: mijbil9

mijbil9 — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:18:04 +0000

chupacabras! two of them….probably.

By: Aitkincountysasquatch

Aitkincountysasquatch — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:59:27 +0000

Just rolling waves from a boat wake.

By: jerrywayne

jerrywayne — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:34:00 +0000

Exciting! —- With necessary imagination.

By: westo

westo — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:57:22 +0000

I’m surprised I haven’t heard more on fortean sites about the new testing that would allow scientists to identify every creature living in a lake environment by analyzing a glass of water:

“A glass of water has DNA traces of EVERY living thing in a whole lake – and it could change the way we monitor animals forever
Lets biologists ‘count’ animals – not just number of species
Works on anything from an otter to a dragonfly
Biologists still currently use ‘manual’ head counts
DNA method is as reliable as manual
In future, could even be used for fish quotas”

By: BunniesLair

BunniesLair — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:24:19 +0000

To me it looks like waves or boat wake. At 00.39 you can see what looks like a wave cresting.

But I too, would be interested in seeing Survivor16′s “final cut” version.

By: springheeledjack

springheeledjack — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 07:26:44 +0000

While the darker spots look solid, with the camera gyrating as it is, we can’t get a substantial look at those dark spots to see if it is indeed a wave effect or an object cutting through the water. I agree, that is some of the worst camera handling, and as such, it makes the entire thing suspect. You can’t tell anything for certain…and definitely cannot say with any confidence that it’s anything other than waves.

Sad. She may be sincere and may have actually seen something, but from the shifting camera I wouldn’t be willing to put any money on it….having said that, I wouldn’t be swimming in those waters just the same…there’s enough other evidence to make me think Champ is alive and well…

By: DWA

DWA — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 04:11:40 +0000

What was that at 1:03? Don’t they know that the Bigfoot Shake doesn’t work with lake monster video?

Could be waves. That would be my bet. I wouldn’t try to cash any Champ coupons on this one.

By: DarlaKnD

DarlaKnD — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:22:49 +0000

I watched a special on Champ. They were listening for new sounds. They say they know every sound that everything in the lake made including the mussels. They did detect a new unknown sound. They said it sounded like sonar clicks. My first thought was fresh water dolphins…??

By: stevedoug0

stevedoug0 — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 05:11:03 +0000

Just waves people. Go back to bed!

By: PhotoExpert

PhotoExpert — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 09:29:09 +0000

Well, the water surface looks extremely calm. With that being said, how is it impossible to get a steady video. Really! I have taken more steady videos in 20-30 foot swells, out in the Atlantic Ocean.

Anyway, with the video I am able to see in half second intervals, looks to be merely wake from a boat over calmer waters. We can clearly see that the water surface is pretty calm and we can see other boats in the vicinity. To my physicist friends out there who are into wave theory, it looks to be constructive antinodal interference. To my layman friends, it looks to be boat wake.

So yes Richard888, as a boat wake advocate, I would be willing to take a swim in those waters. Not a problem at all, as long the water is not too cold and I am not at risk of being in a channel where boaters have the right of way. Not a problem to swim in boat wake!

Survivor16-Definitely in agreement with you on the camera operator’s skills. I too know of children who can hold a camera more steady than that. Any chance of you being able to put up your finished work? I see no animate objects in the water, unless you consider cresting boat wake an animate object.