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Existence Loch Ness Monster has long been the subject of controversy among many researchers.
British scientists representing the Loch Ness Project examined the bottom of the lake and came to the conclusion that the monster had nowhere to hide there. This is another reason for the fact that Nessie does not exist.
The legendary Loch Ness has long attracted the attention of residents all over the world. And all due to the fact that a giant underwater monster supposedly lives there. Legends and myths about the monster force scientists to periodically conduct studies of the lake in order to find evidence of its existence.
So far, scientists have not been able to find anything, which cannot be said about the local residents, who constantly find various confirmations of the existence of Nessie.
Lake bottom survey
The reason for new studies of the reservoir was the statement of one of the fishermen. The man claimed to have seen a crevice at the bottom of the lake, into which a huge creature could fit.
A group of scientists from the "Loch Ness" project decided to conduct the most detailed survey of the lake to date. The work was carried out using robot "Munin".
The robot, using sonar, provided scientists with detailed information about the place of the lake, where, according to the fisherman, there was a crevice. No voids, crevices or other anomalies were found there. At the same time, the scientists noted that they will continue their research and hope to make any discoveries on the lake.
The only "monster" found in the lake turned out to be the remains of a man-made monster created in the 1960s for the filming of The Private Lives of Sherlock Holmes. During the filming of the film, the model drowned in the lake - due to the fact that director Billy Wilder demanded that two humps installed to increase buoyancy be cut from its skeleton.
Legends and myths about Nessie
Meanwhile, such results are unlikely to weaken the faith of local residents in the existence of the Loch Ness monster, the first mention of which dates back to the times of the Roman conquerors. According to Celtic legends, when the Romans came to their land, they were able to recognize all the stone sculptures of animals built by the locals. However, they could not identify one of the statues. It was an image of an enormous long-necked seal.
The first written records of the monster date back to the 6th century AD. One of the chronicles mentions the aquatic beast of the Nessus River. Also, documented information about him appears in the XVIII, and then in the XIX century. In 1880, with complete calm and a clear sky, a sailing ship with people suddenly sank to the bottom. Then the legend of the monster flared up with renewed vigor and has not subsided to this day. There were always people who "saw the water monster with their own eyes."
In 1933, the excitement around the monster flared up so much that the question of capturing the creature was on the agenda of the Scottish government. However, scientists have convinced the authorities that the monster does not exist, since there is no convincing evidence of this.
In 1957, a book was even published, which collected all the stories of people who met the Loch Ness monster. The book was titled: "This is more than a legend." All eyewitnesses described the creature in the same way: it had a small head, a long neck and a massive body.
Various photographs began to confirm the existence of the monster, but none of them were genuine. The first of these was the so-called “surgeon's photo”. It was filmed by London physician Kenneth Wilson. However, later it turned out that the photo was fake. The author himself admitted this.
Sound scanning of the lake also did not reveal the presence of large objects in it. And the study of the biomass of the reservoir revealed that the flora here is so poor that it would not be enough for such a large animal. This fact has become the main argument of skeptics who claim that the Loch Ness monster does not exist.
Most supporters of the existence of the monster considered it a relict plesiosaur. However, these animals lived in warm tropical seas over 60 million years ago. During the great icing, Scotland was covered with a solid ice sheet, and science does not know large animals that can survive in such conditions.
The opinions of skeptics
Skeptics have given various explanations for what people might have mistaken for the Loch Ness monster. For example, the scientist Neil Clark suggested that people saw bathing elephants, which, while swimming, put their trunk out of the water. And the crown of the head and the upper part of the back seem to be the humps of a "monster". To support his version, Clarke cited statistics that most often the monster was seen in 1933. Then in this area many roaming circuses stopped, and elephants could well swim.
According to one of the versions, there is a geological fault at the bottom of the lake, which is the source of tectonic activity. Because of it, large waves and bubbles often rise. Also, tectonic activity can raise various objects from the bottom and make sounds. All this was just taken for a mystical animal.
One of the alternative explanations for the Loch Ness monster is the development of tourism in the region. Supporters of this version believe that the owners of local hotels made dummies of Nessie and distributed photographs. This led to a large flow of tourists and an increase in the income of businessmen.
One way or another, there will always be people who will believe in the existence of Nessie, despite various scientific arguments. Therefore, tourists will always come to Scotland in the hope of touching something mysterious and mysterious. This is for the best, because without mystical and supernatural things, life would not be interesting.
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