dmaker Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 Bipto did not see an alleged "wood ape" do it. Bipto saw a flash of grey and is letting you all fill in the blanks with bigfoot which some of you seem quite happy to do.
Drew Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 Yes, the flash of grey was making you instantly think of Old Grey, or whatever they call the big one that is grey in color. I even thought of that, and then I realized that when a 700 pound animal falls 45 feet, or even 10 feet, it usually ends in a hospital visit or death.
southernyahoo Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 Bipto's quote. Suffice it to say, we were pretty darn skeptical that any animal could bust a healthy 2 foot diameter tree like that. With enough observation, though, we found out how they were doing it. Leverage. Bipto did not see an alleged "wood ape" do it. Bipto saw a flash of grey and is letting you all fill in the blanks with bigfoot which some of you seem quite happy to do. Looks to me like he is satisfied "they" do it. Not much gap there, unless he comes back and admits to jerking us around.
WSA Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 Pretty sure I was the one suggesting two BF initially. Don't blame it on WSA... He did it!!! Not me!! Nobody saw me!! I wasn't anywhere near there!!! I agree, at least for me-my-own-personal-self's position, it is pretty premature to form any opinions about what this was, or wasn't. It certainly has some weirdness attached to it, I'd be the first to say. As for what elses, if is way to murky for me to draw any conclusions, just opposing theories, and any that fit the description so far are equal contenders for me.
norseman Posted June 26, 2014 Admin Posted June 26, 2014 Yes, the flash of grey was making you instantly think of Old Grey, or whatever they call the big one that is grey in color. I even thought of that, and then I realized that when a 700 pound animal falls 45 feet, or even 10 feet, it usually ends in a hospital visit or death. What makes you say that?
1980squatch Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 (edited) But their leverage calculation was all wrong. They observed something happen that seemed to be BF related to them, then did some bad math, so concluded "yep, wood ape". They experience hundreds of things there, they will make some wrong conclusions once in a while. Nobody is jerking us around. I just don't want this claim in the BF canon... Edited June 26, 2014 by 1980squatch
WSA Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 I view it only as Bipto relating something that happened there, that they observed. Given the history of the area as they've previosly described it, it is not surprising some of us would freight it with greater signifigance, but at this stage I don't think you really can say anything except, "How strange..."
Drew Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 What makes you say that? The story is, that the beast leaped from the tree as it was falling. I have taken that to mean anywhere between 10 feet and 45 feet of the ground. The impact at those heights can be fatal, and is usually injurious.
dmaker Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 He did it!!! Not me!! Nobody saw me!! I wasn't anywhere near there!!! I agree, at least for me-my-own-personal-self's position, it is pretty premature to form any opinions about what this was, or wasn't. It certainly has some weirdness attached to it, I'd be the first to say. As for what elses, if is way to murky for me to draw any conclusions, just opposing theories, and any that fit the description so far are equal contenders for me. I don't consider an animal that has zero proof of existence to be an equal contender.
norseman Posted June 26, 2014 Admin Posted June 26, 2014 (edited) The story is, that the beast leaped from the tree as it was falling. I have taken that to mean anywhere between 10 feet and 45 feet of the ground. The impact at those heights can be fatal, and is usually injurious. I think the resilience of cougar or bear would surprise you. As a former houndsman I've seen some pretty spectacular jumps from heights to get out of the tree.I found this one, it's not 45 feet, but I wouldn't bet against the cougar if it was. Pretty amazing. Edited June 26, 2014 by norseman
WSA Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 If and when we get the whole story dmaker, and if you are able to give me a proposed theory that fits, I'm not going to quibble with you. Your view of the evidence presented will need to be as objective as I'll try to keep mine. (Don't drag us into that whole proof v. evidence rabbit hole in the meanwhile, would you please?)
1980squatch Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 The story is, that the beast leaped from the tree as it was falling. I have taken that to mean anywhere between 10 feet and 45 feet of the ground. The impact at those heights can be fatal, and is usually injurious. The BF might be a lot better off riding it all the way to the ground...
dmaker Posted June 26, 2014 Posted June 26, 2014 If and when we get the whole story dmaker, and if you are able to give me a proposed theory that fits, I'm not going to quibble with you. Your view of the evidence presented will need to be as objective as I'll try to keep mine. (Don't drag us into that whole proof v. evidence rabbit hole in the meanwhile, would you please?) I wasn't. I was very clear when I said proof, so there should be no question as to what I meant.
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