Very strange

[Dechristo]

strange, creepy

[kevbone]

Yes, pagetops are very creepy and strange!

[i_like_sun]

If bigfoot exists, do think there could be a massive 700 pound pagetop, lurking in the cascades somewhere, just waiting for its next victim????

 

I hope so!

[Raindawg]

I met an anthropologist once that SWORE big foot existed. The guy was a professor of primate anatomy and biomechanics, and he collected castings of foot prints he thought were genuine. After talking with him for a couple of hours, I was very near being convinced of bigfoot reality!

 

He made the point that many of the castings he had were [sO GOOD] that the people who made them had to know more about bipedal anatomy and physics than HE did. And he was the leader in the field. His name was Grover Crantz (last name spelling might be off). He actually compiled a book of all his research before he died.

 

To this day I am still suspicious, but also 100% and open to the idea that big foot might actually be a real biological possibility. This guy was a genius. Look him up on google.

 

Grover Krantz was the man's name and he certainly at least THOUGHT OF HIMSELF as some sort of genius. He had a large collection of "authentic" tracks; some of the most "credible" being derived under very suspicious circumstances. I am in no way saying that Grover was being fraudulent; I think he was a true-believer. But some of the tracks he holds up as "unfakable" were "discovered" by known tricksters, one of them being the late Mr. Paul Freeman, the won who shot the second video displayed in this topic.

 

For a good, critical review of the evidence and the players in the hunt for Bigfoot, check out this book:

 

David J. Daegling, "Bigfoot Exposed: An anthropologist examines America's enduring legend." Alta Mira Press.

 

I think it would be utterly cool if there was a Bigfoot creature out there, but all of the physical evidence is very suspect. If it's really there, someone is going to have to produce some bones or a body, especially now that any film can be doctored by anyone with a home computer. If it's not out there, than we need to explain what it is about the human mind that causes people to interpret various visual stimuli as big bipedal primate.