When it comes to mysteries, there's no better place for hiding them than the bottom of the ocean. In fact, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (
NOAA), as much as 95% of the world's oceans remain unexplored.
And yet some people don't believe in sea monsters.
Well, thanks to the advent of the internet, we can do some of that exploring from the comfort of our computer chairs, and you never know what sorts of strange stuff will turn up. Our pal Samuel Burgan (AKA IceBurg) was doing just that, and found a bunch of bizarre markings on the ocean floor, so he sent a few snapshots our way.
Read the rest of the story at WhoForted?
I came across this outline for various technical levels of underwater crawlers
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Notice the section titled "Mobil Underwater Habitat - Tech Level 13". In the first paragraph of this section they mention an existing fixed habitat run as a joint project between NOAA and the University of North Carolina. They then go on to speculate about fitting those habitats with treads. Given the location of the observed treads marks could there be a connection with that facility?