Bigfoot DNA

[dafydd]

Wasn't there a guy here who said that bigfoot existed in another dimension?

 

[Castro]

Well, if he did, the Tree Octopus hypothesis shouldn't be a problem for him.

 

[AlaskaBushPilot]

A bit late to remark that TheMelba closed the web-page without ever having given a single link to her research, which was the ostensible purpose of opening the webpage.

 

[TheJackal]

I think Meldrum went "all-in" with Sykes, and Melba folded. I imagine that the apparent inability to get the paper through a peer review process and the appearance of the "big gun" from the Meldrum camp caused a quick "riding off into the sunset." The question is will Melba resurface at a later date if Sykes' testing comes back with bear, goat, donkey, dog, etc.

 

[OntarioSquatch]

some leaked info

 

[Vortigern99]

... and?

 

[OntarioSquatch]

If the paper is ever published, they could be recognized as feral Homo Sapiens. In other words, they are us.

 

[I am Bigfoot]

Or maybe the sample just came from a human!
Surprise! You need to get sasquatch samples from a sasquatch and compare it to known sasquatch samples (that were also obtained directly from sasquatch) to confirm that the DNA is from a sasquatch. You don't get to say "we found this sample. Don't know where its from. Therefore it's bigfoot. And if it matches human DNA, then bigfoot are people!" That's utter and unadulterated childish nonsense.

Unless the makers of that film and/or documentary, narration or audiobook, whateverthehell have a sasquatch corpse sitting around, all they proved is that they have successfully found DNA that matches humans.

 

[Drewbot]

Leaked info? really?
Parnassus noted that gem back in January http://www.forums.randi.org/showpost.php?p=7962387&postcount=703

 

[Drewbot]

If the paper is ever published, they could be recognized as feral Homo Sapiens. In other words, they are us.

Dude or Dudette, they can't be Homo sapiens. They have a different foot, they are huge, they don't use tools, they don't use fire, unless you think a tribe of mentally deficient humans has been able to somehow reproduce AND avoid human capture for several thousand years, this explanation is absolutely impossible.

 

[Vortigern99]

If the paper is ever published, they could be recognized as feral Homo Sapiens. In other words, they are us.

If they're human, where then is the evidence of tool use? Clothing? Religion? Art? A precise hand grip, a minimum brain capacity between 600-900cc, small teeth? etc. etc.

Please read about anthropology and what traits distinguish genus Homo from other primates. Otherwise you are unqualified to have this discussion.

ETA: Plus what IAB and Drewbot said.

 

[OntarioSquatch]

Just to clear a few things up. Their feet are almost identical to ours. The DNA can't be from one of us because there are obvious variations Dr. Ketchum discovered. Dr. Ketchum got dozens of samples that led her to these conclusions. The man behind the scenes of all this is David Paulides. He's not a hoaxer. Many of the samples came from people who are legit.

The most amazing of all is that one of her best samples came from Justin Smeja, the man who shot dead two different Sasquatch. People criticized pictures of his steak sample because the hair looked like it was from a bear, but it simply wasn't.

ETA - I have no idea why Bigfoot lack many of the aspects that we have, but I have a feeling these questions will be answered soon enough

 

[I am Bigfoot]

The DNA can't be from one of us because there are obvious variations Dr. Ketchum discovered

OS Thinks all huma DNA is identical

Dr. Ketchum got dozens of

Unknown

samples that led her to these conclusions. The man behind the scenes of all this is David Paulides. He's not a hoaxer. Many of the samples came from people who

At best legitimately found their samples in the woods

The most amazing of all is that one of her best samples came from Justin Smeja, the man who shot dead two different Sasquatch.

And the bodies are where?
I'm not a hunter. I'd be kinda squeamish about gutting and cleaning an animal. But If I freaking shot 2 bigfoots at least one of them would be stuffed and mounted in my living room.

 

[Drewbot]

Just to clear a few things up. Their feet are almost identical to ours.

No, they have a mid-tarsal break. This is a feature found in other apes. The human foot has a fused mid-tarsal joint. I have asked Dr. Meldrum about this, he said it is an adaptation that Bigfoot has made for gripping rough terrain in mountainous areas.

 

[Vortigern99]

Back any of that up with evidence, OS, and you've got yourself a discussion. As it is, you're just making unsupported assertions.

 

[aboman]

Their feet are almost identical to ours except they are huge with a midtarsal break. The DNA can't be from one of us because there are obvious variations Dr. Ketchum discovered after an engineer showed her dubious statistics based on genbank data. Dr. Ketchum got dozens of samples that led her to these conclusions from (mostly?) unknown sources. The man behind the scenes of all this is David Paulides who has published books on the subject already and thus has a financial intrest. He's not a hoaxer ,probably he is just misguided. Or he is a hoaxer.

The most amazing of all is that one of her best samples came from Justin Smeja, the man who shot dead two different Sasquatch. People criticized pictures of his steak sample because the hair looked like it was from a bear, but it simply wasn't, It was probably from a coyote, according to Meldrum.

Fixed it for you.

 

[OntarioSquatch]

Dr. Meldrum didn't even bother testing the sample. He simply observed it and said%2

 

[I am Bigfoot]

Dr. Meldrum didn't even bother testing the sample. He simply observed it and said it's coyote because of the guard hairs. Dr. Ketchum would have to be lying about that sample for it to be truly coyote.

Bigfooters never lie! EVER!

Except for Meldrum who lied when he said it was coyote hair (according to you).

 

[Vortigern99]

OS, you cherry-pick points to argue and ignore the rest. Are we to take your silence on the dozens of counterarguments we've made in these threads as your concession of defeat on those points? Or do you prefer to ignore all logic and reason, and continue to live in a fantasy world with your fingers in your ears chanting "lalalalalabigfootexistslalalala"?

 

[OntarioSquatch]

I never ment he was lying. He was simply mistaken.