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I wouldn't be surprised to hear of these Scientists finding out about a new species of Kaiju and that they're monotremes.
They already know what these are from. The magic is how the skate utilizes the volcano’s heat, not some imaginary beast. The real world is incredible, don’t need to pretend monsters exist to make it amazing
Apologies for the flippancy in the comment. I wasn't questioning the species found or quality of the work, or trying to will something fictional into reality.
After seeing the 'Unleashes Terrifying Discovery' and 'Scientists in Total Shock' I did an internal what if based on some things happening over the last few years, such as the level of consideration given to stopping a hurricane with a nuke without any apparent consideration of fallout and thought, 'yepp. that would fit right in'
The comment could have been seen as something along the lines of a flat earther and is something which on reflection something i shouldn't have added to the c/science community.
This is probably the most thoughtful reply online that I’ve seen in quite a while. I hope my reply didn’t come off as dismissive or condescending. Take care