Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Website Validity

Pacific Tree Octopus Site: INVALID. http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/faq.html

Reasons: One, there is no such THING as a tree octopus. They can't exist, since octopi need water to survive! Plus, one of the pictures distinctly features a stuffed animal perched in a tree. See the picture below... Also, there is a quote from the site that reads "Sasquatch have been gathering Tree Octopuses since before Humans settled in their habitats. They form a symbiotic relationship. We value our limbs and don't question this." References to mythical creatures don't really add to their validity.



Scorcher Movie Site: INVALID. http://www.scorchermovie.com/

Reasons: If the movie was out in winter of 2008, we would be hearing a lot about it right now. Also, I looked it up online, and there wasn't a single reference to a movie. When I tried to click on the trailer, it didn't exist. Odd... there weren't really any pictures, but i tried to bring the trailer. No results. :(


Zombie Site: INVALID. http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/hierakonpolis/zombies.html

Reasons: Well, for one, I was skimming the text and found this. "This could make sense if the palette refers to a victory over zombie forces. Perhaps Narmer wielded a large Nile catfish, Clarias?, grasping the tail and using it as a sort of black jack to stun the zombies, then removed their heads with a chisel. It is an attractive idea. " Anything that discusses zombie victories has to be looked at twice... Plus, if the site wanted to be taken seriously, they probably wouldn't put in pictures like this.

3 comments:

Poison Shirt said...

And yet, one of these sites has real, valid information. Can you tell which one?

Amanda said...

Is it the zombie one???

Poison Shirt said...

Based on what evidence?