# Giant Mystery Eyeball Discovered on South Florida Beach **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 12, 2012, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-mystery-eyeball-discovered-on-south-florida-beach/637504 "2012-10-12T12:31:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-mystery-eyeball-discovered-on-south-florida-beach/637504/61 "2012-10-14T01:50:24Z")
> [@Flander](#): > > So where are those hardcore bad-asses who are always bragging about, “I eat the whole fish! Even the eyes”? Well guys!, I got your eye! Dig in, muthafucka! > [@Marley23](#): > > I’m friends with one of those people. He posted a link to this story and said it was making him hungry. That guy sounds a bit fishy. I’d keep an eye on him. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-mystery-eyeball-discovered-on-south-florida-beach/637504/62 "2012-10-14T02:48:21Z")
Maybe it belongs to [this guy](http://www.enteravalon.com/images/hc_searching4hope_front.jpg)? ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2012, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-mystery-eyeball-discovered-on-south-florida-beach/637504/63 "2012-10-14T03:06:29Z")
This thread has inspired me to pull out [my favorite Pink Floyd DVD](http://www.amazon.com/Pink-Floyd-Pulse-David-Gilmour/dp/B000BTC5LW). ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-mystery-eyeball-discovered-on-south-florida-beach/637504/64 "2012-10-15T17:20:24Z")
As many have surmised, it is now thought to be from a swordfish. They are testing now to make sure [http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/36539/floridas+giant+eyeball+mystery+solved+it+belonged+to+a+swordfish/](http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/36539/floridas+giant+eyeball+mystery+solved+it+belonged+to+a+swordfish/) You have to wonder why they’re testing. There’s no money in it. I guess someone just wants to be _SURE_. And it’s an exuse to use the lab equipment. ---
**Author:** ![Enkel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/df705f/32.png) [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-mystery-eyeball-discovered-on-south-florida-beach/637504/65 "2012-10-15T17:44:00Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > As many have surmised, it is now thought to be from a swordfish. They are testing now to make sure > > [http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/36539/floridas+giant+eyeball+mystery+solved+it+belonged+to+a+swordfish/](http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/36539/floridas+giant+eyeball+mystery+solved+it+belonged+to+a+swordfish/) > > You have to wonder why they’re testing. There’s no money in it. I guess someone just wants to be _SURE_. And it’s an exuse to use the lab equipment. Because aliens are a tricky bunch and you never know how they’ll try to spy on us humans. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-mystery-eyeball-discovered-on-south-florida-beach/637504/66 "2012-10-15T22:27:53Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > As many have surmised, it is now thought to be from a swordfish. They are testing now to make sure > > [http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/36539/floridas+giant+eyeball+mystery+solved+it+belonged+to+a+swordfish/](http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/36539/floridas+giant+eyeball+mystery+solved+it+belonged+to+a+swordfish/) > > You have to wonder why they’re testing. There’s no money in it. I guess someone just wants to be _SURE_. And it’s an exuse to use the lab equipment. They want to know what the password is. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2012, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-mystery-eyeball-discovered-on-south-florida-beach/637504/67 "2012-10-15T23:46:02Z")
Maybe it’s the eye of the Beholder people keep talking about. Sounds more creepy than beautiful to me, personally. _flashbacks to dissecting a cow eye in 3rd grade_ ---
**Author:** ![Battle\_Pope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Battle\_Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Battle_Pope)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2012, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-mystery-eyeball-discovered-on-south-florida-beach/637504/68 "2012-10-16T00:03:48Z")
Darn, I was going to put my money on the aliens from \*Life of Brian \*or _It came from Outer Space._ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-mystery-eyeball-discovered-on-south-florida-beach/637504.md?page=3)