# Greenpeace submarine attacked by Giant Squid

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greenpeace-submarine-attacked-by-giant-squid/701411>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 15, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greenpeace-submarine-attacked-by-giant-squid/701411 "2014-10-15T16:59:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greenpeace-submarine-attacked-by-giant-squid/701411/1 "2014-10-15T16:59:14Z")

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Here is the amazing video :

> **[Watch: Giant squid attacks Greenpeace submarine](https://metro.co.uk/2014/10/13/giant-squid-filmed-assaulting-and-squirting-ink-at-a-greenpeace-submarine-4904544/)**
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> You would have thought that giant squids would be fans of Greenpeace and their agenda.

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**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greenpeace-submarine-attacked-by-giant-squid/701411/2 "2014-10-15T17:12:45Z")

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They look like [Humboldt Squid](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humboldt_squid), big, but not the giant type; aggressive buggers though.

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**Author:** ![gytalf2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ac91a4/32.png) [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greenpeace-submarine-attacked-by-giant-squid/701411/3 "2014-10-15T17:34:20Z")

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> [@Ale](#):
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> They look like [Humboldt Squid](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humboldt_squid), big, but not the giant type; aggressive buggers though.

I was actually wondering if it might be a Humboldt!

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greenpeace-submarine-attacked-by-giant-squid/701411/4 "2014-10-15T18:39:08Z")

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Makes perfect sense to me: squid are natural enemies of whales, and Greenpeace is all about saving the whales.

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greenpeace-submarine-attacked-by-giant-squid/701411/5 "2014-10-15T18:50:51Z")

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Am I the only one wondering, “Wait, Greenpeace has submarines?”

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**Author:** ![Telperion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telperion/32/509_2.png) [@Telperion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperion)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greenpeace-submarine-attacked-by-giant-squid/701411/6 "2014-10-15T19:04:43Z")

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> [@Dewey\_Finn](#):
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> Am I the only one wondering, “Wait, Greenpeace has submarines?”

Well, I can totally picture the captain on Whale Wars giving the orders to submerge ship.

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**Author:** ![Bozuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/edb3f5/32.png) [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2014, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greenpeace-submarine-attacked-by-giant-squid/701411/7 "2014-10-15T19:43:06Z")

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Probably an agent of the French government.

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**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greenpeace-submarine-attacked-by-giant-squid/701411/8 "2014-10-16T16:56:13Z")

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> [@Ale](#):
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> They look like [Humboldt Squid](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humboldt_squid), big, but not the giant type; aggressive buggers though.

Maybe he’s just [an asshole](http://gothamist.com/2013/01/14/is_that_calamari_or_pig_rectum.php)