# I Want My, I Want My Squid TV **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 26, 2008, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-i-want-my-squid-tv/447008 "2008-04-26T23:37:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-i-want-my-squid-tv/447008/1 "2008-04-26T23:37:43Z")
Remember that ginormous squid they caught earlier this year? [Its to be thawed out and dissected on a live webcast!](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7367774.stm) > [@](#): > > The _Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni_ specimen, caught in February in Antarctic waters, is 10m (33ft) long and weighs over half a tonne. > > The riddle for technicians at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa centre has been how to thaw the squid without any parts of its body starting to rot. > > The thawing and subsequent dissection will feature in a live webcast. > > The procedure begins about noon on Sunday in Wellington (midnight GMT). > > “We estimate it will take about 36 hours to fully defrost,” said Chris Paulin, projects and compliance manager at the Te Papa centre. There are **no** plans, however, to have the world’s largest calamari festival after the dissection. > [@](#): > > Once thawed and examined, the squid will be embalmed and preserved. ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-i-want-my-squid-tv/447008/2 "2008-04-26T23:55:52Z")
Awesome! ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-my-i-want-my-squid-tv/447008/3 "2008-04-27T02:17:08Z")
Giant squid contain ammonia making them inedible for humans anyway. Giant squid specimens were rare for a long time. In the last few years they have been showing up on beaches and been caught by deep sea fishing crews. The same has been occurring with the Coelacanth. They are still rare enough to warrant fighting for specimens.