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Post by Joanna on Dec 15, 2014 0:35:33 GMT -5
Canadian Insists Hair is That of BigfootCALGARY, Alberta – A Bigfoot expert believes he has obtained the DNA from the elusive creature in the form of a long strand of hair which he found caught in a tree.
“So that hair sample, I collected it in an area where I built these DNA traps of my own design and put apples up about 12 feet on a tree up near the top of a mountain, where I’m having tons of interactions with these Sasquatch and they’ve been taking whatever I put up there but they’ve been taking the apples specifically,” says Todd Standing. “And while we’re sleeping there, takes these apples and left this hair sample for us.”
Believing the hair was a sample of Bigfoot, he had its DNA sequenced at a facility in Thunder Bay, Ontario. The results indicated the hair was human. Standing was not swayed one bit and now seeks the aid of another DNA sequencing facility that is willing to conclude it belongs to a primate unknown to man. Despite being told the hair sample is human, he insists that “others” have told him it does not belong to a human nor any type of primate known to exist. Obviously, if the DNA belongs to a primate unknown to man, it would be anecdotal evidence to suggest it possibly belongs to a race of Sasquatch beings.
Standing indicated he is growing weary of academia viewing his exploits as the foolish pursuit of a fabled creature. He says his belief in Bigfoot is dismissed in much same the same manner as those of people who believe in unicorns or Santa Claus. He is tired of being shunned by academia and wants to take his seat among them with full honor and respect. He believes a DNA sample of the creature would open the door to acceptance. For this reason, he is searching for someone who can prove the strand of hair is what he wants it to be.
“Sasquatch, again it’s evolved alongside human beings, probably has much more in common in the DNA than a chimpanzee. Sasquatch has a front facing nose unlike chimpanzees are internal. Sasquatch has a flat face. Sasquatch is bi-pedal, they’re the most man-like primate on the planet. Of course their DNA is going to test close that’s why I need a full nuclear DNA. That’s why I’m doing these interviews, is I’m trying to get somebody who will do those kinds of tests for me. You can’t pay for it,” Standing insists. The skepticism in the scientific community is keeping other believers from coming forward, he says.Source: Sean Lennox, Canada Now, December 13, 2014.
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Post by Isbeau on Apr 25, 2018 15:17:35 GMT -5
I watched Todd's Discovering Bigfoot on Netflix. It shows him running through the wilderness. He has some good moves. Just like the Sasquatch he filmed running. Ooops.
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Post by steve on Apr 25, 2018 18:33:14 GMT -5
I watched Todd's Discovering Bigfoot on Netflix. It shows him running through the wilderness. He has some good moves. Just like the Sasquatch he filmed running. Ooops.
Are you saying that the Sasquatch filmed running through the woods is just Todd in a gorilla suit?
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Post by Isbeau on Apr 27, 2018 17:52:12 GMT -5
The creature has some pretty good moves but so does he. I don't really blame him for veering into hoaxes. It's extremely difficult or impossible to get good evidence. So the temptation for a video producer to get some money shots is too much. Doesn't mean he's not as legit as others or that the hair or footprint or audio evidence isn't legit.
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Post by Isbeau on Jun 20, 2019 21:14:15 GMT -5
I watched Todd's Discovering Bigfoot on Netflix. It shows him running through the wilderness. He has some good moves. Just like the Sasquatch he filmed running. Ooops.
Are you saying that the Sasquatch filmed running through the woods is just Todd in a gorilla suit?
Okay, maybe it wasn't Todd in a gorilla suit. This Youtube video has him talking to his associate on the expeditions, about this very footage, and raving about how athletic he is and mentions him being "half black". www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQIrHNZseNoHe must have paid the guy a lot to put on a gorilla suit.
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Post by Isbeau on Aug 14, 2019 23:23:07 GMT -5
He should have asked the actor to use all fours going up the steep hill. It would look more like an animal. What I've learned from watching "Face Off" Bigfoot discussions is that looking down is a dead giveaway for a mask with small eye holes.
The only video that does justice to the way a Squatch would move are the re-enactment graphics on shows like Finding Bigfoot. I still like a good hoax though.
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Post by Sam on Aug 14, 2019 23:53:52 GMT -5
He should have asked the actor to use all fours going up the steep hill. It would look more like an animal. Looking down I've learned from watching "Face Off" Bigfoot discussions, is that looking down is a dead giveaway for a mask with small eye holes. The only video that does justice to the way a Squatch would move are the re-enactment graphics on shows like Finding Bigfoot. I still like a good hoax though.
Have you seen this one from 2015 of what was supposed to be a Bigfoot? It looks completely fake to me. What I can't understand is why would the man with the camera have gone to the trouble of having someone dress up in an ape costume as a hoax? Or why was someone wandering around in the woods of North Carolina dressed in an ape costume where he might get shot? whatliesbeyond.boards.net/thread/4153/north-carolina-films-bigfoot-video
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Post by Isbeau on Aug 17, 2019 12:15:49 GMT -5
Even legitimate Bigfoot researchers have to resort to hoaxing. They can’t get video evidence so they justify it as promoting something real although they’re hoaxing.
They justify the risk too. I’ve been known to get a friend and pay him to wear a gorilla costume but it was in a park in the city. Fortunately it was before internet and YouTube.
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Post by chris on Aug 17, 2019 19:05:20 GMT -5
Even legitimate Bigfoot researchers have to resort to hoaxing. They can’t get video evidence so they justify it as promoting something real although they’re hoaxing. They justify the risk too. I’ve been known to get a friend and pay him to wear a gorilla costume but it was in a park in the city. Fortunately it was before internet and YouTube.
Paranormal investigators do the same thing, but when they do and they're found out, it makes people doubt everything.
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Post by Isbeau on Aug 18, 2019 17:27:45 GMT -5
All unsolved mysteries have hoaxing. I don’t know if any famous picture or video I can now say is not fake. Even promoting an incorrect theory you’re sure is correct ends up being the same as a hoax. I pretended something I believed in was a hoax just to get attention. It turned out to be incorrect — a fake hoax that turned out to be no better than a hoax. But I still think I was on the right track and maybe I maintained my credibility by pretending I thought it was a hoax. I don’t know. I’m amazed when they don’t do it anonymously. Todd Standing got bills read into parliament and has scientists believing his video evidence. I paid a guy to do that in the middle of a big, city park. He was safe from hunters. However I was carrying a convincing replica rifle I made. What was I thinking? We were spotted too. There could have been a gun call!
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Post by Sam on Aug 19, 2019 2:42:11 GMT -5
All unsolved mysteries have hoaxing. I don’t know if any famous picture or video I can now say is not fake. I paid a guy to do that in the middle of a big, city park. He was safe from hunters. However I was carrying a convincing replica rifle I made. What was I thinking? We were spotted too. There could have been a gun call! Why did you do it? Were you trying to make people think that Bigfoot was walking through a city park? Do you believe in Bigfoot?
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Post by Isbeau on Aug 19, 2019 17:22:38 GMT -5
All unsolved mysteries have hoaxing. I don’t know if any famous picture or video I can now say is not fake. I paid a guy to do that in the middle of a big, city park. He was safe from hunters. However I was carrying a convincing replica rifle I made. What was I thinking? We were spotted too. There could have been a gun call! Why did you do it? Were you trying to make people think that Bigfoot was walking through a city park? Do you believe in Bigfoot? I believe, and even squatched. At that point, I don't think I believed in a biological Bigfoot but still believed. It wasn't a prank, although they did go off and prank when I wasn't looking. I was trying to make some sort of video pilot. We didn't have permission but we got away with it. The guy I hired was a pretty big guy (an ex Mafia collector he said) and filled the off-the-rack suit real well, a gorilla suit minus the chest piece. I guess sometimes you just have to get stuff out of your system. It's easier when you don't succeed in making money at it. I'm just glad I didn't leave behind a public record of it that you end up regretting. Or criminal record. None of Todd's colleagues and accomplices ever come forward and face the camera. They seem to leave that to Todd.
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Post by steve on Aug 19, 2019 23:24:19 GMT -5
It wasn't a prank, although they did go off and prank when I wasn't looking. I was trying to make some sort of video pilot. We didn't have permission but we got away with it. The guy I hired was a pretty big guy (an ex Mafia collector he said) and filled the off-the-rack suit real well, a gorilla suit minus the chest piece. Why would you need permission to make a video?
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Post by Isbeau on Aug 21, 2019 16:10:58 GMT -5
Technically and legally, you'd need to inform the municipality, even if you're way out of the way in a secluded part of the park and don't cordon off the area. It was just an amateur project but I had a prop rifle. My Bigfoot went off script and broke it in half. Serves me right. Must have been a Canadian Squatch. Nothing bars you from taking pictures of your family in the park. They might stop you nowadays if other people are in the picture. Some places it seems charge 150 dollars for filming rights in a park. www.dvinfo.net/forum/taking-care-business/61190-permit-needed-filming-public-park.htmlIt's the same for game cams. You're not supposed to just set them up in a state park. Squatching I've since learned is best done "unplugged" if you actually want the experience. They're camera shy.
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Post by Sam on Aug 26, 2019 2:45:46 GMT -5
Technically and legally, you'd need to inform the municipality, even if you're way out of the way in a secluded part of the park and don't cordon off the area. It was just an amateur project but I had a prop rifle. My Bigfoot went off script and broke it in half. Serves me right. Must have been a Canadian Squatch. Nothing bars you from taking pictures of your family in the park. They might stop you nowadays if other people are in the picture. Some places it seems charge 150 dollars for filming rights in a park. www.dvinfo.net/forum/taking-care-business/61190-permit-needed-filming-public-park.htmlIt's the same for game cams. You're not supposed to just set them up in a state park. Squatching I've since learned is best done "unplugged" if you actually want the experience. They're camera shy.
Why do you have to inform the municipality before filming? I see people filming in parks and other places and they don't have permits. I assume they're just amateurs, but sometimes their videos show up on YouTube. Also, is it unusual to see people with rifles in Canada? I always thought that there were a lot of hunters in Canada because of the big game animals like moose and bears.
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