Popularity in Culture
This 800-pound, 7-foot tall, mythical beast has been a legend for decades. Bigfoot has been alive through campfire stories, eyewitness reports, and grainy videos from the U.S. and worldwide. Jeffrey Meldrum, who wrote the book and the Discovery Channel special, "Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science," states, " There's something about the human psyche that really connects with this icon."
As culture continues to unravel itself, we find that all over the world, people believe in this phenomenon.
More than a quarter of American believe in Bigfoot. American's claim that this legend, is a long lost relative of humans that resides in remote woodland areas. Even though it seems un heard of, people still believe in the so called, 7-foot mammal.
In the Himalayas, people believe in the Yeti, which sometimes goes by the name of Meh-Teh, or the "Abominable Snowman."
Australians believe in the Yowie, while in South America, people believe in the mythical beast, Mapinguari and the Malaysians fear the orang minyak, or "oily man" monster.
The myths have been traced back further than the 1950s, when the explorer Eric Shipton photographed something that looked like the "Abominable Snowman's" footprints on Mount Everest. Even though it was taken decades ago, this photograph spiked an interest worldwide and had given the world the first so called, "evidence" of the beast.
People:
Jeff Meldrum wants to search for Bigfoot by using a remote-controlled blimp. He thinks that searching above for a giant creature, is the best way to find that Bigfoot is real. So far his efforts are failing at obtaining a fund of $300,000 in order to go airborne.
People love reading tales of the Yeti, Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and other monsters, but it is likely that the evidence is slim. The first stories of Bigfoot came about through expeditions in the Himalayas during the 1950s, but none of the footprints have made scientists convinced. It is stated that the creature is part of our mythology and is none other than a meme.
The cryptozoologists still prevail, despite the skeptical inquiry about the nonexistent beast. They feel that the monster is still out there, but the beast is smart enough to hide. They think that Bigfoot is trying to purposely avoid pictures and that the photographers are confused and stunned during their sightings. The BFRO website says, "No one should expect remains of such an elusive species to be found, collected and identified without some effort." The thing is, is that people want to discover Bigfoot with as little efort as possible.
As culture continues to unravel itself, we find that all over the world, people believe in this phenomenon.
More than a quarter of American believe in Bigfoot. American's claim that this legend, is a long lost relative of humans that resides in remote woodland areas. Even though it seems un heard of, people still believe in the so called, 7-foot mammal.
In the Himalayas, people believe in the Yeti, which sometimes goes by the name of Meh-Teh, or the "Abominable Snowman."
Australians believe in the Yowie, while in South America, people believe in the mythical beast, Mapinguari and the Malaysians fear the orang minyak, or "oily man" monster.
The myths have been traced back further than the 1950s, when the explorer Eric Shipton photographed something that looked like the "Abominable Snowman's" footprints on Mount Everest. Even though it was taken decades ago, this photograph spiked an interest worldwide and had given the world the first so called, "evidence" of the beast.
People:
Jeff Meldrum wants to search for Bigfoot by using a remote-controlled blimp. He thinks that searching above for a giant creature, is the best way to find that Bigfoot is real. So far his efforts are failing at obtaining a fund of $300,000 in order to go airborne.
People love reading tales of the Yeti, Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and other monsters, but it is likely that the evidence is slim. The first stories of Bigfoot came about through expeditions in the Himalayas during the 1950s, but none of the footprints have made scientists convinced. It is stated that the creature is part of our mythology and is none other than a meme.
The cryptozoologists still prevail, despite the skeptical inquiry about the nonexistent beast. They feel that the monster is still out there, but the beast is smart enough to hide. They think that Bigfoot is trying to purposely avoid pictures and that the photographers are confused and stunned during their sightings. The BFRO website says, "No one should expect remains of such an elusive species to be found, collected and identified without some effort." The thing is, is that people want to discover Bigfoot with as little efort as possible.
The patterson VideoThe video that was filmed in 1967 by P. Patterson shows that Bigfoot appears to be in a rocky area in the forrest that is surrounded by trees, Bigfoot seems to notice the camera, but disregards it and continues on his walk into the woods. The video also shows that his arms are swaying and walking on two feet, which mimics a human's anatomy, which makes skeptics, skeptical on if the beast is truly real or not. People are captivated everywhere by this video because it looks like actual proof of the beast itself.
Revealed: An 86 year old man, named Rent Mullens has claimed that he has been searching for Bigfoot since 1910. To this day, he has seen no sight of the creature. He decided that in 1930, he would have some fun with the public. He made pairs of 9-inch-by 17- inch feet with a hatchet and a jackknife from a piece of alder wood. After making his own tracks he made feet for other hoaxers like Ray Wallace and Bert Lewis. Overall, Mullens made eight sets of "Bigfoot" feet that made tracks in California. Skeptical Inquirer noticed that the tracks were similar to those in the Patterson video. Rent, fessed up that he was associated with an associate from the Patterson film to help build "Bigfoot's" costume, which was made from bear hides. Mullens explained that he did this because he wanted to prank the Bigfoot promoters to show them that they were wrong. |
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Foot Anatomy of bigfoot
The print to the left shows a flattened arch, a double ball, a wider heel, and squared-off toes. These foot characteristics are claimed to be Bigfoot's foot anatomy. Since the footprint is flattened it is said to be not human, but more creature-like. Since Bigfoot weighs approximately over 500 pounds more than a normal human-being, it is said that the ligaments and the muscular pulls on tendons would have increased making the foot flatter. Even though adult Bigfoot prints are flat, it is believed that young ones show more arching. The question is whether the feet flatten with maturity, weight, or if it is genetic.
If people were running around making these footprints up, it would probably be expected that they did not take into consideration of Bigfoot's size, weight, and genetic makeup to create fake prints.
If people were running around making these footprints up, it would probably be expected that they did not take into consideration of Bigfoot's size, weight, and genetic makeup to create fake prints.