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best way to get around the scale of object's, is to view them as thumb nail image's... i saved images off my computer to my micro SD card that goes in my BlackBerry and when you go to media, picture's, an go through images as thumb nail's u see outlines that are not visible when you view full image's..
My point is that it's not just
size, Richie -
Because we lack meaningful depth perception,
shapes are often not what they seem. A 'cannonball' viewed end-on may really be a 'teacup' with a distinctly flared lip if you can manage to get the full perspective of it from other sides, etc.
Real point is that while this analysis is a lot of fun, I just don't know how much the available footage can really tell us. If something 'hot' turns up - like in the present expedition, then I'm sure it'll be all hands on deck to go take all the footage they possibly can from all angles possible. We just don't have that in the ROV footage in-hand so far. And I admit, I don't think there's really enough here in evidence that would make me want to spend a lot of time trying to relocate this exact field again, either (if I were the master of this search, which gratefully I am not). Were I 'master', I think it would be more productive to begin a fresh search in the whole area and not go doggedly after the 'stuff' of this footage - which we may never see again, who knows at this point?
I think we also have to appreciate that you are looking at a tiny slice of that reef face - and that the odds of any fortuitous 'shape' being a part of the Electra, never mind a major debris field, is at least as slim as that slice of real estate. Plus, I have to believe that TIGHAR has had far better eyes and brains than mine poring over this tape long before now, and if they're not too excited about it then, well...
Meanwhile, I don't claim to have your eyes or mind for this, and I do admire what you fellas do - fine by me and it's the spirit of the search that counts so much. Blessings!
LTM -