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To not know whether the ocean really has a 'midnight zone'

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Chumpster · 24/01/2013 16:18

I've heard about it a lot on Octonauts, but is it real? Does anyone know?

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adeucalione · 24/01/2013 16:19

I think it's the very deepest layer of the ocean, where the sunlight never reaches.

HoHoHoNoYouDont · 24/01/2013 16:19

Never heard of Octonauts or the Midnight Zone. Sounds very scientific. I will be watching with interest, I might get educated!

ArbitraryUsername · 24/01/2013 16:20

It's in a Dr Seuss book we've got too. A quick google suggests it's real. The creatures on octonauts are all real, so it make sense that the ocean zones would be too.

AllYoursBabooshka · 24/01/2013 16:22

Apparently it's the bit just before the Abyss.

Everyday is a school day, noh?

PoppadomPreach · 24/01/2013 16:23

On know this will sound snippy, but surely the answer to your question is not posting on a forum like MN, but by simply doing a google search?

I don't mean to sound snippy, just thought I'd point out a faster way to find an answer to any of your Octonautical queries. Wink

AllYoursBabooshka · 24/01/2013 16:23
AllYoursBabooshka · 24/01/2013 16:25

Nooo!

People need to post these questions, otherwise I would never learn any random interesting facts.

Plus, its something to chat about.

sleepyhead · 24/01/2013 16:32

Are you seriously suggesting that a marine biologist of Captain Barnacles' stature would use incorrect terminology? [Shock]

fuzzypicklehead · 24/01/2013 16:34

Oooh, that was educational! I thought the midnight zone was the deepest bit inside the trench. I feel so much wiser now.

Chumpster · 24/01/2013 16:38

Well, I didn't like to question captain barnacles and I have learnt a lot about marine life on octonauts, but there was something about the term 'midnight zone' that didn't ring true. But I should have known to trust captain b.

I know I could have googled, but I thought maybe there were other people that have wondered but had other priorities that got in the way of finding out. They can now just check this thread.

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Birdsgottafly · 24/01/2013 16:44

Dory and Marlin have to drop into it to get the mask back in Finding Nemo, the Lantern fish that chases them, does actually live there.

The only mistake was that they couldn't have survived the temperature, but it is a easy way to impart abit of knowledge whilst watching the film.

urbanproserpine · 24/01/2013 17:06

if you want to see another really great illustration (the kids loved it) heres another linky www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17013285

Chumpster · 24/01/2013 17:07

Dd finds films a bit scary so haven't seen nemo. She likes the familiarity of cbeebies. And I like octonauts even more now my lingering doubt has been cleared up!

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Chumpster · 24/01/2013 17:09

Thanks urban!

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urbanproserpine · 24/01/2013 17:13

I love Octonauts. Its so beautiful to look at. Compared to bloody 'Everything's Rosie' its a brilliant example of computer animation done well.

And its not obviously aimed at boys or girls.
And its informative to us adults.
And its well written and not preachy.
Five stars!

AllYoursBabooshka · 24/01/2013 17:50

I would assume anyone trying to pronounce humahumanukanukaapuaa was having a stroke and ring 999 Osmiornica.

Chumpster · 24/01/2013 18:34

Agreed. It's not preachy and just right level of excitement for pre schoolers. I feel like I would get on ok with an octonaut if they were real and I'm afraid I can't say that about rosie and friends.
I'm worried that I'm coming across as an octonaut obsessive, so would like to state I'm not, just replying to posts!

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IgnoringTheChildren · 24/01/2013 20:09

It was the "Blob fish" episode that first had me questioning the scientific accuracy of the Octonauts! Everything I've doubted has turned to be based on real creatures and terminology.

I still struggle with the idea of a polar bear, cat, penguin, rabbit, monkey, dog and octopus all being roughly the same size and getting along so well with one another. Wink And don't even get me started on the vegimals... Hmm

Fakebook · 24/01/2013 20:15

Never heard of Octonauts or the Midnight Zone. Sounds very scientific.

Aaw, that's a very sweet and gullible post.

FeistyLass · 24/01/2013 20:20

I have googled most of the fish and the terminology in the Octonauts Blush . I have learnt so much and I love it, especially now ds knows Kwazii's scary stories aren't real and we don't have to hide behind a cushion for those parts anymore.

FeistyLass · 24/01/2013 20:22

And I love the regional accents. Ds couldn't understand why I was laughing so much at the bouncer fish (not their technical name!) protecting the algae Grin

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Lueji · 24/01/2013 20:47

To pronounce the name of the fish you can decompose it into sections that are also repeated:

Huma huma nuka nuka apuaa

Easy. ;)

MumWithCamera · 24/01/2013 21:01

"Are you seriously suggesting that a marine biologist of Captain Barnacles' stature would use incorrect terminology? [Shock]"

Brilliant! Grin

And I love Octonauts too. So much more interesting than Everything's Rosie, Driver Dan, and a multitude of other stuff that I can't bear to watch...

PeppermintCreams · 24/01/2013 21:03

If you read the original octonauts story books that the tv show is based on they have lots of made creatures.

Everything in Th tv show is real though even the octopod.

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