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All summer, io9 is offering a bounty to anyone who can find a genuine cryptid, or mystery animal. But to keep you amused in the meantime, we ;re doing a contest for who can create the best fake cryptid.
https://gizmodo/io9-offers-2000-bounty-for-authentic-photos-of-cryptid-5812013 We ;ve gotten some pretty funny entries so far, some of which might even be convincing. Would any of these make you cry cryptid Her
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stanley thermobecher ator William says: The Gator-Boy was made predominantly with latex and cotton 8230; Points for: Sheer goofiness and fun. Plus, we always love practical effects. Sharkaphant Creator Collin writes: The Sharkaphant was made using a mixture of googled images, Photoshop CS3, and time my employer wasn ;t quite aware of. Points for: Old-timey look. Plus, sharks are always mating with elephants everybody knows that. The Slender Man Creator Dan says this image was made with Photoshop CS5. Points for: Loving old memes and recreating the fuzzy look in
stanley termoska so many famous cryptid photos. Plus, there is something genuinely creepy about this image. Dragonlizard Creator Dennis says: Made by some tinkering with the grand old Photoshop. Combining a picture of a lizard and a dragonfly, then adding the red. Points for: Making it look pretty, and playing on people natural tendency to think all insects are cryptids. Sasquatch Creator Lew say Fdkn Stephen Colbert grills Peter Jackson on Elvish Folklore in The Hobbit
Those humming orange lights that illuminate your city streets typically rely on H
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