Under the Sea

I had a bit of a struggle trying to come up with the title for my new practice here.  A name is everything, and The Doctor does not consider such things lightly.  I feel that Mental Intrusions was just fitting, as STRANGEOLOGY is partially the study of thoughts that are least expected.

While exploring other titles, it was necessary to pour over my own personal studies and consider how I might properly convey them in my work environment.  Some of these topics I have planned for our future lectures, but today I would like to focus on one in particular:

Underwater Cannibalism

Cannibalism is somewhat rare these days (I imagine it's due in part to the ethical and emotional ramifications, which does throw a cog in the whole process, doesn't it?).  Even more rare is the practice of dining on your fellow man while submerged.  Let's study the fearsome beauty of this aquatic carnivore.

Underwater cannibalism is practiced by small tribes living near locations where you find underwater volcanoes.  This helps to serve an important role in the underwater cannibal's habitat, as you will soon see.

The tribes, who commonly refer to themselves as 'schools' when hunting, will swim up to the prey and make passing swipes with sharp objects.  This confuses and wears down the game until it is safe for the school to prepare for cooking.

As previously mentioned, the tribes live near underwater volcanoes.  These lava-spewing land masses serve as a natural cooking device to boil the meat.  Not much is known about how the tribes are able to consume the meat without surfacing.  After the meal,  the bones gathered serve as building materials for living structures, hunting tools, or other necessities.

When an underwater cannibal dies, the tribe will strip the body down to the skeleton.  Great care is taken to transport the skeleton down to the volcanoes, where the extreme heat and lava cause a carbonization process.  The carbonized skeleton is retrieved and brought back to the tribe as a guardian spirit.

Here we see a tribe member next to the guardian spirit of his relative.  Boy, Grandpa sure was a happy fellow!