the salient parts of this article from yahoo!news about a "colossal" squid that was frozen for preservation after it was caught by two New Zealander fisherman:
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[S]cientists at the museum are considering using a giant microwave oven as a possible way to defrost the animal so they can study it.
The mammoth squid could not be left to defrost at room temperature because the process would take days, leaving the outside to rot while the core remained frozen, he said.
"There are certain microwave equivalents that are used by industry, for treating timber and the like, that we could probably fit this thing into," O'Shea said. "But that is just one option."
At the time it was caught, O'Shea said it would make calamari rings the size of tractor tyres if cut up — but they would taste like ammonia.
Colossal squid can descend to 6,500 feet and are known to be extremely active, aggressive hunters.
O'Shea said the squid is priceless to scientists, and would be worth many millions of dollars if insured.
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What are the other options? Are they also nuclear? Why do people microwave timber? Why would it taste like ammonia? Was that the first test conducted? What if they marinated it? Are they going to insure it? Is this really just a disguised American Express commercial? hmm.
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