The mystery surrounding this monster has puzzled many generations. And recently, a short video appeared, again trying to prove that the Loch Ness monster exists. Tourist Tony Bly has filmed a video that shows the mysterious humps emerging from the waters of a Scottish lake and posted it on YouTube. Curious footage has already gained more than 22,000 views (see video below).
The video was shot with a pocket-sized Wellington A82 lens overlooking the famous Highlands Loch on June 1st. But locals don't deny that the five humpback waves are just an 'optical illusion' caused by the excitement of a passing boat. Bly said: “While visiting Lochness Lake, I noticed a strange formation on a lake near Inverness. Could this be the trail of the elusive Nessie? This went on for quite some time. The humps were consistent and of equal length. I don't know what it was. But it was very unusual."
Dubliner Bly added: "I personally lean towards the boat version - you know, I'm an engineer, and on the side of logic." The legend of the Loch Ness monster has been stirring people's minds since about the sixth century, when an Irish monk of the monastery of St. Columbus witnessed the funeral by local residents of a man who was attacked on the water by some beast. One of the earliest known sightings was in 1933, when George Spicer and his wife claimed to have seen an animal of the most unusual shape.
It was 4 feet high and 25 feet long. The following year, Dr. Robert Kenneth Wilson snapped what is now the most famous picture of the monster. However, it was later proven that it was a fabricated photograph.
In 1935, the famous hunter Marmaduke Weatherrell found a trail and believed that it was a trail of a monster. Subsequently, it turned out that these tracks were made by himself using dried hippopotamus paws - a device that was used for umbrellas at that time.
Despite numerous records of sightings over the years, most were a simple hoax, and scientists did not trust the assumption that the monster actually lived in this lake. The newest video also seems to show just how powerful an illusion can be.
Nikanorov Ivan