The Isigameko se-USS Stein monster, indaba eyimfihlakalo nokuqagela okwenzeka ngo-November 1978, iyaqhubeka ithatha umcabango walabo abathanda izenzakalo ezingachazwanga kanye nokujula kolwandle. Lokhu kubonwa kwenzeke ku-USS Stein, umbhubhisi Wezempi Wase-United States ophelezelwa umsebenzi wokweseka ukwakhiwa kwenethiwekhi yamakhebula angaphansi kolwandle eCaribbean. Ngesikhathi izisebenzi ziqhuba imisebenzi evamile, kwavela isidalwa esingaziwa ekujuleni kolwandle futhi salimaza umkhumbi ngendlela edabukisayo, okwaholela ezichazweni ezisheshayo nezimpikiswano ezilokhu ziqhubeka kuze kube namuhla.
Omunye umbono ozwakalayo ofuna ukucacisa ngalesi sigameko esiyindida uthi i-polar gigantism or i-abyssal (deep-sea) gigantism. Lo mqondo ubhekisela esimweni lapho izinto eziphilayo ezisezindaweni ezishisayo nezijulile zolwandle zibonisa ubukhulu obungaphezu kobuvamile ngenxa yamazinga okushisa abandayo kanye nenala yemithombo yokudla etholakala kulezi zindawo. Kuyaqinisekiswa ukuthi izinhlobo eziningi zezilwane ezifundeni ezinjalo zifakazela ukukhula okukhulu ngenxa yalezi zimo ezivumayo. Kungenzeka yini ukuthi i-USS Stein monster ibe yisibonelo se-polar gigantism?
Uma kubhekwa ubufakazi obuncane kanye nokungabikho kophenyo lwesayensi olubambekayo, iziphetho eziqondile ziyinselele ukuzuza. Kodwa-ke, abasekeli bethiyori ye-polar noma i-abyssal gigantism baphikisa ngokuthi i-USS Stein monster yayingaba uhlobo olungaziwa, mhlawumbe umhlaseli olwandle olwandle okhula kakhulu ngenxa yezimo ezithile zemvelo ezikhona emanzini ajulile e-Caribbean.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuba kude nobubanzi bezilwandle kwenza kube sobala ukuthi kunezidalwa ezihlukahlukene ezingakatholwa zisahlala ekujuleni kweplanethi yethu. Isigameko se-USS Stein monster sibhebhethekisa umbono wokuthi izinhlobo eziningi zasolwandle azikaziwa kithi. Lokhu kuhlangana okungaqondakali kusebenza njengesikhumbuzo sokuthi ulwazi lwethu ngezilwandle zomhlaba, nakuba luluningi, alukaphelele.
Ngenkathi umcimbi we-USS Stein monster ubalwa phakathi kwezimfihlakalo zomlando ezaziwa kancane, uyaqhubeka nokuthakazelisa kanye nokuthakasela kokubili ochwepheshe nabashisekeli ngokufanayo. Ithuba le-polar noma i-abyssal gigantism linikeza incazelo ethakazelisayo, eqokomisa izimangaliso kanye nokujula okungahloliwe kwemvelo yemvelo ngenkathi kusikhumbuza ukuthi iplanethi yethu isaphethe izimfihlo ezilindele ukudalulwa. Ekugcineni, isimo sangempela salesi sidalwa esiwumbukwane singahlala simbozwe ukungaqiniseki, sishiye indawo yokucabanga nokuqagela ukuze sizulazule olwandle olukhulu lwezingqondo zethu.
Ngemva kokufunda ngecala elingaqondakali le-USS Stein monster, funda mayelana ukuba nokwenzeka kwempucuko yasemanzini ehlakaniphile.
