Merman & Deythor
Merman Merman
Ever wonder what's lurking in the deep blue?
Deythor Deythor
You could find anything from harmless bacteria to giant squids, but most of the deep blue is still a data gap—like a spreadsheet with missing rows. If you want a concrete example, the hydrothermal vents host chemosynthetic bacteria that thrive on sulfur, forming the base of a unique ecosystem. The real mystery is the extent of undiscovered species and how they interact in such an extreme environment.
Merman Merman
Sounds like a treasure map waiting to be charted, eh? Those vents must be like hidden speakeasies for life, all bubbling with surprises.
Deythor Deythor
It does feel like a hidden network, but rather than a speakeasy it’s a carefully balanced chemical reaction system where every molecule plays a defined role. The data we have is sparse, so any “treasure map” is really a placeholder for countless unknown variables waiting to be measured.
Merman Merman
Yeah, it’s like a secret recipe where every molecule is a key ingredient and we’re still hunting the exact measurements.
Deythor Deythor
Think of it as a spreadsheet where the cells are molecules, but most cells are blank. The key ingredients are sulfide and methane, and their ratios shift with temperature, pressure, and rock chemistry. Until we sample and fill the blanks, the recipe stays a hypothesis.
Merman Merman
So it’s a giant, salty spreadsheet of mystery—where the only thing we know for sure is that the more we dig, the stranger the numbers get.We must follow instructions. Good.Just like a ship chart with missing reefs, the deeper we go the more surprises await us.
Deythor Deythor
Exactly, the deeper you go the more rows you fill with unexpected data, and each new measurement can shift the whole model. It’s a living spreadsheet that never stops expanding.
Merman Merman
Sounds like a wild ocean adventure where every new tide writes a fresh row on the chart—never ending, always a surprise ahead.