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This is the third time we've seen this sponge,

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the two other times were in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands,

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and now we know it's in the Musicians as well.

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It's a very rare sponge we've seen nowhere else.

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The second colony we saw of this sponge, now it's listed as the largest sponge ever encountered in the world or documented in the world.

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Those two laser points are 10 centimeters, or four inches, apart.

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Yeah and I just got on the chat from Megan who's got some software that she can measure things with the lasers,

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and it's nearly four meters long, about 12 feet long.

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For scale, about how long is the D2?

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It's nine feet tall and eight feet long.

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Mega sponge. Mega sponge.

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This is more like, instead of a minivan, maybe a smart car sponge?

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Volkswagen Bug sponge. Volkswagen Bug sponge.

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This is the last sponge that I expected you guys to see on this cruise.