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Contact: Lisa-Joy Zgorski
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Caption: The Kraken Supercomputer is named after the mythical sea monsters Kraken. These legendary sea monsters are said to have been seen off the coast of Norway and Iceland. According to sailors' reports, Kraken were creatures of enormous size, who would attack a ship, wrap their arms around the hull and capsize it. The legendary Kraken is probably what we know today as the giant squid.
Credit: Pierre Denys de Montfort
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