ThermalRunaway said:
I don't blame the tourists for believing the hoax as it really did look real.
I have been to Loch Ness about 4 years ago, and I can understand that. For a tourist, especially from abroad, discovering Western Europe for the first time maybe, the first sight of Loch Ness is a bit of a surreal experience.
In fact, at first, nothing. It's just a
loch. But before you got to Inverness, you probably tasted haggis for the first time, you've seen thousands of kilts, several women you fear could beat you at arm wrestling and you've probably got a few scotches down the drain, or at least a few extra-cold Guinness.
I mean, you're already in a special mood, a strange environment. A tourist environment, but still. It works.
When you get on the loch, the old captain with the impossible accent controls the show. He looks around like he's preoccupied, describes the environment a little, shows you a few ruins, but remains mostly silent for the whole cruise. Always looking afar with a severe look. After 15-30 minutes of this, you're starting to wonder if you're very excited or bored to death.
That's when anything dark on the lake becomes suspect, and that's when you're most likely to believe in (or maybe hope for?) a Nessy appearance. It just takes someone else in the boat to point in a direction, and boom! Everyone's interest and excitement rises, even those who don't believe in the story at all.
The old captain then smiles and relaxes. Job well done...
So if you're gonna put something that actually looks like a monster in that lake, you're obviously gonna get instant excitement and 2 cardiac arrests on every tourist boat in the area!