Giant Mushroom Baffles Experts In The Congo

[matcom]

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BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) - A giant three-tiered mushroom which measures a meter (yard) across and was found in the tropical forests of the Republic of Congo has left experts in the capital Brazzaville scratching their heads.

"It's the first time we've ever seen a mushroom like this so it's difficult for us to classify. But we are going to determine what it is scientifically," Pierre Botaba, head of Congo's veterinary and zoology center, told reporters on Thursday.

The giant fungi stands 18 inches high and has three tiered caps on top of a broad stem. The bottom cap measures one meter across, the second one 60 cm and the top one is 24 cm wide, Botaba said.

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[EstimatedProphet]

1. And no one took a picture!

D'OH!

[havocmom]

2. they went off to find some butter and wine (n/t)

[slackmaster]

6. A little garlic would be nice too

Maybe about half a pound of it.

[regularguy]

3. ROADTRIP!

[underpants]

4. They really shouldn't have eaten it before doing the research

Wow man that was some mushroom

Yeah man it was like HUGE!

[Whitacre D_WI]

5. They only saw it after they ate several smaller mushrooms.

[XNASA]

7. The description of the mushroom nearly mirrors my description.

"The giant fun guy stands 18 inches high and has three tiered caps on top of a broad stem. The bottom cap measures one meter across, the second one 60 cm and the top one is 24 cm wide, Botaba said."

Except that I'm much taller than 18 inches.

[underpants]

8. Mushroom walks into a bar

The bartender says "We don't serve your kind in here"

The mushroom says "Why not? I'm a fun guy!"

[Radical Activist]

9. Mushzilla!

Obviously resulted from uranium deposits and radiation from some freak accident.