00:00:00.000,00:00:03.000 Captions by www.SubPLY.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00:00:11.200,00:00:13.700 I'm Julianna McKannis sitting in for Clifford Baines 00:00:13.800,00:00:15.600 who was never that great of a host anyway. 00:00:16.090,00:00:18.890 Scientists at a remote laboratory in Phoenix announced this week 00:00:19.190,00:00:23.560 they have bioengineered a race of 75 foot tall, extremely strong crabs 00:00:23.600,00:00:27.700 to assist with large construction projects. An op-ed in the New York Times 00:00:27.800,00:00:30.540 says quote we have absolutely no reason to be worried 00:00:30.600,00:00:33.400 about these giant crabs at all. And they do seem as if 00:00:33.710,00:00:35.880 they'll be very helpful, don't they? - Absolutely, yes. 00:00:36.100,00:00:38.070 I don't see why we should be concerned. The scientists 00:00:38.070,00:00:41.270 who created these huge super-crabs have promised there is no way 00:00:41.520,00:00:45.160 for them to get out of their constraints and turn on their human masters. 00:00:45.250,00:00:48.250 Yeah I trust the scientists, they know what they're doing. 00:00:48.560,00:00:51.330 You know these crabs are going to be great for America's construction projects 00:00:51.660,00:00:54.700 because I've read that these crabs are so strong that they can lift and throw 00:00:54.800,00:00:57.170 objects as large as cars and passenger trains. 00:00:57.470,00:01:00.240 Absolutely and you know the acid that the crabs shoot from their mouths 00:01:00.340,00:01:05.150 up to 300 yards, that is going to be so helpful in melting down loose debris 00:01:05.440,00:01:07.210 on construction sites. - The Wall Stree Journal 00:01:07.510,00:01:10.350 thinks that they are going to be a huge boost to the economy. 00:01:10.450,00:01:14.060 Oh absolutely. - I can see the headlines now: giant crabs 00:01:14.160,00:01:17.160 descend upon Detroit rebuild failing infrastructure 00:01:17.260,00:01:19.860 and revitalize downtown. - Oh that would be so grand. 00:01:20.160,00:01:21.700 As I'm sure you've read the crab's inventor 00:01:21.800,00:01:23.800 Doctor Lester Mordock told Time Magazine 00:01:24.100,00:01:27.500 my army of super craps will change the world forever. All shall know 00:01:27.800,00:01:30.600 the name of Dr. Lester Mordock. - And you know it is so inspiring 00:01:30.910,00:01:34.110 the way he found success after that horrible military accident. 00:01:34.210,00:01:36.550 - Oh I know. - That was awful! You know that left him eating 00:01:36.650,00:01:39.090 with a claw for a hand. It would have made anybody else bitter and vengeful 00:01:39.420,00:01:42.990 but not him. He went on to give us giant marvelous crabs. 00:01:43.290,00:01:45.860 But some people aren't so sure. There's a letter to the editor 00:01:46.160,00:01:48.760 in the Washinton Post today from a mild-mannered mathematician 00:01:48.860,00:01:52.460 with an attractive female assistant saying that we should be very careful 00:01:52.770,00:01:56.570 not to allow our hubris to make us think that we can ever totally control nature. 00:01:56.670,00:02:00.480 Come on. That's ridiculous, I personally I've have had enough of all these any-sayers. 00:02:00.780,00:02:02.720 - They just love stopping progress. - And the research has shown 00:02:03.010,00:02:05.180 that these crabs are unusually intelligent. - Oh yeah. - Did you hear about 00:02:05.280,00:02:10.520 the baby crab that solved the Rubik's Cube that a security guard 00:02:10.820,00:02:13.460 had left on the table? That's a smart crab! 00:02:13.600,00:02:14.800 - That's phenomenal! - Leslie you're going to see 00:02:15.000,00:02:17.400 the first public unveiling of the largest of the crabs tomorrow, 00:02:17.700,00:02:19.630 the queen crab in New York City, isn't that right? 00:02:19.970,00:02:21.740 - Oh Leslie! - We'll be crowded into the thousands 00:02:22.040,00:02:24.410 down there in Times Square. - You are the luckiest person. 00:02:24.410,00:02:26.310 - Well thank you, we're all going to be cheering, there's going to be 00:02:26.310,00:02:28.110 a lot of flash photography. It's going to be wonderful. 00:02:28.200,00:02:29.770 I'm sure the craps are going to love all that attention.