what that could have been. dinsdale s film also inspires marine biologist adrian shine to identify once and for all what lies beneath the surface of lake ness. it is an amalgam of many things put together by human perception, by human aspiration. we d all love there to be something there. adrian s loch ness project has organized dozens of expeditions from operation deep scan, a 24-boat sonar exploration in 1987, to submarine searches, and even an exorcism. be gone now, hideous demon. but nessie has remained a no show. i think the legend is popular because we see dragons and in a way we like our mysteries to be something we can half comprehend