Squid to be Microwaved

In February fishers in the Antarctic caught a colossal squid weighing half of a ton. The squid was frozen to preserve it for studies, however now that they want to study it they are having difficulties figuring out a way to thaw it. If they just let the squid thaw out naturally it would take up to 4 days, and whithin this length of time some tissues would have decomposed while the center of the squid would still be frozen.

Museum scientists are leaning towards the idea of using an industrial microwave machine, like the ones used to dry timber. Some, however, believe that this is acrazy idea as it will ruin the specimen.
The final decision was to let the squid thaw naturally while circulating warm water around the harder mantle, and packing ice around the soft arms. the squid defrosted without and serious damage.