Author Topic: Shamu takes out kayaker (Read 453 times)

Red Tail 444 · « **on:** March 08, 2006, 12:09:32 PM »

...or maybe it's a fake...either way, it's a definite "oh *****!" video

nuchpatrick · « **Reply #1 on:** March 08, 2006, 12:37:28 PM »

Whoa... I'd have to change my shorts on that one. I've got a trip to Alaska, one of my adventures was going to be kayaking. Hrmm..

john9001 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 08, 2006, 01:05:14 PM »

they are called "killer whales" for a reason.

Mustaine · « **Reply #3 on:** March 08, 2006, 01:10:28 PM »

if it is fake it is an amazing fake...

look at the way the water in the ocean still shows the impact of the whale, and the flat water.

i think it is real. and

there's a reason the movie "Orca" scared me as a child.

Sandman · « **Reply #4 on:** March 08, 2006, 01:15:49 PM »

Snopes is your friend.

Mustaine · « **Reply #5 on:** March 08, 2006, 01:49:32 PM »

is there anything on this planet you do not check with snopes about?

i hope you pay them for the bandwidth you use every day.

Sandman · « **Reply #6 on:** March 08, 2006, 03:17:13 PM »

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Originally posted by Mustaine
is there anything on this planet you do not check with snopes about?

i hope you pay them for the bandwidth you use every day.

As a matter of fact, there is.

LePaul · « **Reply #7 on:** March 08, 2006, 03:46:54 PM »

The Snopes link crashes my IE browser out everytime.

gofaster · « **Reply #8 on:** March 08, 2006, 04:01:54 PM »

Snopes says its part of a Gatorade commercial that never aired in the US.

Kinda reminds me of the Toyota commercial where a meteor lands on a Tacoma 4x4 and the truck drives away unscathed.

midnight Target · « **Reply #9 on:** March 08, 2006, 04:46:47 PM »

Shamu is your friend!

At SeaWorld in San Diego you can have "Dinner with Shamu". Basically you pay too much for a crappy dinner and get to eat right next to the killer whale holding tanks while the handlers lure them over for close up visits and such.

While we were there a small child was standing near the edge looking at the whale when a seagull landed on the water of the tank. The cute little boy pointed a chubby little finger and said "look a birdie" just as Shamu or whoever.. made a snack out of the seagull from the low 6 position.

Kid screamed... but it was pretty cool to watch them do something besides act.

Saintaw · « **Reply #10 on:** March 08, 2006, 05:04:09 PM »

Masherbrum · « **Reply #11 on:** March 08, 2006, 06:42:09 PM »

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Originally posted by Sandman
Snopes is your friend.

Karaya

recon7 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 08, 2006, 07:37:07 PM »

Did anyone ever see (or have a copy?!) that fight between the Great White and the Killer Whale off the coast of Northern Cali a couple of years ago? Scientists always theorized the two species would avoid each other... but the news showed 'em going at it. IIRC the whale won.

SuperDud · « **Reply #13 on:** March 08, 2006, 08:08:31 PM »

Yeah the whales got a bit of a size advantage, plus all that fat to protect it. And after all the whale hunts things roughly the size of a great white (IE: other smaller whales). I would like to see the video also.

nirvana · « **Reply #14 on:** March 08, 2006, 11:04:11 PM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
Shamu is your friend!

At SeaWorld in San Diego you can have "Dinner with Shamu". Basically you pay too much for a crappy dinner and get to eat right next to the killer whale holding tanks while the handlers lure them over for close up visits and such.

While we were there a small child was standing near the edge looking at the whale when a seagull landed on the water of the tank. The cute little boy pointed a chubby little finger and said "look a birdie" just as Shamu or whoever.. made a snack out of the seagull from the low 6 position.

Kid screamed... but it was pretty cool to watch them do something besides act.

Lucky bastage:t