Surfer records Great White swimming under him

[Poodle]

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2010/08/12/ricks.shark.encounter.cnn?hpt=T2

seems almost fake :wtf:

[Kobe Jnr]

I read about this a couple of days ago. The day before he saw a shark but he didn't have a video camera, so the next day he goes all the way back out in the ocean so he can video tape it...

Swimming with death right there...

[Andrei89]

the surfer got some balls oh damn

[plowking]

Apparently according to some studies, great whites around America are far less aggressive than those found around Australia. They believe those found in Australia are simply biting to kill now where as before they were taking a bite to taste. Something to do with lacking diet around Australian waters.

This is all we need now... sharks actually wanting to kill us.

[artex]

yeah ill stick to skateboarding

[Styles p]

yeah ill stick to skateboarding
+1

[Se]

This is newsworthy? LOL

People see sharks all the time. Nothing new here.

[oh the horror]

Yeah, this would have been more badass if the surfer tossed his board aside, and rode the great white shark on a wave.

[branslowski]

Guess you didn't watch shark week on the disc channel....Every show had guy's taking video cams in the ocean where they were swimming with Sharks...They even had guys showing you how to get out of a cage with a shark in it...So he led a shark in the cage with him, locked the cage and grabbed the shark by its fins and led it out...They even showed how to defend yourself from sharks...They actually hit sharks in the nose, and sometime grabbed it by the nose and held it their.

[GOBB]

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[Se]

Show me where people see Great White Sharks up close and personal intentionally. By all means, start listing them. What this dude did was nuts. That Great White was basically swimming around this surfer and at any moment could have attacked or knocked him into the water. He got up close visuals of it. We're not talkin about an big boat where a diver goes in the water inside a cage to film a Great White for us to see on the Discovery Channel or Animal Planet. Smarten up.

Me, smarten up? Where the f*ck are you from? Land-locked Philadelphia?
You have no frame of reference here, GOBBy.

People have encounters with great white sharks daily. Daily. The only difference is that they usually aren't filmed. Australians, New Zealanders and South Africans aren't dickheads who walk around with cameras hanging around their necks. It's you fat American assholes that want to win 1st place on America's Funniest Home Videos, so you can buy an extension on your trailer-home.
http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Photos/dynamic/images/popups/MK003-006.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=great+white+shark+encounter+s urfing&aq=f

Again, not news worthy.

[boozehound]

Apparently according to some studies, great whites around America are far less aggressive than those found around Australia. They believe those found in Australia are simply biting to kill now where as before they were taking a bite to taste. Something to do with lacking diet around Australian waters.

This is all we need now... sharks actually wanting to kill us.
makes sense. Cali has a very rich environment due to the cool Arctic current that follows the west coasts of the americas.

[GOBB]

And yet no surfer out in the water chillin with a Great White Shark within arms length of touching it or getting ate. Good job bozo. I loved the youtube video "Devils Teeth" with 2 guys on a f*cking boat spotting a Great White. So comparable to this one. :bowdown:

:rolleyes:

In America we dont see Great White sharks mingling with the human species. We hear about surfers being attacked by sharks because they are mistaken for meals. We dont hear a surfer encountering a Great White one day and the next going back out there to video tape it up close and personal. Newsworthy to us. Who cares about your country? Not Americans. So f*ck off because if we went to war? I'm enlist just to kick the living shit out of you Aussie f*cks.

I'll go to a couple basketball and football games this season and think about how you have to depend on an internet site to stream you the game i'm at. While you're asking poster "anyone got a good link" I'll cheer a play that you missed. Go play rugby and sniff someones ass.

[bada bing]

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[Se]

And yet no surfer out in the water chillin with a Great White Shark within arms length of touching it or getting ate. Good job bozo. I loved the youtube video "Devils Teeth" with 2 guys on a f*cking boat spotting a Great White. So comparable to this one. :bowdown:

One video. Did you bother to see the rest? Typical GOBB, doing a half-assed job.



In America we dont see Great White sharks mingling with the human species. We hear about surfers being attacked by sharks because they are mistaken for meals. We dont hear a surfer encountering a Great White one day and the next going back out there to video tape it up close and personal. Newsworthy to us. Who cares about your country? Not Americans. So f*ck off because if we went to war? I'm enlist just to kick the living shit out of you Aussie f*cks.

No good argument starts with, "In America."

There are plenty of encounters recorded in the States. You're just not looking for them. This was news today because there was nothing decent to report. Look at the guy's footage..... terrible. This is the news for today, some guy saw a shark and filmed it. ZOMG! A shark! I've surfed when there's been a shark warning before back home. They aren't interested in eating humans. They're curious. They usually bite and let go.



I'll go to a couple basketball and football games this season and think about how you have to depend on an internet site to stream you the game i'm at. While you're asking poster "anyone got a good link" I'll cheer a play that you missed. Go play rugby and sniff someones ass.

American Football is for wimps. I'll be going to a few bball games this year again, as I live in Toronto. Maybe I'll check out Bosh's return to Toronto on February 16th, when I'm back in town. Should be epic.

GOBB, perpetually spitting information out before getting his facts straight.

[Se]

sometimes its a good idea to just STFU and disappear when someone owns you on the internet. You just got called out for your ridiculous comments up there and instead of just quietly going away you go on this anti-america tirade which has absolutely nothing to do with what you were called out for. I guess you are lacking in self-esteem?

Owns me? Look at what the moron typed before claiming someone is owned. I swear GOBB gets by on reputation and long-winded posts these days. Guy does a half-assed job of posting

[tpols]

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[GOBB]

What do you mean there was no news to report? This isnt breaking news. Its a simple video of a surfer encountering a Great White Shark and showing us video. Sorry the video isnt crystal clear because this wasnt some Shark team going out to explore the Great Whites. This isnt front page news. Breaking news. Hot news of the day. Its a video much like numerous videos uploaded. Guy calls in and shares with cnn and the viewers. Nothing more nothing less. Who cares if sharks arent interested in humans? A shark bite especially by a Great White can be deadly dipshyt. You can lose a limb and bleed to death. Thats no big deal because the shark isnt interested in finishing you off. :facepalm

What are you babbling about in here? You just want to attack something for no reason. Do you even watch CNN? :rolleyes:

[Se]

Yeah but this one was done on purpose. He went into the water on his surfboard PURPOSELY just to film the great white five feet under his board.

He went out purposely. Wow. Colour me unimpressed. If he has a significant other, I'm sure he/ she was happy with him.



If you watched the whole video you'd see the shark attempt to take a swipe at his board with his tail. If he hits him, he's probably dead.

How so? How does he die from being hit from a tail???
:roll:
Man, you should apply for a job working with Michael Bay.



This was a pretty brave act. 99% of surfers would be out of the water if they saw a great white below them. You're acting like he's at ****ing seaworld swimming with dolphins.:facepalm

Brave or stupid? I don't think you understand my argument at all. I'm saying it's not newsworthy. People swimming and on surf boards have encounters with great whites (or worse, tiger sharks) daily. This guy choose to go out when there was a shark there. He's an idiot and it's still not newsworthy.



"Oh they ussually bite and let go." Holy **** man. So you'd lose a limb or take the chance of hemorrhaging to death but "its only a bite and they'll let go." :wtf:

I was trying to show that sharks aren't as dangerous as they are made out to be. They aren't the killers they've been made out to be through film and local authorities. I never said what he was doing wasn't dangerous.

[Jailblazers7]

Rick Sanchez doesn't actually get to report real news. Why do you think CNN shoved him in the 3 o'clock time slot?

[Se]

What do you mean there was no news to report? This isnt breaking news. Its a simple video of a surfer encountering a Great White Shark and showing us video. Sorry the video isnt crystal clear because this wasnt some Shark team going out to explore the Great Whites. This isnt front page news. Breaking news. Hot news of the day. Its a video much like numerous videos uploaded. Guy calls in and shares with cnn and the viewers. Nothing more nothing less. Who cares if sharks arent interested in humans? A shark bite especially by a Great White can be deadly dipshyt. You can lose a limb and bleed to death. Thats no big deal because the shark isnt interested in finishing you off. :facepalm

Looks like you're the one babbling. You're off topic now, fool. You have no first hand experience. You are land locked in a dirty, smelly shithole.

I watch CNN about once a week. I saw this today and wondered if they owed the guy a favour. Why put this story on the news? The titile should be, "Local Moron Risks His Life to Surf with Shark to Film Terrible Footage."

So you can lose a limb. Why swim with a shark? Why report it on the news for other idiots to see and go, "Hey, looks like a wicked idea."?

[tpols]

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[RaininThrees]

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[boozehound]

meh, I see sharks bigger than that in my toilet.

[GOBB]

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[Se]

Rick Sanchez doesn't actually get to report real news. Why do you think CNN shoved him in the 3 o'clock time slot?

I don't care. It's still not news. It's glorifying stupid adrenaline junkies and fueling shark fears.

How many people have died from Great White attacks?
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/attacks/relarisklifetime.html
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Sharks/Statistics/beachattacks.htm

[artex]

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[GOBB]

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[Se]

No he wouldn't die from getting hit with the tail. It is after he fell off his board that he would have problems.

I don;t know why I waste my time replying to people like you. GOBB, sure. But you. Who are you and why are you so thick? 14? 15? Am I getting close?

Yip, that's how sharks work. They use their tails to knock people off surf boards so they can eat them. :rolleyes:



And of course it's stupid. A lot of brave acts can be considered 'stupid' because they involve a high degree of risk that something bad is going to happen.

It's not brave. It's stupid. We do brave things when there is risk involved for a reward, such as saving someone's life.

[Se]

Have you been to America?
Have you been to Philadelphia?
Have you been to where I reside now?

America, yes. Philadelphia, no. I have better things to do. Where do you live now? What kind of place can you get being a mailman? They pay you well? About 50k? Not bad. Should be able to get a decent apartment.




You're making a big deal of this for no reason.

No, I'm not. I stated my opinion, and you came in here acting like some big know-it-all like you always do. Only this time you don't know what you're talking about. You haven't shown me anything to suggest this is newsworthy. Maybe I should direct it at the OP for posting it. Maybe I'll post a video of a bear sighting. :rolleyes:

[Jailblazers7]

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[tpols]

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[PowerGlove]

yeah ill stick to skateboarding
:oldlol:

[HisJoeness]

:oldlol: Ced is being extra curmudgeonly today.

[Se]

Real badass here guys. He surfed when some guys blows the Shark alarm in the Australian seas. Awwooooooooooooooga, Awoooooooga get out the water guys Awooooooooga Honnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnk.

Hey everyone look at the yellow streak CED is leaving in the water as he swims towards land. :facepalm

Nice story you made up, fatass. I don't see a single shark in the water around noon as a threat. Anyone that spends a lot of time in the water is generally well educated about sharks here. They feed at dusk, dawn and night. You're only likely to be killed when there is a mass frenzy. Fortunately, it's too cold in New Zealand waters for us to have a lot of sharks, so I've never heard of someone being trapped in a frenzy.






The tails knocks him into the water and chances are that shark which that surfer can not SEE gets attacked. The surfer already stated his arms/legs werent dangling off the board he was on. There is a reason he wasnt chillin this way. He was standing on the board. Tail hits board, guy loses balance and into the water he goes. Now limbs and moving as the great white that was within arms lengths from him is back. I guess the shark will take just a bite and decide "Not into humans, sorry".

Wow, you know how a shark will react? Studied the psychology of sharks? Smart guy here.

[Se]

:oldlol: Ced is being extra curmudgeonly today.

Yeah, a bit. It's just frustrating to see people :
1. Blow shark sightings into a big deal. SHARKS ARE NOT AN ANIMAL TO BE SCARED OF. RESPECTED YES, SCARED OF, NO. Fear creates hate, and mass killings. The reason they are starting to make more and more contact with humans is the fact that we overfish and take away their natural prey. Sharks are going extinct, fast.

2. Post what they don;t know about. GOBB and tpols. Love how everyone thinks tpols is a troll and GOBB will undoubtedly post that, "everyone is against you Ced. Give up." Terrible argument. Guy lives in Philadelphia, may have never swam in the ocean before in his life and is in here spreading unwarranted shark fears.

GOBB, love how you project into others. I can tell you I've been in the water when there has been a shark warning and you can think and type what you want. Thing is, it's the truth and you're too much of an internet obsessed fat loser to be able to imagine that people in other parts of the world can post on a message board and have a life outside of it.

[GOBB]

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[Juges8932]

It's not like this is being blown into some huge, breaking-news story. It is simply a video posted on CNN that is cool and could be interesting for shark fans. I think it is both brave and stupid of the guy. Would I do that? Not a chance in Hell. Of course the footage isn't going to be Discovery channel HD. It isn't an ordinary shark either; it is a Great White. They always hold particular interest in the public eye, including myself. I am fascinated by them. If you are not interested in this video, then simply move on.

Anyways, I think it's annoying how the media and public portray sharks, particularly Great Whites. It is ignorant and just reinforced with movies like Jaws, because dumb asses think that Great Whites go out with malicious intent of hunting/hurting humans, which simply isn't the case. Don't want to get bitten by a shark, then don't go in their ****ing territory, retards.

[gts]

:oldlol: Ced is being extra curmudgeonly today.the dolphin wouldn't put out

[DC's Finest]

:oldlol: Ced would argue the sky is blue

[Se]

I see a Great White Shark in the water no matter what time it is? And i'm in the water on a surfboard with open water? With a jaw like this...

Its a threat. Ignore it all you want. No one wants to get bit by that thing.


Calculated risk. Let's say you're a piece of live rat in a fridge full of chicken wings, steak, salami, ham etc. Is a human going to eat the rat meat? No. MY reference is stupid. But stupid people need things explained to them i na stupid way. See: Forrest Gump.

GOBB, the reason why you wouldn't stay in the water is because you've bought into shark hype. Sharks are for the most part, not dangerous. I watched a good documentary a few years ago, it's called Sharkwater. Watch it. It's actually really interesting, informative and entertaining (if you enjoy amazing cinematography).



I dont know how a shark thinks or what that shark in the video was thinkin or would have thought if the dude fell into water. Its unpredictable so why roll the dice and gamble? They guy in the video even said he was STANDING on his surfboard. I wonder why. Maybe to avoid the potential risk of limbs dangling to entice the sharks interest? Oh wait I dont know what the shark would think he the guy was actually in water or limbs dangling off the board.

Why didnt he just dive in like the Croc Hunter. :facepalm

You play these little you dont know what the shark is thinking game. You sound like a dog owner who says thier big, agressive dog doesnt bite. Only you believe the owner, walk past and the f*cker bites you. Now the dog owner says "He usually doesnt do that.". :rolleyes:

Again. You're projecting your fears onto others. You're scared of sharks and don;t want to be in the water with them. I get it. You weren't raised around the water, and sharks are foreign and scary to you. I'm shit scared of camping in the middle of nowhere in Canada, due to an irrational fear of bears, even though statistics tell me an attack is unlikely. I guess I can;t blame you for being scared, you're just inexperienced and uneducated on sharks.

[Se]

:oldlol: Ced would argue the sky is blue

It is. Your comment has no relevance here.

[Se]

Anyways, I think it's annoying how the media and public portray sharks, particularly Great Whites. It is ignorant and just reinforced with movies like Jaws, because dumb asses think that Great Whites go out with malicious intent of hunting/hurting humans, which simply isn't the case. Don't want to get bitten by a shark, then don't go in their ****ing territory, retards.

http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4124615/SharkWater

^Enjoy.

[boozehound]

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[GOBB]

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[tpols]

Cedric would you do what that guy did?

[gts]

fact, sharks do bite people, they bite lots of things....
fact, people put themselves in harms way at times.. sometimes unknowingly sometimes foolishly

not sure how the cnn piece spreads fear of sharks when the shark never attacked, clearly the videographer was fine.

not for the squimish...lol
http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=shark%20bites&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1280&bih=683

[Snoop_Cat]

Sharks are delicious. Especially when marinated in mercury.

[GOBB]

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[niko]

i wouldn't want to be anywhere near a shark in the water. we used to watch them off the docks in Montaulk when i was small and they swim nice and slow and deliberate most of the time, except when they don't and just shift direction and launch at something. And even though that RARELY happened, id imagine if you are in the water and that happens you are totally ****ed.

[GOBB]

Cedric would you do what that guy did?

Sharks dont eat people. And it was the afternoon there so it fed already and wasnt in the mood to bite anything. So yes I would continue swimming but I would not have video taped it. For what? Its not newsworthy dude. Oh crap you made me miss a wave! Ugh, anyway I dont fear that massive thing that just hit my board with its tail. That was pretty neat, neato to be exact. Stop fearing the sharks! They dont want you!


i wouldn't want to be anywhere near a shark in the water. we used to watch them off the docks in Montaulk when i was small and they swim nice and slow and deliberate most of the time, except when they don't and just shift direction and launch at something. And even though that RARELY happened, id imagine if you are in the water and that happens you are totally ****ed.

Now imagine a Great White Shark doing that

[Hawker]

When I was watching shark week, all the experts say the majority of shark attacks happen midday from 11am-2pm because that's when there's a high concentration of people in the ocean.

[Se]

Look at this save the shark f@g. :roll:

I'm not wasting my day trying to educate the uneducated. I'll stick to one line responses. That's all you deserve. I'm not typing a big-ass essay. You did, because you're frustrated that you're wrong and need to make up for it by typing what equates to the ISH version of War and Peace.



I dont like any animal killed. I dont even like when animals are killed when they attack a human given they are in thier enviroment where a human shouldnt be. Great Whites shouldnt be killed off or near extinction. I am afraid of snakes but I wouldnt want a snake killed and skinned. I dont see why I have to type this out just so I can say I wouldnt want to be in the water with a Great White underneath or beside me.

You're scared of sharks and uneducated. All you have experienced is what you see on TV. Of course you're scared of being in the water with them. I should explain by what I mean as in the water. I don;t have a desire to seek out sharks and swim or float above them. If they happen to be at the same beach as me, and it's not between the hours when they feed, I'm not going to be too worried unless I see multiple sharks, in that case my wetsuit is going to be full of bowel movements.



Yes I'm spreading unwarranted shark fears when the Rick from CNN first reaction to dude who sent him the video "Are you CRAZY?!". Instead you complain about how its not newsworthy given you only watch CNN once per week and who knows how long you even watch it.

I watch the news, it's just not always CNN. I get most of my news via online news agencies, CNN for international, and my local papers for you guessed it, local news. I hardly ever watch cable news. This fact has no relevance to you're argument. I watch enough news to know what is newsworthy and what isn't.



Face it this is about some wackjob foreigner who has "swam with the sharks" and sees Americans who he dispises reacting to a Great White shark encounter. So you want so bad to educate us when 1. We dont want your schooling 2. We dont want to be bit or next to a massive shark. Look at you talkin about fat Americans and now I'm fat because well I live in America. I'm not insulted by that. Just makes you look incredibly dumb.

I don't despise Americans. I just wanted to give you a cup of xenophobic behaviour, that you are so famous for dishing out. You can make fun of other people's countries and expect them to laugh it off, but as soon as someone makes fun of America, you're all butt hurt. This website is home to almost as many international posters as it is American posters.



I mean really a 1 min segment on this and here comes the guy who watches CNN once a week (7 days in a week) crying about whats newsworthy. Hilarious.

Again, what's your argument? I can say what is newsworthy or not. I'm not making you agree.



I couldnt care less about your encounters with sharks or some guy blowing a shark warning horn signaling your goofy ass you leave the water. I never asked you. Go create a f*cking blog if you got things you want people to know about you. Open up a twitter account and tell people following you what you are doing every other minutes. Not sure why people like you want to walk me down some memory lane as if I care.

My shark experience was not out of context. I think having experience with being in the water with a shark is relevant here. After all it is a thread about sharks.



Have you ever swam with Great White Sharks? Yes, though not directly.

Would you swim next to a Great White shark? Yes, though I'd rather be underwater.

Would you sit on your board with a Great White shark underneath you? Not if I knew. That's asking for an attack. Surfboards with dangling limbs look just like a seal to sharks through the shadows created.




If the answers are no, no and no what are you babbling about? I mean you're the guy who says dont fear these big motherf*ckers right? Why do you leave the ocean if there are shark warning you p*ssy? Come on tough guy, sharks dont eat humans. Stay in there big guy. You can do it. You paddling your ass off back to shore tho. Ok.


I told you my story. You're trying to twist to sound cool. It is what it is. I stayed in the water. Lots of my mates did.



No one wants to swim next to a f*cking big ass shark just like they dont want to walk past a big ass dog. Period.

Seriously? You're scared of dogs, too? This is too much?
:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
http://funnypictures.org/userpics/1126200823624PMdogbaby.jpg
^Is this what made you so terrified? *****

[Se]

Cedric would you do what that guy did?

Nope. I wouldn't seek out sharks. If I was in the water and they announced that there was a shark in the water, I wouldn't leave. If they said there were sharks in the water I would leave. If one bumped into me, I'd start making my way back to shore. You get bumped, usually next comes the bite.

[PowerGlove]

Ced is crazy.

[Se]

This is a Great White Shark. Sorry if I dont want to be in the same water as one. Sorry if one is near me I will become afraid of its unpredictable self. We cant all be tough guys who continue swimming after they encounter a beastly animal.

Stop projecting. You;re scared of sharks, snakes and dogs. Great. Poor you. I'm not.



Everyone give CED positive rep for being such a Braveheart! Wooohooo! :applause:

Didn't think you believed in rep? Did you get the rep from me the other day?

[Se]

When I was watching shark week, all the experts say the majority of shark attacks happen midday from 11am-2pm because that's when there's a high concentration of people in the ocean.

Shark attacks. When sharks aren't hungry but curious. Maybe you die of lose of blood, or trauma. Most people survive from these attacks

What happens to people attacked early in the morning, late in the evening and at night? A foot might wash up on shore. Shark shits you out a day later.

[Se]

not sure how the cnn piece spreads fear of sharks when the shark never attacked, clearly the videographer was fine.


Sharks are portrayed as big scary beasts that can kill you at any second. Though that is important to know, it's important to educate the general public about their behaviour and plight, too.

[niko]

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[Se]

the education is not to make it so you can go swimming with them. it's to educate you on what to do should you encounter one, and to not harm the animal by your actions. it's really not so you know how to go film one safely.

I'm not saying that. This guy should be made fun of. I'm glad he wasn't attacked, it would have helped spread irrational shark fear further.

The reporter should have said, "So you're an animal antagonist? A dumb-ass? An attention whore? What is it?" That guy needed ridiculing.

[Se]

Last post from me in here. I see GOBB has conveniently gone off-line.

List of things GOBB is scared of:
-sharks
-big dogs :roll:
-snakes
-Ced

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[GOBB]

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[Se]

Yes I'm scared of sharks and dogs somehow now.

You said it. Go back and read your posts.



Great White is not an ordinary shark. I like how you slam the guy who filmed the shark but when asked what would you do in that guys situation? you would continue what you were doing until you were bumped. Either the guy is stupid for being out there filming a Great White or he is fine. Which is it CED?

Again go back and re-read everything, you lazy fat-ass. I'm not going to write a thread synopsis for you because you're too lazy to read and comprehend.

[GOBB]

Yes folks here is your winner, CED...

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/StrikSkillz/motivator5134297.jpg

:roll:

[Se]

Saving people's pics from ISh to your hard-drive....... creepy.

Still, I don't know what is "pansy" about being an extra on a movie and making about $3,000 for a week's work. Sitting around eating, playing guitar talking to wardrobe girls. Nah, f*ck that. I'd rather be delivering mail.

[shlver]

What a stupid pointless argument. It was an interesting segment imo.

[GOBB]

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[GOBB]

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[Se]

If I have to walk past this dog...


You're scared of dogs. Classic. You're that guy in the street who flinches when he sees Lassie? Guess that's what you get, growing up in a big city.

I'm finished with this thread. I've already ripped your posts to shreds. You're in here trying to clutch to the tatters. Sad man.

Ced shoots, and scores! Game over.

[tpols]

Not on my hard drive. And look how you are laying on the grassy noll? No male lays like that. Extra on the set of Chronicles of Narnia and the director screams "Need more pansies please!" and here you come. Carrying minature guitar and all.

http://images.elfwood.com/art/m/u/mutton/bard.jpg
:roll:

[KeylessEntry]

I think more people die due to lightning strikes than shark attacks each year. That said, I certainly wouldnt want to go surfing with a great white. I have seen reef sharks while snorkeling and never felt threatened, they are pretty small though.

[GOBB]

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[shlver]

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[GOBB]

I think more people die due to lightning strikes than shark attacks each year. That said, I certainly wouldnt want to go surfing with a great white. I have seen reef sharks while snorkeling and never felt threatened, they are pretty small though.

See thats the thing! This thread isnt about sharks (in general) or shark attacks. That pansy turned the whole thread around to that. This is about swimming within arms reach of a GREAT WHITE SHARK. This is a Great White Shark that BUMPS your board with its tail. But alas some pansy wants to take the thread in another direction because he cant even answer what would he do if he encountered a Great White shark like the guy who filmed the video.

[KeylessEntry]

See thats the thing! This thread isnt about sharks (in general) or shark attacks. That pansy turned the whole thread around to that. This is about swimming within arms reach of a GREAT WHITE SHARK. This is a Great White Shark that BUMPS your board with its tail. But alas some pansy wants to take the thread in another direction because he cant even answer what would he do if he encountered a Great White shark like the guy who filmed the video.

Iits pretty much a given that you shouldnt go swimming with great whites. Even the dudes who are filming documentaries for shark week usually dont actually get up close and personal with great whites like they do with other sharks.

[artex]

Not on my hard drive. And look how you are laying on the grassy noll? No male lays like that. Extra on the set of Chronicles of Narnia and the director screams "Need more pansies please!" and here you come. Carrying minature guitar and all.

http://images.elfwood.com/art/m/u/mutton/bard.jpg

lmao

[GOBB]

Iits pretty much a given that you shouldnt go swimming with great whites. Even the dudes who are filming documentaries for shark week usually dont actually get up close and personal with great whites like they do with other sharks.

Exactly. But according to CED I'm putting unwanted fears into posters here because I say DO NOT SWIM, SURF WITH GREAT WHITE SHARKS! :oldlol:

I dont need to put fear in anyone. People I'm sure are smart enough to know that Great White is NOT to be ignored. I'm not gonna sit here and guess it fed already and isnt hungry. It wont attack just minding its business. I'm rapidly shytting myself where my swim trunks become a f*cking anchor sinking me and the board into the water. I dont want that THING near me. Where is Leo Di Caprio to wake me up out of this dream? Hurry the f*ck up because that THING is getting close!

[artex]

Exactly. But according to CED I'm putting unwanted fears into posters here because I say DO NOT SWIM, SURF WITH GREAT WHITE SHARKS! :oldlol:

I dont need to put fear in anyone. People I'm sure are smart enough to know that Great White is NOT to be ignored. I'm not gonna sit here and guess it fed already and isnt hungry. It wont attack just minding its business. I'm rapidly shytting myself where my swim trunks become a f*cking anchor sinking me and the board into the water. I dont want that THING near me. Where is Leo Di Caprio to wake me up out of this dream? Hurry the f*ck up because that THING is getting close!

i like how he said sharks should be respected and not feared, as if fearing them is the completely wrong thing to do. if i'm ever thrown into a situation where i'm face to face with one, i'll be sure to put a hat on it's head, shake it's fin and offer it a cigar.

[GOBB]

i like how he said sharks should be respected and not feared, as if fearing them is the completely wrong thing to do. if i'm ever thrown into a situation where i'm face to face with one, i'll be sure to put a hat on it's head, shake it's fin and offer it a cigar.

:roll:

I was thinking more like trying to talk to it by making bubble noises in the water with your mouth. Similar to a toddler in the bathtub. Motorboard the hell out of that water. Who knows maybe it'll let you ride its back until the evening when its feeding time.

[gts]

Not on my hard drive. And look how you are laying on the grassy noll? No male lays like that. Extra on the set of Chronicles of Narnia and the director screams "Need more pansies please!" and here you come. Carrying minature guitar and all.



hahaha, holy sh*t


i remember the shark cage thread gobb, and i do remember you talking about how cool it would be

[KeylessEntry]

Yeah great whites should be respected... but that doesnt mean you should go surfing with them :oldlol:

[Bano114]

Im suprised alot of you guys are amazed or interested about this. Watch the first season of Wild Boyz...this is nothing special compared to what they do with sharks.:oldlol:

[kentatm]

Rick Sanchez is a douche

[Blackisbig]

Someone in here said that sharks don't eat in the middle of the day? Sharks don't have an eating schedule. They eat when there's food in the water.


Proof? (http://dsc.discovery.com/sharks/top-shark-facts-02.html)


89. A common myth is that sharks don't attack in the middle of the day. And that may be true — but it's likely because most beachgoers get out of the water to rest or eat at lunchtime, so there aren't as many people around to cross paths with sharks. Sharks don't follow the same three meals-a-day eating schedule as humans, they eat when they find food, no matter what time it is.

[bdreason]

Incredibly dangerous. I'm sure that guy figured he could be attacked and killed at any moment.

[PistolPete]

I suppose if he would have started to paddle the hell out of there, the shark would have definitely chomped him. Crazy.

[LA_Showtime]

Uh, to each his own. You dumb ****.

[BRabbiT]

I read about this a couple of days ago. The day before he saw a shark but he didn't have a video camera, so the next day he goes all the way back out in the ocean so he can video tape it...

Swimming with death right there...




damn. he's brave:bowdown:

[PistolPete]

Rick Sanchez is a douche

and a murderer too

[vapid]

I fcking love shark fin soup. One time a family friend made a huge amount and I had twelve bowls.

[KeylessEntry]

I fcking love shark fin soup. One time a family friend made a huge amount and I had twelve bowls.

Gross. Humans are killing 100 million sharks every year and that number is quickly rising. Many shark species are on the verge of extinction. Shark fishing practices are grotesque and disgusting, often fisherman just cut off the fins and throw the sharks back in the sea to die. Sharks have been around for hundreds of millions of years, since before trees or dinosaurs.

In a decade or two when the sharks are all gone you are going to have to settle for something like clubbed baby seal soup.

[vapid]

Gross. Humans are killing 100 million sharks every year and that number is quickly rising. Many shark species are on the verge of extinction. Shark fishing practices are grotesque and disgusting, often fisherman just cut off the fins and throw the sharks back in the sea to die. Sharks have been around for hundreds of millions of years, since before trees or dinosaurs.

In a decade or two when the sharks are all gone you are going to have to settle for something like clubbed baby seal soup.
*licks lips in anticipation*

No but I don't approve of how they harvest shark fin, I wish they would use the meat at least for sashimi or something. Its an inefficient use of resources and I bet if they raised them on farms they would taste better anyways.

[Jasper]

I'm a fan of shark steak.

3/4 pound filet ... should be sized to small porter house steak.

thickness apx .. 3/4 of inch

Place in a buttered small cast iron skillet.

Salt and pepper lightly.

Medium heat , and then cover ... keep an eye on it , flipping regularly.

When lightly golden brown on both sides it is done.
let it sit in the pan for 1-2 minutes and serve with melted butter on top.

It tastes like veal with a light fish taste.
---------------
Aspargus , cottage fries , and aromic. flavored white or rose wine.

Any dessert and coffee or espresso .

=========================================
This humanized planet needs to learn to farm fish like they do with other domeestic animals.... fish are good for you...

Throwing away a whole shark , for just their fins is just fcuking weird.

[plowking]

And yet no surfer out in the water chillin with a Great White Shark within arms length of touching it or getting ate. Good job bozo. I loved the youtube video "Devils Teeth" with 2 guys on a f*cking boat spotting a Great White. So comparable to this one. :bowdown:

:rolleyes:

In America we dont see Great White sharks mingling with the human species. We hear about surfers being attacked by sharks because they are mistaken for meals. We dont hear a surfer encountering a Great White one day and the next going back out there to video tape it up close and personal. Newsworthy to us. Who cares about your country? Not Americans. So f*ck off because if we went to war? I'm enlist just to kick the living shit out of you Aussie f*cks.

I'll go to a couple basketball and football games this season and think about how you have to depend on an internet site to stream you the game i'm at. While you're asking poster "anyone got a good link" I'll cheer a play that you missed. Go play rugby and sniff someones ass.

1. No one wants to watch lame ass Philadelphia 76ers anyway.
2. We have ESPN/TNT as well. :oldlol:
3. There is league pass which I can stream to the TV...
4. Ced isn't Australian...
5. You at what, 5'8, aren't kicking the shit out of anything.

[Hawker]

1. No one wants to watch lame ass Philadelphia 76ers anyway.
2. We have ESPN/TNT as well. :oldlol:
3. There is league pass which I can stream to the TV...
4. Ced isn't Australian...
5. You at what, 5'8, aren't kicking the shit out of anything.

http://www.apogaum.co.uk/Apogaum_Images/m4a1.1.jpg

He did say enlist.

[GOBB]

1. No one wants to watch lame ass Philadelphia 76ers anyway.
2. We have ESPN/TNT as well. :oldlol:
3. There is league pass which I can stream to the TV...
4. Ced isn't Australian...
5. You at what, 5'8, aren't kicking the shit out of anything.

No one was talkin to you. Why reply? :confusedshrug:

[jbot]

the shark was probably trying to figure out what exactly was floating in the water. cool footage though.

i remember seeing a shark about 12 feet or so away from me at virginia beach as a kid. i was in waist deep water and saw a dark gray/almost black fin. i bet it was only around about 4-5 feet long but still...

[plowking]

No one was talkin to you. Why reply? :confusedshrug:

Because you're a douche bag who knows very little outside of Philadelphia, yet you like to run your mouth about things you don't know about.

[tpols]

Because you're a douche bag who knows very little outside of Philadelphia, yet you like to run your mouth about things you don't know about.
And Ced clearly didn't know what he was talking about either.:confusedshrug: And weren't you the guy who said Dwill is a better passer than prime jkidd?:facepalm Everyone talks out their ass sometimes.

[Jasper]

Iits pretty much a given that you shouldnt go swimming with great whites. Even the dudes who are filming documentaries for shark week usually dont actually get up close and personal with great whites like they do with other sharks.
I'm alittel late on this thread .. but I saw a show some french guy swimming with a professional shark scientist that has observed great Whites .. .and they actually touched the great white while it was swimming.

This expert , knew what their body language was saying ... and was calm enough to swim to the sharks side and actually touch it.

It was a PBS show.
(Some famous french man - son that was involved in scuba gear was the commentator and host swimmer)

[GOBB]

Because you're a douche bag who knows very little outside of Philadelphia, yet you like to run your mouth about things you don't know about.

Another battered poster by the hands of GOBB wanting thier hit back. :oldlol:


1. No one wants to watch lame ass Philadelphia 76ers anyway.

No one asked you.


2. We have ESPN/TNT as well.

Who is we? Why do you want to be included in this convo?


3. There is league pass which I can stream to the TV...

What is your point? Go create twitter and tweet that.


4. Ced isn't Australian...

I thought he was and just remember he is from New Zealand. My entire post was around thinking he was Australian. His access to the NBA back home was limited. He reviews in this thread he now lives in Toronto. Who knew? I didnt.


5. You at what, 5'8, aren't kicking the shit out of anything.

Yeah because people under 6 ft cant fight. Love the logic. Hey you're 5'8, you cant beat anyone. You cant kick the shyt out of anyone. And if you read I said I would enlist in the military to go into war to kick his countries ass. Read next time or mind your business. :facepalm

[plowking]

tpols, Ced might be wrong but GOBB is just plain ignorant and stupid...

Yes another battered poster GOBB...


No one asked you.
It's a discussion forum, I'll chime in where I like. And clearly you listened and cared enough to respond.


Who is we? Why do you want to be included in this convo?
We, is Australians. Because I can be included, and clearly you decided to include me by responding. Furthermore to educate you about anything 10 miles outside of Philly.


I thought he was and just remember he is from New Zealand.
Just like pretty much everything else you've written about in this topic, you're wrong.


Yeah because people under 6 ft cant fight

Never stated a height limit, was just talking about you in particular.

[Jasper]

This thread is AMAZING -

From shark photo's to Ced the Shark attacking Gobb the shark :oldlol:

Plowking the ref !!!!!!!!!

[pete's montreux]

branslowski: you should see the even greater black shark!

[plowking]

branslowski: you should see the even greater black shark!
:oldlol:

[GOBB]

Yes another battered poster GOBB...

Yup


It's a discussion forum, I'll chime in where I like. And clearly you listened and cared enough to respond.

Thats makes no sense but ok if thats how you Aussies think. :facepalm


We, is Australians. Because I can be included, and clearly you decided to include me by responding. Furthermore to educate you about anything 10 miles outside of Philly.

So you're included in this convo because I replied to you? So far you're doing an excellant job at making no sense. Want to know why? Because you realize you look like a jackass replying to a post that wasnt directed to you. Then when told no one was replying to you in the first place want to engage in a back and forth now. Sad individual.


Just like pretty much everything else you've written about in this topic, you're wrong.

And you're butt hurt.


Never stated a height limit, was just talking about you in particular.

You said you're 5'8 you arent kicking sh!t. What does height have to do with fighting? What does height have to do with my reply which was I'd enlist and kick your countries ass? You dont know. But thats what happens when a butt hurt poster want his hit back. You swing and miss. :oldlol:

Next time I'm in Miami i'll check out a Heat game and think to myself "The kid in Australia wishes he were here.".

[jbot]

branslowski: you should see the even greater black shark!
yup, much longer than their white cousins.

[tontoz]

Of course it's not "news worthy", but it's pretty interesting footage and worth the 1 minute that was devoted to it as a side piece.

Holy moly, people need to get off their high horses every now and then.


Seriously something must have crawled up Cedric's ass and died.

[plowking]

Yup

You're lame as shit. :oldlol:


So you're included in this convo because I replied to you? So far you're doing an excellant job at making no sense. Want to know why? Because you realize you look like a jackass replying to a post that wasnt directed to you. Then when told no one was replying to you in the first place want to engage in a back and forth now. Sad individual.

You're the one not making sense... I replied to a topic because I can and wanted to be included in. You didn't have to include me in your particular discussion, you could have ignored my comment where I stated my opinions. Yet you chose to respond.



And you're butt hurt.

Over what? You're clearly wrong on something and now you're just reaching.



You said you're 5'8 you arent kicking sh!t. What does height have to do with fighting? What does height have to do with my reply which was I'd enlist and kick your countries ass? You dont know. But thats what happens when a butt hurt poster want his hit back. You swing and miss. :oldlol:

What does height have to do with fighting? You clearly are clueless. Why do they have weight divisions GOBB? Wait... I am talking to you. Do you know they have weight divisions GOBB?
What does enlisting have to do with kicking my countries ass? Nothing, like my response to it because it was baseless and wrong once again. Go on GOBB, enlist, and go fight the war against Australia. :oldlol:


Next time I'm in Miami i'll check out a Heat game and think to myself "The kid in Australia wishes he were here.".

When was the last time you've been on a holiday GOBB? I've been to the USA, I've seen my team play. This just goes back to reaching because you've been proven wrong.

[Junny]

Some of you guys are so phucking lame and petty.

It was interesting for some. If it's not for you, that's great!

Jesus phucking Christ.

[GOBB]

What does height have to do with fighting? You clearly are clueless. Why do they have weight divisions GOBB? Wait... I am talking to you. Do you know they have weight divisions GOBB?

Who has weight divisions bozo? Neither me nor you are professional fighters. So you talkin weight divisions is dumb. You listed a height and implied someone 5'8 cant kick anyones ass. Based on nothing.

[GOBB]

I was at the Cheesecake Factory in Honolulu when this pro surfer chick who made the news not too long prior for being attacked by a shark walked in, and even though her arm from the elbow down was gone and her leg looked all jacked up, I still thought about smashing because her ass looked pretty nice regardless.

True story, bro.

Whats your point? Stupid story. Now you're gonna have people hear scared of sharks. Good job.

-CED

[sunsfan1357]

I was at the Cheesecake Factory in Honolulu when this pro surfer chick who made the news not too long prior for being attacked by a shark walked in, and even though her arm from the elbow down was gone and her leg looked all jacked up, I still thought about smashing because her ass looked pretty nice regardless.

True story, bro.
I believe they're making a movie about her called Soul Surfer.

[jbot]

I was at the Cheesecake Factory in Honolulu when this pro surfer chick who made the news not too long prior for being attacked by a shark walked in, and even though her arm from the elbow down was gone and her leg looked all jacked up, I still thought about smashing because her ass looked pretty nice regardless.

True story, bro.
not sure i'd continue surfing if a shark took my damn arm and a chunk of my leg. she has to have some mega-love for that sport to keep going.

btw, i'd bang a one armed chick.

[Se]

Whats your point? Stupid story. Now you're gonna have people hear scared of sharks. Good job.

-CED

Why you still posting in here? Butt hurt? You got owned. Give it up GOBB. You can hit reply 1000 times and it won't change the fact that you got owned in here, you're scared of dogs, you're a sad little midget living in land-locked Philadelphia and you know nothing. Enjoy your sad little life, bro.

~Ced

[GOBB]

[QUOTE=Se

[tontoz]

[QUOTE=Se

[Se]

The question you should ask yourself. You're the one announcing your last post, you're done with the thread (as if anyone asked). And here you are, still replying. And whats does land locked Philadelphia even mean? I bet when you respond to this you look like a complete fool. So go on and break down what this means. I cant wait to hit your response out the ballpark. :oldlol:

Just wanted to come back to point out how stupid you are. + I'm not true to my word.

I am finished in here. You can make post after post bashing me. All it does is prove you're butt hurt and wrong. GOBBy just can't give it up. Gets owned and can't let go. Poor guy. Hope you don't bump into any golden retrievers today.

"WOOF!"

*GOBB high-tails it outta there with crap dripping down his legs.*

[Se]

Philly is just a little over an hour away from the coast, slick.


Yeah, I'm sure they have great beaches, great for surfing and swimming, lots of sharks :rolleyes:

[tpols]

[QUOTE=Se

[Styles p]

[QUOTE=Se

[gts]

been going to the jersey shore every year from birth, i have seen plenty of sharks. from little ones to big boys i also recall hearing about a few attacks in recent years.
wasn't the jersey shore famous for a series of shark attacks at one time? in the 50's or something?

it was the history that benchely used for his book jaws

[Rizko]

wasn't the jersey shore famous for a series of shark attacks at one time? in the 50's or something?

Jaws was based off of a great white attack at a beach an hour away from philly.
Jersey Shore Shark Attacks of 1916 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Shore_shark_attacks_of_1916)

Edit: Your right, the attacks lead Peter Benchley to write Jaws.

[Styles p]

yeah i remember hearing about a bunch of bull shark attacks in deep back waters.

[gts]

Jersey Shore Shark Attacks of 1916 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Shore_shark_attacks_of_1916)

Edit: Your right, the attacks lead Peter Benchley to write Jaws.

yeah, 1916 way back when...

love the pic from the paper
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/PhiladelphiaInquirerJuly151916.gif

[tontoz]

been going to the jersey shore every year from birth, i have seen plenty of sharks. from little ones to big boys i also recall hearing about a few attacks in recent years.


:oldlol: @ Cedric












http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g195/tontoz/funny-pictures-shut-up-00l.jpg

[Hawker]

landlocked philly citizens ftw

[GOBB]

:oldlol: CED getting owned.


Yeah, I'm sure they have great beaches, great for surfing and swimming, lots of sharks

The Jersey Shore is one of the popular destinations for "land locked" individuals to go to. Beach, boardwalk, fishing (includes sharks), swimming, surfing, jetski, parasailing, shark/dolphin tours. Want to build sand castles? Be my guest! My uncle has a condo he rents out in Wildwood. Right down the street from the beach. I went there last summer. My sister used it last month.

Like styles p, I too have been going to the shore since a youth.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y48/StrikSkillz/hahah3.jpg

I believe thats Avalon. And yes people surf in Avalon. I never got into surfing. Just not my thing. There are no Great White Sharks tho. Sorry I never swam in the ocean with one nor would I EVER!

[Fatal9]

[QUOTE=Se

[Fatal9]

I've sea kayaked around a shark before. Didn't feel the need to pull out a video camera and record it (if I knew I'd be on the news, maybe I would have). Just kept on kayaking away. I can see why it would make national news in America though. Sharks are basically a mythical killer creature to 90% of them and almost all the exposure they've ever had to sharks is reading stories about shark attacks. It's natural they find stuff like this amazing and news worthy, their thought process is probably that sharks exist to only kill humans.

[GOBB]

I've sea kayaked around a shark before. Didn't feel the need to pull out a video camera and record it (if I knew I'd be on the news, maybe I would have). Just kept on kayaking away. I can see why it would make national news in America though. Sharks are basically a mythical killer creature to 90% of them and almost all the exposure they've ever had to sharks is reading stories about shark attacks. It's natural they find stuff like this amazing and news worthy, their thought process is probably that sharks exist to only kill humans.

He recorded a GREAT WHITE SHARK. Have you swam, surfed or kayaked with one? Maybe you did and decided "Meh, just another shark. Who hasnt seen one? Americans perhaps". He was within arms length of a GREAT WHITE SHARK standing on a surf board. This is 2010, where reality tv seems to be the thing. Where recording each and everything has been the norm. So of course someone is gonna video record something. 1min footage of a Great White Shark encounter where it bumped his board? I fail to see the :confusedshrug: and :sleeping reactions.

Maybe you dudes grow up swimming with the mighty, misunderstood Great White Shark. I applaud you, your families and the place in which you came from. :applause:

[Fatal9]

Here's what I'd imagine the thought process of a man in Philly to be to this video:

"a shark? a real shark? thought they only existed in Spielberg movies?"

"shit, it is a real shark! why is it not attacking him? why is it not jumping out of the water and biting off his arm? I thought they ALWAYS did that."

"whew, what a miracle. duhh, anyone who has watched jaws knows that the cameraman had a 99% chance to die there! mind = blown."

*forwards video to family and co-workers, subject line titled "you won't believe this one guys!"*

:facepalm

[tontoz]

He recorded a GREAT WHITE SHARK. Have you swam, surfed or kayaked with one?




*crickets*

[GOBB]

*crickets*

:oldlol:

Exactly.

[enayes]

I just came back from the outer banks so I was mildly amused.

But that was a pretty small great white and it's extremely rare for them to attack humans. Still, you wouldn't see me in the water.

[Fatal9]

The perceived danger is a lot less than you think it is. Throw a grand at a random experienced surfer off the coast and give him a camera, and he'd go and get you the same video. Shark encounters happen all the time and a very very low percentage of them actually result in an attack. Footage was nothing special, but LOL @ it making national news in America and people being fascinated by this.

[tontoz]

The perceived danger is a lot less than you think it is. Throw a grand at a random experienced surfer off the coast and give him a camera, and he'd go and get you the same video. Shark encounters happen all the time and a very very low percentage of them actually result in an attack. Footage was nothing special, but LOL @ it making national news in America and people being fascinated by this.


I'll take that as a no.

Since it is nothing special feel free to post all the other vids from surfers filming a Great White from their surfboard.

[tontoz]

and i wouldnt call it national news, its just a video on a news website
you'll find so many dumb little videos on these news websites, no need to proclaim it as national news


Seriously one of the other vids on that page is about a DC pizzeria doing good business. :rolleyes:

[Fatal9]

Since it is nothing special feel free to post all the other vids from surfers filming a Great White from their surfboard.

Guy goes out and swims/touches an even bigger great white: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLbL3i9p9EE&#t=1m06s :confusedshrug:

And the story is all over American news. Even brought the guy in to do a segment on Fox News. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r_1_TAhEbQ)

[Rizko]

The perceived danger is a lot less than you think it is. Throw a grand at a random experienced surfer off the coast and give him a camera, and he'd go and get you the same video. Shark encounters happen all the time and a very very low percentage of them actually result in an attack. Footage was nothing special, but LOL @ it making national news in America and people being fascinated by this.
Regarding the first bolded part: Honestly it from the looks of this thread it seems like America is the only place that runs 24 hour news cycles on some stations. While it may have been national news it wasn't something that had any airtime besides a quick little blurb on CNN and the other 24 hour news shows. The reason they show shit like this to fill time, you can find a lot of stories as meaningless as this. Look at theCNN video page (http://www.cnn.com/video/) On the first page you can see: "Vince Vaughn leaps from plane with mom", "France's police force cuts height rules" and "Zebras make a run for it". Do you actually think people give a **** about Vince Vaughn, Frances height restrictions and Zebras? No, CNN just needs some filler material to put on the air. None of those videos, and the shark video, were shown on the 6:00 pm local news and the 6:30 pm national news (the main news time slots). The only reason I even know this shark video exists is because of ISH.

Regarding the second bolded part: It's not as common in America. I'm sure there are things that get time in other countries that are barley a blimp on American news stations. It's not like Americas are calling each other up after seeing the footage talking about seeing a shark on CNN. It's just a cool little video that got some airplay on a network desperate to fill up 24 hours of t.v. time with things that will keep people interested.

You and Ced can stop with the hyperbole. I guarantee that over 99% of America didn't see that shark video it's not something that people here really care about, I bet it was shown when most people were at work anyways.

[tontoz]

Guy goes out and swims/touches an even bigger great white: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLbL3i9p9EE&#t=1m06s :confusedshrug:

And the story is all over American news. Even brought the guy in to do a segment on Fox News. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r_1_TAhEbQ)


Could you point out the surfboard in that vid? I must have missed it. I did see a shark cage though and a guy who has studied sharks his whole life.

Is English your second language?

[Rizko]

And the story is all over American news. Even brought the guy in to do a segment on Fox News. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1r_1_TAhEbQ)
I guess other 24 hour news stations in other countries never show something that Americans would find to be menial/mundane. :rolleyes: :facepalm

[GOBB]

Wait it wasnt just 1 Great White it was 2 Great Whites. :oldlol:

[GOBB]

Could you point out the surfboard in that vid? I must have missed it. I did see a shark cage though and a guy who has studied sharks his whole life.

Is English your second language?

:roll:

[UConnCeltics]

50% of Rick's List is useless garbage anyways, which this story fits in with.

[GOBB]

50% of Rick's List is useless garbage anyways, which this story fits in with.

That was kinda explained but unfortunately in 1 ear and out the other it went.

[mlh1981]

This doesn't appear to be a problem in the Ohio River.