My Nominee for this years Darwin Awards...

JediKooter · 06-04-2008, 12:30 PM

http://www.break.com/index/surfing-w...ite-shark.html

Axxon · 06-04-2008, 12:35 PM

That's pretty cool and probably not as dangerous as it looks. Sharks are known to attack divers because the wetsuits make them look like seals. He's wearing orange. Plus the shark already has his food and is trying to book it. He's not looking for a fight and there's no real blood in the water to make him frenzy. At this point, he's like every other fish who's on a hook, scared and trying to leave not looking to mix it up.

JediKooter · 06-04-2008, 12:50 PM

It's the "you never know..." part. Mr. Shark could have some buddies who haven't had a chance to eat yet or for whatever reason Mr. Shark flips out or is wondering why he has so much drag. I pretty much wouldn't do it for the same reasons I don't go to the zoo and piss off the tigers.

jeff061 · 06-04-2008, 12:52 PM

I just assumed it's fake. Implausibility aside, I figure that shark would have dove rather than just skim the surface and give him a ride.

Axxon · 06-04-2008, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by jeff061

I just assumed it's fake. Implausibility aside, I figure that shark would have dove rather than just skim the surface and give him a ride.

Could be a fake but I'm assuming the water wasn't that deep which would solve this but actually make the situation more dangerous.

Axxon · 06-04-2008, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by JediKooter

It's the "you never know..." part. Mr. Shark could have some buddies who haven't had a chance to eat yet or for whatever reason Mr. Shark flips out or is wondering why he has so much drag. I pretty much wouldn't do it for the same reasons I don't go to the zoo and piss off the tigers.

True that.

lordscarlet · 06-04-2008, 02:03 PM

Is that a wake in front of the shark?

Axxon · 06-04-2008, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by lordscarlet

Is that a wake in front of the shark?

I don't know but I certainly wouldn't sleep in front of one. Badum pum.

Marc Vaughan · 06-04-2008, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jeff061

I just assumed it's fake. Implausibility aside, I figure that shark would have dove rather than just skim the surface and give him a ride.

Its definitely a fake imho - check out the other 'surfers' who happily watch the "shark" swim past them as they float on their boards ...

bulletsponge · 06-04-2008, 08:15 PM

so fake. the whole "fin on the surface" is a product of hollywood and not indicitive of how the hunt or swim

Vinatieri for Prez · 06-05-2008, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Marc Vaughan

Its definitely a fake imho - check out the other 'surfers' who happily watch the "shark" swim past them as they float on their boards ...

Yep. I noticed the same thing. And the fact the shark swam in a straight line.

06-04-2008, 12:35 PM	#2
Axxon Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Phoenix, AZ	That's pretty cool and probably not as dangerous as it looks. Sharks are known to attack divers because the wetsuits make them look like seals. He's wearing orange. Plus the shark already has his food and is trying to book it. He's not looking for a fight and there's no real blood in the water to make him frenzy. At this point, he's like every other fish who's on a hook, scared and trying to leave not looking to mix it up. __________________ There are no houris, alas, in our heaven.

06-04-2008, 12:50 PM	#3
JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	It's the "you never know..." part. Mr. Shark could have some buddies who haven't had a chance to eat yet or for whatever reason Mr. Shark flips out or is wondering why he has so much drag. I pretty much wouldn't do it for the same reasons I don't go to the zoo and piss off the tigers. __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4

06-04-2008, 12:52 PM	#4
jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	I just assumed it's fake. Implausibility aside, I figure that shark would have dove rather than just skim the surface and give him a ride. __________________

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lordscarlet Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Washington, DC	Is that a wake in front of the shark? __________________ Sixteen Colors ANSI/ASCII Art Archive "...the better half of the Moores..." -cthomer5000

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bulletsponge Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: TX	so fake. the whole "fin on the surface" is a product of hollywood and not indicitive of how the hunt or swim Last edited by bulletsponge : 06-04-2008 at 08:15 PM.

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