Sharks

December 5th, 2007

Yay for slo-mo shark footage. I’m fairly sure that this is from the Blue Planet series. But I saw it (on YouTube) with Japanese language narration and thought I’d pull and share it, because the language relates it enough to justify it. Ha ha. I’d been watching loads of “Shark Gordon” episodes via Joost towards the end of November, and I thought that was cool. Every year in the States I looked forward to Shark Week, when the Discovery Channel aired a string of shows about sharks. They alternately describe them as maneaters and harmless creatures, which makes me laugh. The indisputable thing for me is that they are frightening in some primal way – all that power in such a deadly looking thing. Screw whether it accidentally bites people or not. It’s like the fear of heights – it’s all about potential, not about reality. This is some gorgeous footage of great white sharks hunting off the Cape of Good Hope. Enjoy. Random, huh? :-P

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  • just fixed it!

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  • The Technorati one might be the biggest one I've got...when my hard drive crashed I lost the original large size... Anyway, anything you use is fine. Ha ha. Just might want to check your links - you've currently got my logo pointed at Gaijin Tonic. ;-)
  • O.K. got it. (Of technocrati) but if you have a slightly bigger one the quality would be better. Mail it to me or point me towards it.

    Aloha.

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  • Michaels - I love going to aquariums with manta rays. But you've gotta admit, you'd be equally freaked out if a manta ray jumped completely out of the water as it sunk its teeth into a baby sea lion.

    Chris B - Um...I have no logo...but I can get like a larger version of my favicon if you want? I dunno. :-) Thanks, man!

    Megan - See, I knew someone would see it the way I see it. Ha ha ha. It's all about potential. The odds are insanely small. But the potential doesn't care about the odds. Ha ha ha.
  • Man, that is so freaking awesome! I'm not afraid of sharks, per se, but if someone were to tell me, "There's a shark, get out of the water!" I'd run just as fast as anyone. It's the potential, like you said.

    *shakes head* That was just pretty awesome.

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  • Offtopic
    I am going to add a link to this blog but need an image. Do you have any requests? a logo?

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  • Michaels
    Man, I luuuuuuuv slo-mo.

    Can't really say Sharks are my thing though, as impressive as they are. I prefer serene footage of those gorgeous Manta Rays gliding through tropical waters. Maybe slap some generic "relaxing" music to it, and viola, instant aquatic award winner!
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