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Sasquatch

Since 09 Mar 2005
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PostFri Jan 18, 19 3:53 pm    SHARK!!! Reply with quote

OH my f-ing God. The size of this landlord in the vid is (aka Great White) unbelievable--its a choad (wider than it is long). The divers/snorkelers swimming with this monster must of been sh#tting their suits.

It appears the shark was snacking upon a dead and floating sperm whale near Oahu, HI.

I think one of them was probably Gman. Shocked Smile

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/science/divers-discovered-an-enormous-great-white-shark-off-the-coast-of-hawaii/vi-BBSpTtR?ocid=spartandhp

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Nak

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PostFri Jan 18, 19 5:59 pm     Reply with quote

Nah, Gman would spear it from his SUP and drag that sucker to shore. Very Happy

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flipper

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PostFri Jan 18, 19 7:35 pm     Reply with quote

Said sharkie was a granny. I was looking for dentures. Nope!

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PostTue Jan 22, 19 8:01 am     Reply with quote

Rad!

Gman

Since 11 Feb 2006
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PostWed Jan 23, 19 11:58 am     Reply with quote

looks full probably wouldn't test that


didnt realize there is some controversy about riding giant sharks...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-18/conservationist-slammed-for-touching-huge-shark-off-hawaii/10725478

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Nak

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PostWed Jan 23, 19 4:06 pm     Reply with quote

Gman wrote:

didnt realize there is some controversy about riding giant sharks...


Yes, it's important we not offend 20+ foot sharks. Everyone knows how delicate their sensibilities are. Very Happy

You know what? If somebody has the balls to touch a shark that big then everyone else should just respect that shit and shut the fuck up. Anyone that says the shark was somehow offended and hurt by a gnat touching them is too stupid to listen to.

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Gman

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PostWed Jan 23, 19 5:27 pm     Reply with quote

I have a healthy respect for our shark brothers after they inhaled my personal best 50lb giant trevally spearfishing - kinda like this scene but only a dozen or so






shot by Laurent Ballesta for NatGeo


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Nak

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PostWed Jan 23, 19 6:08 pm     Reply with quote

Gman wrote:
kinda like this scene but only a dozen or so


And this is why I love and am awed by Gman. Anyone else on the planet--anyone else--would have been like "Holy shit! There were like a dozen of them! I shit my wetsuit!" Gman: "ONLY a dozen."

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Pete

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PostThu Jan 24, 19 9:25 am    Crazy shit Reply with quote

I'm no shark expert, and it appears that these divers aren't either. I don't see how they decided that it was safe to swim with this monster. How could they know it wouldn't turn and take a bite out of them? Balls or stupidity, maybe a combo of both? I dunno....

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Ho-Toe

Since 30 Apr 2014
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PostThu Jan 24, 19 4:52 pm    scrimshaw Reply with quote

Anybody notice the snorkeler around the 2:00 mark near the dead whale's mouth? What's going on there? It sure looks like this person removes his/her dive knife from the sheath on his/her leg, then surface dives into the mouth to remove a tooth. That's REALLY ILLEGAL!

And I also wonder how often Ocean's sponsors' stickers peel off of her fins and drift away into the great garbage patch in the gyre...

But hey, at least these folks got some likes on social media! That's what's really important in this world... Twisted Evil Twisted Evil Twisted Evil

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