so how would you like this jumping up on your boat??

[lost-in-nj]

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20403931,00.html





lost

[jobycom]

1. The comments are hilarious. Everyone's a genius.

People calling BS, questioning the shadows, all the usual nonsense. They are sitting at a computer and could easily Google to learn more details and see the other photos, but no. :rofl:

[TZ]

2. okay first of all..the photo is labelled "killer whale" uh no.

As soon as you see a big error like that, most people's (including mine) BS detector went off. Is the story true. Possibly. But the photo is fake.

[EOTE]

3. The photo isn't a fake.

There is at least one other photo showing the damage that it did. No professional has questioned its authenticity. However, as you mention, the content of the article could use some cleaning up.

[lost-in-nj]

4. yeah it says killer whale

but in the article it clarifies what kind of whale it is.....
not sure what to think about the photo though.....
I am no photoshop expert by any means...

lost

[TZ]

5. The thing that bothers me about the photo

is if you are just out on a boat yourselves, how do you get a photo of the exact moment from another boat...Was there more than one boat? Maybe I missed that....

[EOTE]

7. Yes, there was more than one boat.

They were whale watching. People tend to bring cameras with them when doing that.

[lost-in-nj]

8. in this CBS article

it says they were whale watching along with other boats....

there are pictures at CBS and Yahoo with the aftermath....

still not sure if it's real but if it is I would need to change my pants after that !
:P

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/07/22/earlyshow/main6701932.shtml



lost

[lost-in-nj]

9. I guess they heard everyone

and changed the headline....

:-)


lost

[jobycom]

10. Geeze, not you, too!!!

Google. There are plenty of pictures. The boat was close to shore and the pictures show a lot of other boats in the area. They were there to watch the whale migration, so there were plenty of cameras around.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/07/22/earlyshow/main6701932.shtml
http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-500202_162-10004208.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2010/07/southern-right-whale-crashes-sailing-party-literally.html

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=13&art_id=vn20100721073233659C273208&set_id=
"Officials are investigating whether a whale that slammed into a yacht near Blouberg was harassed moments before it breached.

Richard Smith, manager of the Waterfront Boat Company which offers whale-watching trips, said that on their return from a tour his crew members had told him they had seen how a rigid inflatable raft and then a yacht had harassed it.

Marine activist Nan Rice said it was likely that it breached because it was harassed."

[TZ]

11. I never doubted the actual incident.

But the story is poorly written and the photo does look shopped. And as a young whale I can see that kind of mistake happening.

[jobycom]

12. It's America. Of course the story is poorly written. nt

[TZ]

13. I should say EVEN by normal standards.

And its not just America..There was a piss poor article in the BBC about plants "thinking and reacting" which made it sound like plants are sapient..Umm no.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

14. No offense, but your #11 post makes it sound as though you are a young whale.

"And as a young whale I can see that kind of mistake happening.":)

[jobycom]

15. .

:spray: Too funny!

[TZ]

22. LOL

That 4 hours of sleep I got last night is more apparant than I thought

[jobycom]

16. Hardly--there's a story about a tweet from Pastor Warren

that tells no more than the original tweet, but instead of just repeating the tweet, it goes on for several paragraphs about what the tweet says.

This is America. Journalism is dead. They string a few random facts together, blame the Democrats and praise the Republicans, and that's the story. Sure, other nations do it, too, but we are particularly good at it.

[Gormy Cuss]

17. Whoa!

"And as a young whale I can see ..."

Nice post, cetacean.

[RadiationTherapy]

6. Terrifying. Whales are THE reason I decided against marine biology.

Whales scare me.

[Roon]

18. I love whales

I have whale dreams a couple of times a year.

[RadiationTherapy]

19. I would be swimming in a cloud of brown if I had a close encounter.

It would look like the gulf of mexico out there...

[GreenPartyVoter]

20. I had an amazing whale dream a few years ago. Swimming with them, talking with them. It was so cool!

[Roon]

25. Sweet!

Whenever I dream of whales they are super huge and i interact with them too.

[Heidi]

21. If I were a whaler: "Ka-ching! Jackpot!"

But I'm not, so I would try to stay outta his living room in the first place. Whale +100, intrusive humans deservedly scared sh!tless.

[Rabrrrrrr]

23. I wish nature would rear up and fuck over annoying humanity more often.

I want to see a mass animal stampede out of circuses, and i want to see more whales fucking up asshole yachters, intrusive joy-riders, and ignorant sight-seers.

[Fire Walk With Me]

24. The whale responds..."I was really drunk at the time...I only remember listening to "Louie Louie"

and shouting "Whew! Let's PARTAY!" and then it's all blank.

Can you help me get this oar out of my...?"