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The terrifying shark video that left Karl Stefanovic speechless [Australia 'Today' show host]
9NEWS ^
| August 31, 2015
Posted on 09/03/2015 7:38:31 AM PDT by ETL
Its not often Karl Stefanovic is left speechless, but video of a monster 4.5m [nearly 15ft] shark leaping out of the water was enough for him to take a moment of silent awe on-air before saying he would "never go back in the water".
Stefanovic introduced the segment looking at new technology that has allowed cameramen for the Discovery Channel to get closer than ever while filming great whites.
Their new underwater vessels include a mobile cage called the W.A.S.P (Water Armour Shark Protection) that enables divers to walk along the ocean floor while filming sharks, although being that close to the predators does not look to be a comfortable experience.
The video showed one diver walking along the ocean floor off the coast of New Zealand oblivious to a large shark approaching from behind, until his colleagues let him know at the last moment.
"You never want a white shark to get this close to your head," the diver said afterwards.
(Excerpt) Read more at 9news.com.au ...
TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: australia; giantshark; greatwhiteshark
Giant shark leaves 'Today' show hosts speechless
If their Today show hosts are anything like ours, good for you, Sharky!
Video at link. Do not click on the image. It will only take you to a photo storing website.
Video at link.
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posted on
09/03/2015 7:38:31 AM PDT
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ETL
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posted on
09/03/2015 7:38:54 AM PDT
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ETL
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To: JoeProBono
Right up your alley ping!
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posted on
09/03/2015 7:39:29 AM PDT
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ETL
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To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
09/03/2015 7:40:49 AM PDT
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ETL
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To: ETL
They have to cgi that shark and fix the movie.
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posted on
09/03/2015 7:45:25 AM PDT
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longfellow
(Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
To: ETL
The shark in the video ( not the rubber Jaws shark) is much bigger than 15ft - that’s a 20-25 ft monster.
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posted on
09/03/2015 7:47:26 AM PDT
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atc23
(The Confederacy was the single greatest conservative resistance to federal authority ever)
To: atc23
I’m sure you’re right, but that was was the article said (4.5 meters/~15 feet).
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posted on
09/03/2015 7:53:21 AM PDT
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ETL
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To: ETL
Ello! Names Bruce!
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posted on
09/03/2015 8:08:49 AM PDT
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al_c
(Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
To: longfellow
They have to cgi that shark and fix the movie.Yes. That sequence was the most fake, amateur and silliest thing ever put on film. I know it was 1976 and technology wasn't what it is today but c'mon. If you can't do it right, don't do it at all.
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09/03/2015 8:13:27 AM PDT
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Bloody Sam Roberts
(Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is simply majoritarianism. It is incompatible with real freedom.)
To: al_c
"G'day Bruce!"
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09/03/2015 8:15:51 AM PDT
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Bloody Sam Roberts
(Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is simply majoritarianism. It is incompatible with real freedom.)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Yes. That sequence was the most fake, amateur and silliest thing ever put on film. I know it was 1976 and technology wasn't what it is today but c'mon. If you can't do it right, don't do it at all. Well, they took the money to the bank and kept a lot of people out of the water even to this day. Too bad they can't train the sharks to hum the attack theme as warning. Thing to remember, on land we are humans, in the water & swimsuits we are PREY!
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posted on
09/03/2015 8:28:56 AM PDT
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SES1066
(Quality, Speed or Economical - Any 2 of 3 except in government - 1 at best but never #3!)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
He looks to wide in the face.
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posted on
09/03/2015 8:29:41 AM PDT
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longfellow
(Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
To: ETL
When I lived in California, there was an incident where an abalone diver was bit by a shark. The shark basically swallowed his head and bit down hard enough to leave a “necklace” of teeth marks on the guy, front and back, but then spit him out and swam away. The guy survived with only minor injuries.
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09/03/2015 8:32:41 AM PDT
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Teotwawki
(For a person to get a thing without paying for it, another must pay for it without getting it.)
To: Teotwawki
And prolly a shark tooth necklace.
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posted on
09/03/2015 8:43:45 AM PDT
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depenzz
("it isn't a chance you take, its a choice you make")
To: ETL
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posted on
09/03/2015 8:58:26 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
(SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
To: ETL
That appears to be a WW2 USAF pilot survival knife made by Sydney Bros. of Australia.
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posted on
09/03/2015 9:00:30 AM PDT
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mcshot
(We have but our word and honor - 0 has 0.)
To: ETL
And for dessert, lady fingers.
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posted on
09/03/2015 12:21:01 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW)
To: mcshot
That appears to be a WW2 USAF pilot survival knife made by Sydney Bros. of Australia.You might be right. But I don't know much on the subject.
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09/03/2015 4:35:41 PM PDT
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ETL
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