OT but this might be next years Darwin award

[Loser]

I remember seeing a special where some gutsy scientist decided to prove that, as predators, sharks were essentially cowards. So he goes down to the bottom in a cage, with some stuff, and proceeds with the experiment.

First they put out the dummy, It looks like a scuba diver. Sure enough, along comes a BIG shark and circles the dummy. It comes in for a bite, then circles a couple more times. Satisfied that the dummy does not pose a threat, it grabs the dummy and swims off with some fraction of the mannequin hanging out of it's mouth.

Next the guy puts out a remote controlled thing meant for poking around with a camera. Along comes another shark with a funny idea of what is edible. It circles a few times, getting closer and closer. Then the guys moves the thing in the direction of the shark, threatening... kind of. Well the shark clearly feels that this is threatening because it backs off. But it does keep circling. So the guy drives it directly after the shark somewhat persistently. After being chased around for a second the shark bugs off.

Next the guy gets out of the cage. He holds real still and waits for a buzzard. Sure enough, along comes another sizable and relatively open-minded shark. It circles a couple times and the guy starts swimming toward it. He does so with some flair and the shark leaves.

So the guy hangs out there, no doubt basking in the glory of his verification. Along comes another shark, and another shark. So there are now two, awfully large sharks making the orbit. Dude is ready, sort of, for this and gets an honest-to-whatever ten foot pole. He uses this to threaten the sharks from a distance and is quite able to keep them at bay. Polearms rule for anyone who hasn't had the chance to use them.

Eventually the sea has to win, though, so along comes a third big shark. Man of Science has had enough, is proven, sort of, and heads back up to the boat.

[Katchoo]

Originally posted by minipol:
I once did some research for a science project way back when i was still in school and they found giant fossile shark teeth. Some sharks must have been the size of whales back then!!!

Everything was big way back when. A couple nights back there was a program on the Discovery Channel about a Plesiosaur recently discovered that was large and powerful enough to clamp down on an unsuspecting T-Rex and pull it into the sea.

Why can't we have sea creatures like this today? Sea travel would be much more adventurous. You could wake up one morning and read about the American Submarine that had a bite taken out of it by a monsterous shark.

*sigh* Oh well. I guess we have to make due with Giant Squids.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

once again Katchoo gives the guy who pretends to be a giant mouse and run around wacking people with hammers reason to doubt his sanity.

[Baron Grazic]

"pretends to be a giant mouse".
You mean you are not a mouse?

[Katchoo]

Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
once again Katchoo gives the guy who pretends to be a giant mouse and run around wacking people with hammers reason to doubt his sanity.

At what point did I give you the impression I was mentally well? I DO watch Beat the Geeks everyday. That alone guarantees a reservation in the funny farm.

[Jack Simth]

Originally posted by Katchoo:
Everything was big way back when. A couple nights back there was a program on the Discovery Channel about a Plesiosaur recently discovered that was large and powerful enough to clamp down on an unsuspecting T-Rex and pull it into the sea.

Why can't we have sea creatures like this today? Sea travel would be much more adventurous. You could wake up one morning and read about the American Submarine that had a bite taken out of it by a monsterous shark.

*sigh* Oh well. I guess we have to make due with Giant Squids.

You'd never hear about that - even if the sub somehow made it back to the surface, the government that controlled it would never admit one of its subs was taken out by wildlife.

[Cirvol]

hey katchoo, nice sig, ie, nice shipset you're working on there

i want to do my own also

which program do you use?

i have been playing around with rhinoceros...
(and i'm an old time dos-autocad user

what about you?