From: "Strosaker" <strosaker_at_cox.net> > Below is a link to video of a killer whale jumping in the air and landing on a > kayaker, who then pops out of the water upside down and rolls up. It is a part > of a power drink commercial. Does anyone know if it is true? Lessee... orca weighs a gazzillion pounds. Kayak has, say 300 pounds reserve bouyancy. Kayaker gets squeezed between the two and then does a roll... Naahhh... Mind you, it does look like the whale landed in front of the paddler and he was then sucked under. That enters the realm of the possible. Interesting... Sloppy roll, though :-) Mike PS A whale did land on a fishing boat this past week - taking out the boat's superstructure and knocking someone into the water (this person drowned). There were strips of whale skin/flesh stuck to the boat. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Sep 18 2002 - 18:22:33 PDT
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