Re: [Paddlewise] That cursed whale mpeg

Hi John,

Sunday, January 23, 2005, 1:11:41 PM, you wrote:

> Can someone please tell me the origin of the footage, so I inform
> those friends with honestly held beliefs that it is real. If it is
> real, where is the interview of the paddler, who has a whale of a
> tail to tell? (Sorry, I just had to :-)

It was a Japanese commercial for "Powerade" (a Coca-Cola company
product).

Here are a few links to consider:

Complete Commercial:

http://www.jengajam.com/r/Powerade-Advert-MPEG

Now see this picture sans paddlers:

http://www.all-creatures.org/anex/orca-02.html

Here's the original video (the still photo above is taken from this
video):

http://www.slavetoentertainment.com/LolitaTrailer1.mov

And finally, here's what "snopes.com" has to say about the video:

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/kayak.asp

-- 
Melissa
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