Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Shark attack picture of the day
It is generally lame to send around random photos that come over the email transom, but this one is so cool I couldn't resist. It came with a caption claiming that it was a genuine picture, allegedly taken by the British Navy off the coast of South Africa during a military exercise. As always, click to enlarge.
No word on whether anything happened to the guy clinging to the ladder.
BAMBOOZLED!: Countless commenters have revealed this photo as a fake, which just goes to show that my general rule is a sound one!
9 Comments:
By 
, at
Tue Sep 26, 06:18:00 PM:
Phamously photoshopped picture.
Link
By , at
Tue Sep 26, 06:18:00 PM:
This picture was a hoax that circulated around the internet several years ago. Here is a link proving it is a hoax.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/08/0815_020815_photooftheyear.html
By 
Mark Tempest, at
Tue Sep 26, 06:19:00 PM:
Urban myth, as set out here.
By , at
Tue Sep 26, 06:26:00 PM:
My question was rather snarky. Reuters would be proud.
mason88
By Mark Tempest, at
Tue Sep 26, 09:19:00 PM:
I guess I should have read MTF's link first.
By Georg Felis, at
Tue Sep 26, 10:14:00 PM:
Fake but accurate? Dan Rather, call your office!
By , at
Tue Sep 26, 11:27:00 PM:
TigerHawk,
I know it's Iowa football season but ya gotta get back with life, that fake pic was out at least 4yrs ago. I believe the background is the Golden Gate Bridge. Don't photoshop any Iowa touchdowns for this weekend(in case your testing). WE WILL BE SEEING ALL! (on espn)
By , at
Wed Sep 27, 09:39:00 AM:
Yes, we will be watching the Buckeyes in action! This might just be a wonderful year for all of us transplanted Princeton Ohioans!
By , at
Thu Sep 28, 10:24:00 PM:
SHARK ATTACK here come the lawyers
