Great White Shark, A Living Legend

[NeilJ]

I was wondering if anyone has seen this BBC documentary? It's about a diver who swims with the great whites without the protection of cages; to study them in there natural habitat. He has learned to communicate with them through body language, so he feels extremely comfortable with them. Even as I shark lover I know they are misunderstood, but it's still a little nerve racking watching this guy get so close. I would love to know what people who saw this thought.

I know you can watch it from the BBC web site if you live in the UK. I don't, so I had to download it, but could give step by step directions for people if they are really interested in watching it.

 

[Bill Fisher]

Is it about Andre Hartman or Mike Rutzen?

Please post those instructions, I tried to find the video, but, like you said, it's only available in UK?

I'd love to watch it...

Thanks,
Bill

 

[Peter_C]

Timothy Treadwell thought he could communicate with grizzly bears too.

There are many wild unpredictable creatures on this planet. Of which humans make up the largest part.

 

[NeilJ]

Hey Bill, it's about Mike Rutzen.
It's a little bit of a process to get, but it's worth it. I don't know to much about computers, so I had a to get my roommate, who is computer science graduate to help me.

Step 1: You need a Bit Torrent. This is used to download the program. The best one I was told is utorrent. There are tons more out there, and you might already have a different one. But if not, try this: Torrent - The Lightweight and Efficient BitTorrent Client

Download and install the program.

Step 2: to go Demonoid.com - Natural World - Great White Shark, A Living Legend (3rd January 2009) [TV Rip, Xvid+mp3]. Scroll down to where it says "download." If you have any problems with this, just let me know and I could e-mail you the torrent.

Step 3: Open the torrent in your bit torrent program. It will slowly start to download. I have a slow computer, so it took a day to download.

Step 4 Watch and enjoy!

I hope that works for you, let me know if you run into any problems.

 

[NeilJ]

Mike Rutzen definitely has a "Timothy Treadwell" feel to him. Although, Rutzen seems to hide his loose screws a little better. The real tragedy with Treadwell was getting his girlfriend involved.

 

[spoolin01]

Is this the guy that meditates with candles and incense before diving? Seemed to share the same delusion as Treadwell. Does he do it when the cameras are off?

 

[NeilJ]

No, this guy does it with the cameras on. I don't think he meditates before hand, well it doesn't say. But he does seem delusional.

 

[spoolin01]

Turn on the camera and there's no telling what feats of foolish bravery are brought forth. I remember hearing that the Fla researcher who got his calf bitten off by a bull shark thought that he'd be OK as long as he didn't 'act like prey'. It makes for rare footage for the rest of us to enjoy but I have to wonder if there's much more to it than showing off - would they be doing it if no one was there to watch.

 

[Doc Harry]

Tow Surfing Adventures

On the video page, click on the "White Sharks" video to see a free diver catching a ride on a great white's dorsal fin

 

[islandwheels]

Is it about Andre Hartman or Mike Rutzen?

Please post those instructions, I tried to find the video, but, like you said, it's only available in UK?

I'd love to watch it...

Thanks,
Bill

Here's a little about him
Sharkman: Vertical Attack : Discovery Channel