Phelps vs. Shark?

[Soldier's*Sweeties]

#FAKENEWS

 

[RedAngie]

So this was an absolute fraud!

Like that "swallowed alive by a snake" stunt from last year.

According to something I read on Facebook, many people actually believed that Michael Phelps would be legitimately racing a shark.

 

[MrsDuck]

This was absolutely terrible. I mean, I expected it to be a little campy but dang - it sucked. We turned it off after 10 minutes.

 

[tarheelmjfan]

We didn't watch it. I didn't even realize it had been televised yet & I hope my DH doesn't find out it's available for viewing. I really didn't expect Phelps to race a shark. He would have no chance of winning that encounter. This had to be a gimmick. The whole idea was typical Sci-fi silliness. I'd be surprised to hear that anyone thought this was real. Regardless, I'm still on team Phelps.

 

[marybet]

Ghost Shark is probably my favorite. It had a Scooby Doo vibe.
Cheesy Syfy movies are my summer guilty pleasure.

I loved Ghost Shark, thought it was better than Sharknado. Don't know why it didn't get more attention, we need a Ghost Shark II.

 

[mummabear]

Ghost Shark is probably my favorite. It had a Scooby Doo vibe.
Cheesy Syfy movies are my summer guilty pleasure.

I haven't seen it as I can't track down a copy but check out Snow Sharks

 

[sunshinehighway]

I haven't seen it as I can't track down a copy but check out Snow Sharks

I'll try to find it.

I watched the Phelps vs. Shark thing and thought it was ok. Of course he wasn't going to be actually racing a shark (the graphic with the shark racing in the pool was hilarious though). I can't believe people really thought he'd be reaching a shark in a tradition sense. People can be really stupid.

 

[Mizzoufan]

I believe that was the biggest scam ever.

 

[Planogirl]

I skipped this and plan to always skip it but you all are making me curious. Was it just numbers and statistics?

 

[FlightlessDuck]

I skipped this and plan to always skip it but you all are making me curious. Was it just numbers and statistics?

CGI shark.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

Here's the thing: This shouldn't be a surprise.

First there was the megaladon "documentary" a few years ago, then there was the "being eaten alive" BS last year. Of course Phelps wasn't going to race a shark.

I mean, this channel hasn't been about science for years. Sure, they have some shows that are vaguely related to science and learning, but mostly this is a reality tv channel.

 

[soccerdad72]

I skipped this and plan to always skip it but you all are making me curious. Was it just numbers and statistics?

Basically, yeah. There was some footage of Phelps on a boat with a bunch of shark experts who took measurements of how fast a shark could swim and then they compared that to Phelps's speed with some hi-tech suit and flippers on.

 

[Orlandrum]

What really would be the benefit of having them side by side. The man has a small child. Do we really want to see him eaten.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Is there any truth to the rumor that Fonzie jumped Michael Phelps?

 

[Pacolovestacos]

What really would be the benefit of having them side by side. The man has a small child. Do we really want to see him eaten.

Nobody said it had to be a Great White. He could race a reef shark.

 

[sunshinehighway]

What really would be the benefit of having them side by side. The man has a small child. Do we really want to see him eaten.

Besides you can't exactly train a shark to race anyways.

 

[mom2rtk]

Besides you can't exactly train a a shark to race anyways.

But you could probably train him to eat a swimmer.

 

[sunshinehighway]

But you could probably train him to eat a swimmer.

Maybe that's what people thought the race would be. Phelps either outswims the shark or gets eaten.

 

[bellebud]

dh and I will be watching! Have to see the absurdity of it all, lol!

 

[Wendy31]

We LOVE Shark Week, & our 2 older kids swim competitively, so, of course, we watched it! LOL!

And I'm surprised & amused by the number of people who really thought Phelps would be racing an actual shark in actual open water.

Speaking of open water, DD thought they should have gotten an open water swimmer to race (since Phelps is used to pools), but, as we pointed out, they needed someone everyone recognizes. And even if you don't watch sports or are into swimming, you know Phelps.

I personally thought it was a little unfair that Phelps was given a special shark-skin suit & a fin to better his chances.

And now I'm thinking, since Phelps lost against the shark, he'll probably train all year long & have a rematch next summer. He's too competitive to lose against a shark. LOL!

Oh, & we are Sharknado fans too!!