RIP Steve Irwin
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Another decent tribute video
think with this its a combo of the music and the pictures that really get you
on the "Should he have removed the barbe or not" debate, I don't think he would have had a choice, chances are the Ray would have had it in and out within seconds
think with this its a combo of the music and the pictures that really get you
on the "Should he have removed the barbe or not" debate, I don't think he would have had a choice, chances are the Ray would have had it in and out within seconds
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Gman said:Another decent tribute video
think with this its a combo of the music and the pictures that really get you
on the "Should he have removed the barbe or not" debate, I don't think he would have had a choice, chances are the Ray would have had it in and out within seconds
Yeah, was a bit much for me to handle that.
Gman said:Another decent tribute video
think with this its a combo of the music and the pictures that really get you
on the "Should he have removed the barbe or not" debate, I don't think he would have had a choice, chances are the Ray would have had it in and out within seconds
The barb is left behind when a ray hits you with it. It grows about halfway down the tail and rays dont normally lash out with them to easily as they take time to grow back a new one. Although young rays can be a bit trigger happy sometimes.
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Taken from a filthy site some of you might know:
"Steve Irwin video may never been seen by public
Steve Irwin's death Monday came as a shock to many people and since then the world has mourned his loss. He died after a stingray barb punctured his chest during the filming of an underwater documentary off Australia's Queensland coast.
To some, his death came as no surprise given his risky lifestyle and how he seemed to thrive off bringing some of the world's most dangerous animals to people's homes worldwide via television.
Irwin was once questioned about what should happen if he was in a life-threatening situation while filming. Irwin told his camera crew they should continue filming "even if I am eaten by a shark or croc." He said he would be sad if no one got it on tape.
Monday's incident was caught on tape. John Stainton, Irwin's producer and friend, viewed the tape on Irwin's death before handing it over to police. "It's a very hard thing to watch because you're actually witnessing somebody die and it's terrible," Stainton said. He continued to say that the tape "shows that Steve came over the top of the ray and the tail came up and spiked him here [in the chest] and he pulled it out and the next minute he's gone. That was it - the cameraman had to shut down."
It now seems increasingly unlikely footage of the tragic event will ever reach the public's eyes. Stainton told CNN that the tape is presently in police custody and should be destroyed.
"It should be destroyed," Stainton said. "When that (tape) is finally released it will never see the light of day, ever.
"I actually saw it and I don't want to see it again," he said.
Arguably, Steve Irwin's contribution to world was to raise public awareness to many of the world's animals and the struggles they face. He achieved this through sometimes shocking visual media being delivered via television to millions of homes on a weekly basis. Now it seems the final shocking and tragic moments of his life may never be seen."
RIP dude.
"Steve Irwin video may never been seen by public
Steve Irwin's death Monday came as a shock to many people and since then the world has mourned his loss. He died after a stingray barb punctured his chest during the filming of an underwater documentary off Australia's Queensland coast.
To some, his death came as no surprise given his risky lifestyle and how he seemed to thrive off bringing some of the world's most dangerous animals to people's homes worldwide via television.
Irwin was once questioned about what should happen if he was in a life-threatening situation while filming. Irwin told his camera crew they should continue filming "even if I am eaten by a shark or croc." He said he would be sad if no one got it on tape.
Monday's incident was caught on tape. John Stainton, Irwin's producer and friend, viewed the tape on Irwin's death before handing it over to police. "It's a very hard thing to watch because you're actually witnessing somebody die and it's terrible," Stainton said. He continued to say that the tape "shows that Steve came over the top of the ray and the tail came up and spiked him here [in the chest] and he pulled it out and the next minute he's gone. That was it - the cameraman had to shut down."
It now seems increasingly unlikely footage of the tragic event will ever reach the public's eyes. Stainton told CNN that the tape is presently in police custody and should be destroyed.
"It should be destroyed," Stainton said. "When that (tape) is finally released it will never see the light of day, ever.
"I actually saw it and I don't want to see it again," he said.
Arguably, Steve Irwin's contribution to world was to raise public awareness to many of the world's animals and the struggles they face. He achieved this through sometimes shocking visual media being delivered via television to millions of homes on a weekly basis. Now it seems the final shocking and tragic moments of his life may never be seen."
RIP dude.
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RIP steve, i remember the time he was fooling around with a spitting cobra, he just kept picking it up by its tail as it was spitting him in the eye. Thankgod he was wearing sun glasses. Rip mate
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This site has made a quiz as a tribute,it's quite good
http://www.quizardry.com/index.php?sid=&qid=1622&id=2
http://www.quizardry.com/index.php?sid=&qid=1622&id=2
fozzybear said:Apologies for sending things slightly off topic.
Does anyone think that the possibility of a state funeral for Steve is slight overkill?
Nah it wasnt over kill.
The Family turned down the offer though because they said that Steve would rather prefere it to be simple and be treated like an "Average Bloke"
Definately not overkill. He was like Australian royalty over there.fozzybear said:Apologies for sending things slightly off topic.
Does anyone think that the possibility of a state funeral for Steve is slight overkill?