Folks, we covered this before…or at least we tried to. And we did our darndest to dispel the obvious concern that this was in any way real. This video which was sent to me for the fifth time in a week seems to show a group of kayakers off the coast having a good old time. There is some Japanese chatter in the background, suggesting that this is either in Japan somewhere or is being shot by a group of Japanese tourists). Anyway, all of a sudden a big killer whale leaps out of the water and comes smashing down on one of the kayakers.
Now, those of who sent this and drenched your emails in alarm, please, read this. Do not be afraid. The video is fake. I know, to many of us who deal with video on a regular basis, it is obvious, but to believe me, it is fake. In fact, you have to go no farther than good old snopes to get the low down (the video can also be seen at snopes). The footage is actually spliced together to make a Powerade commercial. Clever, kinda stupid, but apparently convincing to some.
So please, enjoy, but by no means forward this on to people with a note suggesting it is real. You’ll sound silly.