Killer whale jumps on kayak.

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KMurphy

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Originally posted by: Rudee
Actually, the whale landed beside the kayak, not on it. Still a close call.

So how do you explain the kayak bobbing up like a cork several seconds later?
 

Rudee

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Originally posted by: KMurphy
Originally posted by: Rudee
Actually, the whale landed beside the kayak, not on it. Still a close call.

So how do you explain the kayak bobbing up like a cork several seconds later?

Undertow caused by the massive displacement of water. Think of the whale as a sinking ship. Many sailers are drowned by undertow, while many others "pop up" to the surface, like this person did.
 

Fingers

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Originally posted by: Rudee
Originally posted by: KMurphy
Originally posted by: Rudee
Actually, the whale landed beside the kayak, not on it. Still a close call.

So how do you explain the kayak bobbing up like a cork several seconds later?

Undertow caused by the massive displacement of water. Think of the whale as a sinking ship. Many sailers are drowned by undertow, while many others "pop up" to the surface, like this person did.

Do you know how big of an object it would take to create an undertow capable of keeping a kayak under that long. Those things have a whole lot more floatation than you would think.
 

bleeb

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The dude in the video is KOREAN...

He's saying, "What is this?? a person is dead, he's killed, hurry and call him!"
 

0roo0roo

No Lifer
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Originally posted by: Fingers
Originally posted by: Rudee
Originally posted by: KMurphy
Originally posted by: Rudee
Actually, the whale landed beside the kayak, not on it. Still a close call.

So how do you explain the kayak bobbing up like a cork several seconds later?

Undertow caused by the massive displacement of water. Think of the whale as a sinking ship. Many sailers are drowned by undertow, while many others "pop up" to the surface, like this person did.

Do you know how big of an object it would take to create an undertow capable of keeping a kayak under that long. Those things have a whole lot more floatation than you would think.

yea, but direct contact would have crushed him, esp since he was sitting in a kayak.. probably snapped his back at the very least. ever sit in one?
 

BeauJangles

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Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
Originally posted by: Fingers
Originally posted by: Rudee
Originally posted by: KMurphy
Originally posted by: Rudee
Actually, the whale landed beside the kayak, not on it. Still a close call.

So how do you explain the kayak bobbing up like a cork several seconds later?

Undertow caused by the massive displacement of water. Think of the whale as a sinking ship. Many sailers are drowned by undertow, while many others "pop up" to the surface, like this person did.

Do you know how big of an object it would take to create an undertow capable of keeping a kayak under that long. Those things have a whole lot more floatation than you would think.

yea, but direct contact would have crushed him, esp since he was sitting in a kayak.. probably snapped his back at the very least. ever sit in one?

Looks to me like the whale landed on the front of the kayak, and that's how it dragged it under and didn't kill the guy inside.