# Shark Surfing

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-surfing/449994>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 20, 2008, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-surfing/449994 "2008-05-20T17:37:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-surfing/449994/1 "2008-05-20T17:37:20Z")

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Well, [here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJnxYsZNzwM) it is. Is this fake? Judging from the reactions, I’d say no. How do you follow that up, though?

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**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-surfing/449994/2 "2008-05-20T17:48:31Z")

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I’m guessing fake. Maybe one dumbass is stupid enough to be surfing when that fin breaks the water, but what are the rest of those geeks doing?

Also, you never see the shark.

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**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-surfing/449994/3 "2008-05-20T17:53:24Z")

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Obviously fake. The shark’s tailfin never breaks the water. Sharks are faster. And they don’t stay on the surface like that when they get a bite of food.

Clever. But fake.

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**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-surfing/449994/4 "2008-05-20T17:56:49Z")

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I think these fake videos have really jumped the shark now.

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**Author:** ![MovingTarget](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@MovingTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovingTarget)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-surfing/449994/5 "2008-05-20T18:35:32Z")

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I was waiting for the shark to finish it’s little snack, turn around, and have the main course. Maybe I’m just morbid like that. And I’m going for fake as well.

As for how to follow it up. I think you should find a way to get several bald eagles to grab your sleeves/back of your jacket at the same time and fly you around for a while.

MT