- Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Kayaking...
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- http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/kayak.asp
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- Origins: One of the hazards a kayaker might least
expect when plying ocean waters is for a killer whale to breach the surface
and land on him, but that's what is depicted as happening to one of a group
of three kayakers on the video clip displayed above. (The capsized kayaker
resurfaces at the end of the clip and, apparently unharmed, rights his
craft.)
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- However, this clip, which circulates under the French
joke name of "Regis fait du kayak," isn't the real thing: It's
part of a Japanese commercial for Powerade energy drink (a product of the
Coca-Cola Company). Powerade is noted for producing commercials using a
variety of tricky visual effects to depict athletes accomplishing seemingly
impossible feats of strength and skill (to the accompaniment of breathless
narration by on-the-spot announcers), and this kayak commercial is yet
another example of that genre.
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- Last updated: 10 January 2005
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