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Post by Kuat on Sept 4, 2006 9:10:08 GMT -8
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Post by Captain Galaxy on Sept 4, 2006 10:17:56 GMT -8
Oh man that sucks. So ironic, too. That guy was pretty cool, we should add him to the badass list. Just cuz he used to walk up to crocodiles and hold their jaws open with his bare hands.
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Post by Inaaca on Sept 4, 2006 11:08:10 GMT -8
Pfft.. that guy was too stupid to add to any kind of badass list. "Hurr hurr, let's hold a highly poisonous snake by the end of it's tail! WHOA! It tried to bite me!" *slaps forehead* No shit!
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Post by Kuat on Sept 4, 2006 12:02:57 GMT -8
Pfft.. that guy was too stupid to add to any kind of badass list. "Hurr hurr, let's hold a highly poisonous snake by the end of it's tail! WHOA! It tried to bite me!" *slaps forehead* No shit! He died by a stingray. They have those things in the petting zoo section of the aquarium. As the CNN article states, they are usually passive creatures; even then, a sting's venom should not kill a person. What happened to him was unfortunate and unlucky. This wasn't a croc, a snake, a bear, or any classical dangerous animal. If he would died by the aforementioned, then indeed one could say he had it coming. But death by a usually docile animal? Stabbed right in the heart? That's some pretty bad luck, and an incident that he shouldn't be chided for. From the article: |
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Post by Inaaca on Sept 4, 2006 15:07:01 GMT -8
I wasn't chiding him for what caused his death. I was chiding him for all the actual stupid things he did, such as the example I gave.
And really, given all things, could you really say he didn't have it coming? Granted, that incident is quite a remarkable case of unlikelyhood and bad luck, but something was bound to happen sooner or later regardless.
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Post by Captain Galaxy on Sept 4, 2006 15:15:22 GMT -8
I wasn't chiding him for what caused his death. I was chiding him for all the actual stupid things he did, such as the example I gave. And really, given all things, could you really say he didn't have it coming? Granted, that incident is quite a remarkable case of unlikelyhood and bad luck, but something was bound to happen sooner or later regardless. That's true, he did always seem like "hey look i'm sticking my hand in a crocodile mouth!" and he actually was. |
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Post by Kuat on Sept 4, 2006 17:37:54 GMT -8
I wasn't chiding him for what caused his death. I was chiding him for all the actual stupid things he did, such as the example I gave. And really, given all things, could you really say he didn't have it coming? Granted, that incident is quite a remarkable case of unlikelyhood and bad luck, but something was bound to happen sooner or later regardless. Ah, I had mistook you then. Reading it again it become clear. Even then however, if his actions were stupid or not is another matter. In the larger sense, his entertainment aspect buttressed who he really was: an environmentalist. Through the fame he gained, he was able to channel that into conservation efforts. It wasn't like XXXtreme snowboarding, where the goal is to say "hey, hey, look at me, I'm doing an olle off of Mount Everest". It was to prove a point that animals aren't monsters and conservation efforts are warranted. He warmed the public up to essentially vilified animals, via his silly jaunts. One can see that as not stupid, but noble. But I digress... |
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Post by Clewgurl on Sept 4, 2006 19:44:50 GMT -8
I loved the croc hunter, poor thing's leaving his wife and 2 little kids behind. (rely on the female to care about these things *sigh*)
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Post by The Dankness on Sept 4, 2006 22:19:31 GMT -8
This is depressing. I really did love his show. I even saw the movie in the theater. I knew it was destined to happen sometime, but I didn't think it'd happen like that. It is incredibly sad that his wife and 2 kids are left, but one of his children needs to become his successor, and have their own show. At least within the next 20 years.
Anyway, rest in peace, Steve Irwin.
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