"Crocodile Hunter" Dead At 44 Options

[FanGirl]

Linky

[emo samurai]

How he died really pissed me off. :.(..

[Frag-o Delux]

The guy filming a documentary on the great barrier reef getting stabbed in the heart by a sting ray pisses you off because thats how he died? I have to hear the reasoning behind that.

[hyzmarca]

Because it is the most unlikely thing ever. Stingrays aren't really dangerous. They're usually very docile and even if they stab you it isn't like a giant bite from a crocodile or a shark. It is painful but rarely life threatening.

Not only did he swim near what was probably one one stingray that was nervous enough to attack, the attack was at such an angle that it went beneeth his ribs and into his heart. There is a better chance of being hit by lightening. In the entire history of the world only three people have ever been killed by stingrays, including Irwin.

[Frag-o Delux]

But the attack is highly possible if you are swiming over the top of it and reaching down to grab it. And from reading the article it wasnt solely the sting rays barb that killed him, sure if it didnt sting him it wouldnt have killed him, It was the extreme remoteness of the location he was in that made medical help too far away. And the article I read said 3 deaths in Australian waters, not the world, small point, but if the death rate is higher in the rest of the world the attack is less suprising.

But being pissed at someone for dieing in a highly unlikely manner is healthy?

He would feel better is a frenzy of sharks tore him to millions of little pieces?

And like looking at most animals you can tell their mood? I have seen dogs that looked relaxed and attacked for what seems to be no reason, along with other house pets. So the fact that he picked the wrong sting ray and was stabbed in a extremely possible manner in the position he was in and died from is not really that shocking.

Which still doesnt answer why would Emo be pissed at a guy for guying.

[Critias]

I don't think Emo really said he was pissed at Irwin over it, just pissed. There's a difference.

Regardless, The Croc Hunter always struck me as a good guy. He didn't take himself too seriously, but he always seemed to take his work very seriously -- in that he seemed aware of the dangers, and went out of his way to make sure his viewers knew not to try this crazy shit at home. He had an undeniable, infectious, almost-childlike love of every weird-ass little monster he interacted with on tv. Any jackass can make a popular tv show about fluffy bunnies or little meerkats or otters or something; he made a wildly popular show about all the nasty evil ugly poisonous little bastards in nature. He was also, in his own way, a class act -- he put his money where his mouth was, more often than most people in the entertainment business.

[Frag-o Delux]

You are right, hes mad at how he died, which still doesnt make sense.

And I agree with you about Irwin. I thought at first glance (the first time I seen his show) he was a bit off his rocker. But after seeing his other shows (yes he did more then the prime time antic version of himself) it showed he was much more then that guy. Really a class act.

[eidolon]

Man. That blows. I mean, you had to expect that his "luck" (or whatever you want to call it) would eventually run out, but damn.

Terrible.

And being angry at such a situation is a perfectly normal emotional response. Why doesn't that make sense?

[Frag-o Delux]

Because its a normal responce for someone that you know, not some personality on your tv set. Unless everyone else in the world gets emotionally attached to tv personalities.

[SL James]

hahahaha

If that's true, why do most Americans even give a damn about 9/11, since most of them don't know anyone killed or directly affected?

[Frag-o Delux]

Because its media hype. Most of the people I talk to dont give a rats ass, in fact me and most people I talk to wish they could go a day with out hearing 9/11 for a fucking day. I would be happy to never hear of that day again. Yeah lots of people died, but fucking give it up, its in the past.

Its god damn ridiculus to see an ad for the 9/11 movie or some new tv show based on that day every 30 minutes.

But on a smaller note, that day did change things in the world for better or worse. Steve Irwin made a crappy movie and was paradoied on South Park. Not much else, in the greater scheme of things.

[PBTHHHHT]

I don't want to hear about that day, but I do give a rat's ass about it. Maybe cuz I have met someone (he was so proud of being a father soon) who later happened to be working on the floor where the first plane hit and later seeing his young son who's going to grow up without knowing his father?

Or working only a mile away from the Pentagon and still remembering what I did that day when we heard the reports and evacuating from the office. Or the days later on as you take the subway from VA into DC and you see the smoke billowing from the site as they are working. Or how about wondering frantically if a friend who was working in the Pentagon was okay or not?

Yeah, maybe I'm not most people, but there's a large chunk of folks in DC and NYC who do give a rat's ass.

[SL James]

Oh, yeah. I knew people too. But I didn't (don't) really care about them enough to have shed a single tear.

[PBTHHHHT]

Ah well, different strokes for different folks. You don't care, that's great, your own prerogative. But I do have to say that some people still do give a rat's ass about things.

[eidolon]

You have to remember, PBTHHHT, it's "cool" to be an utter and complete cynic about everything at all times.

[PBTHHHHT]

oops, oh yeah. Forgive me, I need to up my cool stat... maybe if I drop my charisma and empathy stats. 'Scuse me while I redo my character sheet. ;)

[Wounded Ronin]

Just to defuse the guilt-beaming a little bit, I grew up in NYC and was 5 hours away when the towers were hit but I wasn't overwhelmingly emotional about it.


Regarding the "Crocodile Hunter", it was only a matter of time before one of his stunts killed him. Yes, it's tragic, but it's hardly unexpected. What is unexpected is how the fricking stingray spine managed to get through his ribcage into his heart. THAT'S fucked up.

[Frag-o Delux]

[PBTHHHHT]

Eh, I care about it, but I don't go about watching everything about 9/11. I don't want to watch anything about it, and yes, I agree about all the crappy stuff the media is putting out, the cheese factor is up and they're doing it all for the publicity and ratings. I'm cynical enough to know that some folks are using it for their own poltical/monetary gains from the event. I'll just pause and do a prayer on my own time and solitude about it and just leave it at that. But to say that most people don't give a rat's ass about it is a bit much. Is it possible it's a reflexive reaction BECAUSE of the stupid media and the sensationalization of the whole event that's putting people off?

[Bull]

Drop the 9/11 stuff, immediately. It's a touchy subject, and doesn't need to be brought up.

As for Steve Irwin, I loved that crazy guy. He was nuts, but in a good way, and as said above, you could tell he loved what he did and loved to be able to show people these incredibly dangerous creatures up close and personal.

I rarely watched his show, but i remember two episodes very clearly, for different reasons...

1) It was a series about the worlds deadliest snakes, and he was showing off the #3 or #4 most deadly snake, some water snake. He was treading water, quite a ways off from land, and holding this pissed off, hissing snake. He notes that if it bit him, he would be dead because he was too far from land to get adequate help in time. He's staring into this things mouth, pointing at the fangs and venom sacs, while this thing is less than a foot from his face desperately trying to eat his nose. And he looks happy as a clam.

2) It was night, and he'd climbed a tree to ge a look at a Tree Kangaroo, a little bearish looking critter, IIRC. He keeps edging up to get a better look at it, and it keeps swatting at him, planting these inch long claws right into the top of his head. He barely fliches, just backs off a little. After the scond time, the critter is pulling back claws covered in blood, but Steve just keeps going. He doesn't get mad, doesn't back down, just jokes "She thinks I want her banana... I gave her that banana!"

RIP Steve. Maybe heaven will have a little game preserve where you will get to chase down dinsoaurs or something.

Bull

[PBTHHHHT]

Yeah, I'll miss the guy, he really knew how to ham it up for the camera for good or ill. I also loved that he could parody himself like that express shipping commercial for the antivenom needed for his snakebite.

[DireRadiant]

His enthusiasm was very clear, and of such a nature I am totally convinced he was not simply acting enthused for the cameras. A great personality I shall miss.

[Kagetenshi]

[Dragonscript]

I think Steve would have liked for everyone to learn something from his death: Even the most docile creatures can kill you if givin the right situation.

Thanks for all the fish Croc Hunter.

[emo samurai]

That guy was crazy cool.