He died doing something he had a passion for, so much so that he dedicated his life to it. The awareness he raised about wildlife has affected so many people, and I’m sure he’s happy to have educated and touched so many people around the globe. It’s unfortunate that he had to go in such an untimely manner.
Rest in peace, Crocodile Hunter.
R.I.P.
What a shock that he’s gone. I loved his eccentricites and passion for wildlife and life itself. What a way to grab life by the horns (pun intended).
You’ll be missed, Crocodile Hunter!
[quote]rrjc5488 wrote:
bg100 wrote:
How many people here bench press a weight where if something went wrong and you dropped it you would be crushed? It doesn’t need to be anywhere near your max (thus needing spotters) for some serious damage to be done. If we live dangerously in the gym why can’t someone do that with animals?
Dude, my max bench couldnt even crush a fly.[/quote]
LOL, same here, especially compared to a lot of guys on T-Nation. My point though was something like this scenario:
Say I was benching a even a fairly modest weight, e.g 225, no need for any spotters as I’m confident of making the set, and then some sort of tendon or muscle in my arm, shoulder or chest just fails without warning. You would not be able to stop dropping the bar on to you. Now, no matter how strong you were, 225 crashing down on your chest is not going to be a nice experience for your rib cage!
The likelihood of something like this happening for someone lifting nowhere near their max is very remote, but it’s not without possibility.
Irwin was in a similar situation, sting rays are regarded as one of the most docile of sea creatures, indeed they are often very curious and “friendly” towards divers, approaching the humans on their own accord. 99% of the time if threatened they will flee. Like most divers he probably didn’t even think that it would attack him. Irwin just seemed to be in that unlucky “once-off” situation where the ray actually decided to use its tail rather than run, and a 300+kg bull ray doesn’t mess around when it strikes!
Great photos chinadoll!
[quote]bg100 wrote:
Irwin was in a similar situation, sting rays are regarded as one of the most docile of sea creatures, indeed they are often very curious and “friendly” towards divers, approaching the humans on their own accord. 99% of the time if threatened they will flee. Like most divers he probably didn’t even think that it would attack him. Irwin just seemed to be in that unlucky “once-off” situation where the ray actually decided to use its tail rather than run, and a 300+kg bull ray doesn’t mess around when it strikes![/quote]
And from what I’ve been hearing, the likelyhood of actually dieing from a sting is very slim.
It just happened to get him near his heart.
Thanks for the pictures Chinadoll.
So I am not sure if someone else has posted this, but I read that there have only been 2 reported human deaths from sting rays. This is a sad event indeed, but when I had first heard about it I was told that he had drowned, and I thought what a crappy way for him to go. He has been attacked by pretty much every animal/bug on this planet…so I think that if he had to die he would have chosen to be killed by an animal rather than anything else. It just makes sense for him to go this way, its sad however, that he had to die so young though, he will be greatly missed!
RIP, Steve.
Steve Irwin did two different interviews on a TV show called ‘Enough Rope’ here in Australia. One was Steve by himself and the other he had his own family. If you can find these anywhere you should definately watch them. I understand this will probably be impossible for the guys in the US but they are some of the best interviews that I have ever seen. The host Andrew Denton is one of the best interviewers alive.
The interviews show Steve with so much passion not only for his job, but also for his wife, his children, his parents and his employees. The way he talks about his wife is the way that I think every man should talk about their wife. It is truly inspiring in this age of divorce.
[quote]bg100 wrote:
rrjc5488 wrote:
The likelihood of something like this happening for someone lifting nowhere near their max is very remote, but it’s not without possibility.
Irwin was in a similar situation, sting rays are regarded as one of the most docile of sea creatures, indeed they are often very curious and “friendly” towards divers, approaching the humans on their own accord. 99% of the time if threatened they will flee. Like most divers he probably didn’t even think that it would attack him. Irwin just seemed to be in that unlucky “once-off” situation where the ray actually decided to use its tail rather than run, and a 300+kg bull ray doesn’t mess around when it strikes![/quote]
If I take a one in 1000 chance once it isn’t very risky. If I take a one in 1000 chance 5000 times, well, eventually the odds will catch up to me. While none of us should be that surprised about what happened, that we are demonstrates how strong his aura of invincibility became. Maybe he started to believe it himself and got just a little careless, or maybe it really was just the odds catching up.
Nut as he was though, I feel for his kids.
I dont think what he did was very dangerous having his knowledge and experience.
He knew what he was doing, and knew how to handle the animals that he handled.
I think he may have added a sence of uncertanty to his show to help show how dangerous the animals are, and to convey that they should not be handled by untrained people.
I believe he was in control at all times whenever he was handling any animal.
This was a freak accident. If he was being careless, he would have been killed by one of the thousand of other, more deadly animals he has handled in the past.
[quote]Helga wrote:
Steve Irwin did two different interviews on a TV show called ‘Enough Rope’ here in Australia. One was Steve by himself and the other he had his own family. If you can find these anywhere you should definately watch them. I understand this will probably be impossible for the guys in the US but they are some of the best interviews that I have ever seen. The host Andrew Denton is one of the best interviewers alive.
The interviews show Steve with so much passion not only for his job, but also for his wife, his children, his parents and his employees. The way he talks about his wife is the way that I think every man should talk about their wife. It is truly inspiring in this age of divorce.
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The first thing that came to mind when I heard the news was that interview. He seemed to be one of the most genuine guys around. He is a man that truely deserves respect not only for following his heart and doing what he loved but also because he was a man of integrity. A man who loved his wife, loved his family and loved his work with a passion that most people would never understand.
I’m definitely breaking my diet and having a beer or two this weekend in honour of a man who truely deserves our respect.
[quote]Majin wrote:
He was a real man who died doing the dangerous shit he loved. [/quote]
Yeah! that’s better to die doing the shit we loved than in a stupid car crash, or dying from stroke in front of a fu***nk TV set…
I refuse to believe it…i really loved this guy…
Sad…
[quote]shellyjean86 wrote:
So I am not sure if someone else has posted this, but I read that there have only been 2 reported human deaths from sting rays. This is a sad event indeed, but when I had first heard about it I was told that he had drowned, and I thought what a crappy way for him to go. He has been attacked by pretty much every animal/bug on this planet…so I think that if he had to die he would have chosen to be killed by an animal rather than anything else. It just makes sense for him to go this way, its sad however, that he had to die so young though, he will be greatly missed![/quote]
I think the figures are that there had only been 2 (unfortunately now 3) in Australia, and one of those is “thought” to have been a stingray as there were no witnesses, and 17 total deaths worlwide.