Thursday, July 15, 2021

It's Colossal


Well it's Thursday which means that Shark Week is getting closer to FINishing up.  Oh wow is that punny?!!!!

Even if you don't watch Shark Week and get excited for a week of documentaries like I do, I am sure that you have seen the image below.
Filmed in 2012 and featuring an iconic image for the Air Jaws documentary franchise, the image sees a 16 foot, 3000 pound great white shark breaching the water only 10 feet away from the Seal Sled filming.  The shark was named Colossus, an appropriate name for a fish that is the size of a Subaru Impreza.  I don't know about you but if I am in the open ocean and something that big comes out from under the sea with intents of killing a seal, I would probably have a heart attack from fear.

I like looking at the image of the great white shark named Colossus from afar.

Consequently, I like looking at my 2020 National Treasures Colossal card from up close
What a MASSIVE laundry tag patch embedded in this card.  The autograph only makes it more sweet. Limited to only 3 copies, this is one of my latest cards I "discovered" while going through some moving boxes.  

Have you seen Air Jaws (or any of it's sequels)?

What are some other items you can think of that are 14-16ft long to put into perspective how big the shark Colossus is?

3 comments:

  1. Crocks are some big reptiles.

    Enjiubg Shark Week with Tracy...she 💯 LOVES Sharks.

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  2. That is in awesome laundry tag!

    You're also setting up someone to make a dirty joke...but it's not going to be me!

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  3. Never seen that photo before, but I'd definitely have a heart attack if I saw a shark do that in front of me out in the open water. As for Air Shark... had no idea that was even a thing.

    Finding cards like this... definitely makes rummaging through moving boxes 10x more fun.

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