I presume you heard the tragic story of how a large golden eagle almost carried away a young child and devoured it. Controversy immediately followed, of course, as the usual two sides faced off against each other. On one side was PETA, echoing my own personal belief that eagles have the right to eat, too.
On the other side are people who apparently want to see eagles starve to death. I'm honestly not sure why these virulent animal haters are even given a say in the matter, but such is the nature of a modern society that allows the voices of all to be heard.
The seizure of the child was caught on smartphone. I think it should be obvious that this is not for the squeamish. Management strongly urges all liberals and young children to immediately leave the room.
Luckily, there's not a lot of blood.
I think it's safe to say the eagle learned a valuable lesson that day in nutritional management.
But for an inside look into this horrific nightmare, let's go to the video:
I thought it amusing that both sides of the interview said something quite naive.
"Did it surprise you that everybody thought it was real?"
No, you mental midget, six people spent over 300 hours on it so it would look
fake!But one of the guy's comments was even more innocent.
"We never thought people would analyze it frame-by-frame."
Guys, I was analyzing it frame-by-frame the first time I watched it
expecting it to be fake!
Not in the exact sense he means, but as an acknowledged
video guru, I know what to look for. I bought the whole thing right up to the close-up of the
afternoon snack kid and saw how big he was. My next thought was, "That snack sure looks big for a squirrel!"
I suppose it was also a point of naivete when the teacher set the grade of 'A' at a mere 100,000 views. When something goes viral these days, it's almost always in the millions.
But huge kudos for an outstanding fake-out.
Kids these days, huh?
