Shark and portrays how perpetually impressed many people are by Phelps, even if he did "only" race a computer-generated great white. This collection of memes about the race reflects these varied reactions to Phelps vs. While some users thought that it was obvious that Phelps would never take on an actual shark due to the presumed danger associated with doing so, others believed that, particularly due to the Discovery Channel's hyping of the show, Phelps would indeed be racing a real, live shark in the ocean. However, they reacted much more strongly to the fact that Phelps did not actually race a real shark in open water. Most viewers and social media users did not seem surprised by Phelps' loss. While still a "loss," losing a race to a computer-generated shark by a mere couple seconds seems to be a pretty impressive feat. But did he bite off more than he could chew Phelps vs Shark saw the American swimmer don a ‘monofin’ take to the open waves off Cape Town, South Africa for Shark Week. The computer-generated shark beat Phelps by exactly two seconds. Great White." The special featured Phelps "racing" a great white shark - which, in reality, consisted of scientists collecting data on shark swimming speeds and pitting Phelps against a computer-animated version of a shark based on these collected speeds.įor those who did not to watch hotly-anticipated show, in the end (spoiler alert), the shark, somewhat expectedly, won the hypothetical race, though not by much. MICHAEL PHELPS IS FASTER THAN A REEF SHARK Sunday evening, many tuned in to the Discovery Channel to see Shark Week kick-off with a much-anticipated Phelps vs. Interestingly, he did beat a reef shark with a time of 18.7 seconds. The broadcast showed Phelps preparing for the race by simulating 50m races against two other varieties of shark. Michael Phelps race against a computer generated shark will go down as one of TV’s most hyped flops. I spent 60 minutes of my life watching a build up to michael phelps race a fake computer generated shark. Phelps racing a fake shark is like when ur teacher says there’s gonna be a sub but shows up the next day YOU SAID HE WOULD FACE A SHARK, NOT A CGI SHARK I can’t believe they didn’t use a real shark #SharkWeek #PhelpsvsShark /a8JxP7Xrmi I didn’t watch #PhelpsVsShark, but when I heard it was a fake shark. Nel web si sprecano i commenti, la gente incredula tra poco griderà allo scandalo perché la gara tra Michael Phelps. Michael Phelps vs Shark: ecco il video 24 Luglio 2017 Corrado Sorrentino 0 Commenti Michael Phelps, michael Phelps vs shark, shark. My face when I realized they weren’t going to put Michael Phelps in one lane and a shark in the other. michael Phelps vs shark International News News Italia. #SharkWeek #PhelpsVsShark /mHQeiUws75ĭon’t say Phelps is racing a shark if you’re not going to put him against an actual shark #PhelpsVsShark #SharkWeek /qy1mlApUiz Huge letdown Jimmy Kozeny July 24, 2017Īmerica’s collective disappointment when we realized that #PhelpsVsShark is all just science and simulations: /bTww7dAWm3 Should’ve called it Michael Phelps vs a Computer Generated Simulation. Waited an hour for Michael Phelps to race a CGI shark.ĭiscovery is receiving a strongly worded letter fur sure. I was so disappointed when I found out that Phelps didn’t actually race against a great white ? #SharkWeek i’m pissed”, posted someone on the microblogging site, while another wrote, “I honestly feel so robbed that I just watched an hour of a stupid show to see Michael Phelps race a FAKE shark. “i spent 60 minutes of my life watching a build up to michael phelps race a fake computer generated shark. It’s not lookin’ good, Phelps /SzuUhzhGiUĪs expected, viewers didn’t take to the big reveal very kindly and lashed out on Twitter. #PhelpsVsShark is TONIGHT at 8p on #SharkWeek /1YjtRoEvGz
In order for to beat a shark, he must become a shark. Here’s a video of Phelps getting geared up for the ‘event’.
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