Rick wrote:
Melissa wrote:
...stuff deleted

That said, though anything is possible given the right - or wrong -
circumstances, snip

Tinkerntom wrote:

Most comment from around the web is that this is an edited clip. Is it
possible? I suppose, but none of the seakayakers I have been in contact
with have experienced this or anything close. Probably more of a
diservice to the paddling community. We have too many wonderful things
to experience and share, to be considered foolhardy for exposing
ourselves to such a tremendous risk. There are enough true risks, that
we can be equiped and trained for, without dramatizing something we
don't need to deal with.

Apparently this clip was circulated a few years back, and as any good
cyber legend reappears from time to time, and is debunked, to reappear.
Actually a Powerade ad. and includes editing, and not good editing.

I have watched this a number of times, and thought about my experience
with cameras.

I mainly considered the focus of the camera before the Orca, and then
notice that the Orca comes up in focus between the unfocused kayaks. At
the distance this video was shot, most camcorders would be shooting at
an infinite setting inorder to focus the Orca, if in focus at all. So
the kayaks should have been in focus as well as the Orca.

Also the lighting on the Orca is much to bright, unless there was a
very local break in the clouds for the sun to shine through, at that
very instant.

The movement, and point of recovery of the kayaker also seems out of
place. To say nothing about a 5 or 10 ton Orca landing on you would
break your kayak, and probably your back, so that recovery would
require more than a good roll, try stem cell implants maybe.

Now having written this I can put it to rest as far as I am concerned.
Sorry to have bothered the rest of you again, since most seem to have
previously determined it not worth the time to consider. TnT