whale wars

[NewAngler]

I've watched about 2 full episodes of Whale Wars on Animal Planet, and I can't figure out what those bottles contain. I know buratic acid is inside, but what are the effects to the receiving end of one of those?

And how badass is that show?

[burleytog]

Those dummies should be sunk.  

[NewAngler]

The whalers or the ship trying to stop them?

[fourbizz]

The dipshlts trying to stop the whalers.

[Dan:]

The Sea Shepherds are pirates, pure and simple. They argue that the Japanese whalers are violating international law but by the letter everything is legal. I watch the show just to see the Sea Shepherds constantly screw up and make fools of themselves. They try to save the lives of whales and risk the lives of their own crew and the whalers in the process. They are just dangerous.

I lol'd when they jumped on board the whaling ship and then called the press and told them that the whalers had taken two Sea Shepherds "hostage."

It's a shame that the whalers can't sue the Sea Shepherds because of jurisdictional issues. It would be great if they could sue them and get their donations garnished or something...

[jax]

I thought the same thing when I seen that episode. They boarded that ship just like pirates. I was amazed that they had the audacity to claim that their crew kidnapped. I was amazed that they did not throw him back overboard.

I understand what they are trying to do but the way they are going about it is ridiculous. I cannot believe that they get away with it. Who donates to those idiots? After watching one episode I wanted nothing else to do with them.

[NewAngler]

I understand idiocrocy that lays behind the methods of the sea shepard, and I'm my opinion the topic could be as touchy as religon or polotics to some folk. I just want to know what the buratic acid does to the whalers ship, crew, etc.

By the way, did you know that Green Peace is actually consoidered a terroirst group?

[J Francho]

You sure it wasn't muriatic acid?

[nateobot]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butyric_acid

Butyric acid (from Greek [ch946][ch959][ch973][ch964][ch965][ch961][ch959][ch962] = butter), also known under the systematic name butanoic acid, is a carboxylic acid with the structural formula CH3CH2CH2-COOH. Salts and esters of butyric acid are known as butyrates or butanoates. Butyric acid is found in rancid butter, parmesan cheese, vomit, and body odor and has an unpleasant smell and acrid taste, with a sweetish aftertaste (similar to ether). It can be detected by mammals with good scent detection abilities (such as dogs) at 10 ppb, whereas humans can detect it in concentrations above 10 ppm.

[J Francho]

Nice find!  So they are stink bombs, LOL.

[NewAngler]

thats it? a stink bomb? thats pretty weak.

[1inStripes]

Yes they use it as basically a stink bomb and to taint whale meat.  It must be hard to wash off or something the way they talk.  I watch it for much the same reason as Dan.  Paul Watson and his team remind me of some business management I have seen before.  Very weak, and thinks a lot more of themselves than how good they reallly are.  It can be quite comical.

[Dan:]

I understand idiocrocy that lays behind the methods of the sea shepard, and I'm my opinion the topic could be as touchy as religon or polotics to some folk. I just want to know what the buratic acid does to the whalers ship, crew, etc.

By the way, did you know that Green Peace is actually consoidered a terroirst group?

The captain of the Whale Wars ship was kicked out of Green Peace for being too radical....

The butyric acid is used to make it difficult for the whalers to work on the deck of their ships. It supposedly smells awful and lingers for days. Also, like 1inStripes said, it taints the whale meat so it can't be sold.

[burleytog]

Butyric acid smells like nasty feet.  Or good cheese.  I worked around the stuff every day for four months, never got used to it.

I just can't believe a show like this makes it to the airwaves.  They're encouraging terrorism.

[Palomar]

Butyric acid smells like nasty feet. Or good cheese. I worked around the stuff every day for four months, never got used to it.

I just can't believe a show like this makes it to the airwaves. They're encouraging terrorism.

Agree!

[Quitlimpin]

I've got nothing at all against the whales and I'm all for conservation, but I find myself rooting for the whalers.  The entire crew is a bunch of uber geeks playing pirates.  That being said, I watch every week and laugh my a** off everytime they screw up a "mission".  They have absolutely no business being in the middle of the ocean with a wanna-be crew.  I'm sure the entire ship reeks of arrogance & hippie farts.

[South FLA]

I've got nothing at all against the whales and I'm all for conservation, but I find myself rooting for the whalers. The entire crew is a bunch of uber geeks playing pirates. That being said, I watch every week and laugh my a** off everytime they screw up a "mission". They have absolutely no business being in the middle of the ocean with a wanna-be crew. I'm sure the entire ship reeks of arrogance & hippie farts.

I could not agree more!  They are their own worst enemy!  I bet Steve Irwin is rolling over in his grave knowing that the ship is a circus act.

List of my favorite screw ups

1. Umm, getting stuck in an iceberg field

2. Missing the path through the iceberg field

3. Launching the chase boats and dragging one under

4. Lack of radio communication skills with launch boats

5. Almost causing disaster by ramming the ship into a Japanese whaling ship.

6. Losing site of ship they are chasing and not being able to use GPS effectively

7. Miscalculating fuel supply and not knowing if they are going to make it to port.

8. Screwing up the helicopters rotor/prop

9. The arrogant first mate that says he doesn't believe in technology

10. Failure to deploy prop foulers correctly

I find myself   due to the general incompetence of the crew.  

[LCpointerKILLA]

I am not for whale hunting, I think the Japanese like the taste of anything rare or near extinction... BUT, I have witnessed one of those hippies actually board the Japanese vessel, the Japanese should have just shot him. They could claim they thought he was a pirate. Also, that is one smug and annoying crew full of born rich graduate students and professors. They don't have a clue.

[FD.]

I've got nothing at all against the whales and I'm all for conservation, but I find myself rooting for the whalers. The entire crew is a bunch of uber geeks playing pirates. That being said, I watch every week and laugh my a** off everytime they screw up a "mission". They have absolutely no business being in the middle of the ocean with a wanna-be crew. I'm sure the entire ship reeks of arrogance & hippie farts.

X3

I watch with anticipation of seeing one the unemployed hippies getting his "I'm a dork" busted by the Japanese.

They were complaining last week that the Whalers were throwing steel nuts and them and were "trying to hurt them". Never mind the fact that if they were not in the Antartic, being busy bodies, trying to deploy a prop fouler, they would not be in harms way.

I think I will send the whalers some wrist rockets and marbles...

[Tokyo Tony]

@ LCpointaKillah - when it armost extinct, taste is fah mo derishus ;-)

[LCpointerKILLA]

@ LCpointaKillah - when it armost extinct, taste is fah mo derishus ;-)

ROR (raff out roud) ;D ;D ;D

b

(LC......."they could claim they thought he is a pirate....." ?? If someone is illegally boarding a boat, they ARE pirates. No 'claiming' needed.)

agreed lol

[tritz18]

It seems the usually fail a good amount of the time in stopping the whalers, but I still keep watching the show. Maygbe it is just comical to me, idk. I think I rather not get into the argument about who is right and who is wrong here.  

[bass wrangler569]

I'm against whale hunting, but this is insane. If I were a whaler, one of those "pirates" would be taking a harpoon to the kneecaps lol

[.dsaavedra.]

saw an episode for the first time last night. i just don't see how its legal? i mean, how do they get away with doing all these shenanigans to the whalers? also, are the whalers operating illegally? if not, what gives the idiots the right to interfere with them? i don't know much background on the show.....but from one episode, i could tell the crew was a bunch of retards....