People Are Sharing Photoshopped Pics Of Sharks As A Tribute To Hurricane Shark
The same photoshopped shark has been showing up during hurricanes for years.
Meet Hurricane Shark, the photoshopped fish who shows up in the street whenever a hurricane hits.
@Jeggit / Twitter / Via Twitter: @Jeggit
This is him in 2011 during Irene.
@salma_khan / Twitter / Via Twitter: @salma_khan
In 2012, he was in New Jersey for Hurricane Sandy.
@kdekranis9 / Twitter / Via Twitter: @kdekranis9
And he was there in 2016 for Hurricane Matthew.
He's a dedicated storm chaser, and now he's made his way to Florida just in time for Hurricane Irma.
@mopage19 / Twitter / Via Twitter: @mopage19
Hurricane Shark's image is taken from a 2005 issue of Africa Geographic. From there, someone put him in a photo of a flooded highway, and Hurricane Shark was born.
Africa Geographic
Hurricane Shark is so committed to making an appearance during hurricanes, some think he deserves a paycheck.
@Singlemaltfiend / Twitter / Via Twitter: @Singlemaltfiend
In fact, it's possible he actually rode the hurricane to Florida.
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The above image is not real. It was created using the website breakyourownnews.com, according to the easy-to-miss watermark in the top right.
One guy claims Hurricane Shark outswam Olympic medalist Michael Phelps.
@Leafs24Seven / Twitter / Via Twitter: @Leafs24Seven
At least one person reported that the shark was getting up close and personal with travelers.
@thepacketrat / Twitter / Via Twitter: @thepacketrat
And now it seems Hurricane Shark brought friends, including Left Shark.
Insane. Sharks seen on the streets of Miami #irma
@rexdangerseeker / Twitter / Via Twitter: @rexdangerseeker
Shopping Shark is here, too.
@tomwatson / Twitter / Via Twitter: @tomwatson
This shark bro really hates cyclists, according to this totally real dash cam video.
@jessebwatters hope you are reporting about the shark in the water in Miami.
And to complete the gang, a bodybuilder shark was spotted outside Naples.
@rajandelman / Twitter / Via Twitter: @rajandelman
We can only guess what drives Hurricane Shark to travel such long distances.
@realstephenport / Twitter / Via Twitter: @realstephenport
But what we can do is wish luck to our omnipresent friend. Godspeed, little guy. Godspeed.
@RaychelBriggs / Twitter / Via Twitter: @RaychelBriggs
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