bertusgeert 1 #1 October 11, 2004 so ive heard this guy's name a ton. WHy? I took a look around real quick, but didnt' find much. He is a diver, oceanographer person. Why so special? Did he make some cool movies like Warren Miller and Passe? Or no? I'm goin to bed now. Cheers. --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #2 October 11, 2004 Due to his filming he brought underwater and SCUBA to the masses. If it wasn't for him, SCUBA wouldn't be where it is today.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sheenster303 0 #3 October 11, 2004 I've always had the same question, but I never had the guts to ask in fear that I would look stupid. Thanks for taking one for the team! I'm so funny I crack my head open! P.M.S. #102 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #4 October 11, 2004 I guess it's a generational thing. I grew up watching these amazing films of things that nobody had ever seen or done made by this little quirky french guy with an outrageous accent. Things that today you might think are pretty simple, but nobody had ever filmed them before. He invented all his own gear too. These amazing underwater jetpacks (as well as the most basic regulator that made SCUBA possible). An amazing researcher not really known for his research, but rather in getting people to open their eyes to what is out there. If you don't know why he was so special, you simply grew up in a different time. The guy was a freekin' superstar.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #5 October 11, 2004 QuoteAn amazing researcher not really known for his research, but rather in getting people to open their eyes to what is out there. He was also known for mistreating the sealife he encountered to make the taping of his show better.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zee 0 #6 October 11, 2004 Guess it's a good thing PETA wasn't around when good ole Jacques was doin' his thang Action©Sports Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #7 October 11, 2004 I think anyone 35 or older grew up with Jacque movies. They were even played in school sometimes. He was the Edison of the sea.He was like his own little NASA of the underwater world.Jacque Rocked !So you never saw Mutual of Omaha's "Wild Kingdom" then either ?Kids these days.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bertusgeert 1 #8 October 11, 2004 So what films did he produce? I wanna go get 'em and watch them. Where do I get them? --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #9 October 11, 2004 QuoteHe is a diver, oceanographer person. Why so special? well, for one thing, he was one of the actual inventors of SCUBA diving. (SCUBA = self contained underwater breathing apparatus) and he did underwater videography the likes of which had never been seen before. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #10 October 11, 2004 Start here . . . http://www.cousteau.org Then go here . . . http://imdb.com/name/nm0184150/ . . . and . . . http://google.nationalgeographic.com/search?site=default_collection&client=default_frontend&proxystylesheet=default_frontend&output=xml_no_dtd&oe=UTF-8&q=cousteauquade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #11 October 12, 2004 Quoteso ive heard this guy's name a ton. WHy? I took a look around real quick, but didnt' find much. He is a diver, oceanographer person. Why so special? Did he make some cool movies like Warren Miller and Passe? Or no? I'm goin to bed now. Cheers. You're bigger problem is how to use a search engine. If you can't find anything much on him it because you're just not trying. The guy is a legend, there is shitloads of info out the on him. Not only was he instrumental in developing SCUBA (as stated) he also deleveop many underwater video techniques, and has helped catalogue a VAST ammount of information on undersea life and oceanographyYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ncrowe 0 #12 October 12, 2004 QuoteQuoteAn amazing researcher not really known for his research, but rather in getting people to open their eyes to what is out there. He was also known for mistreating the sealife he encountered to make the taping of his show better. Little known fact he was also of the original spear fishermen, he taught the guys down here in the gulf of mexico how to "brain" a large fish etc. Still all in all the world of SCUBA is much better because of him. "Don't Mess Around With the Guy in Shades- Oh No!!! " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #13 October 12, 2004 Quoteso ive heard this guy's name a ton. WHy? I took a look around real quick, but didnt' find much. He is a diver, oceanographer person. Why so special? Did he make some cool movies like Warren Miller and Passe? Or no? I'm goin to bed now. Cheers. He developed the first SCUBA unit under the very noses of the Nazis in occupied France...so there. mh . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflynNicki 0 #14 October 12, 2004 I learned in the eighth grade, he would bash seals off tape, then turn it on to make it look as though HE was "saving the animal." Terrible man!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PMS#269 Team Dirty Sanchez#41 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #15 October 12, 2004 QuoteI guess it's a generational thing.....If you don't know why he was so special, you simply grew up in a different time. The guy was a freekin' superstar. Ditto that, I used to watch his show every time it came on,same with Mutual of Omaha. I made a "like jim wrestling with the anaconda" reference in another thread and only a very few understood that one. Once apon a time kiddies, before there was 500+ channels, we actually had some good tv programing that was entertaining and educational. Jacque was literally the king of the sea back then. It was like seeing pictures of another world that no one else had seen(because most hadn't). His sons followed in his foot steps but 1 was eaten while filming mating habits of hammer heads in the mouth of the Chagris river in Panama. Knowing that, I always dreaded having to swim the Chagris river at night. His other son has developed some pretty neat submarines used for research. I find it hard to believe you can't find anything on him on the net. The man was a household known name not too long ago."It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
