I am not a marine biologist. But I have seen plenty of movies involving those sea creatures, be it fish or mammals, that roam the oceans and the vast seas, away from the reach of man and technology (although some optical fibers do happen to cross the silent celebration of life that happens there). I have also read some books involving those creatures. “Moby Dick” was it? Or maybe “20,000 Leagues under the Sea”? probably both. Anyhow, I have developed a notion of how things work down there.

The whales are big. They are also large in their numbers. They can swallow tons of fish in a slurp, and then can toss their bones out in an intestinal jet (again, i’m not a marine biologist, so don’t take me literally). They are overwhelming, can swim fast and make a great impression.

Sharks are different. They are big, but nothing like the whale. There aren’t a lot of sharks out there, but a shark immediately leaves its mark. They reign terror on their surroundings, also on the whale. They swim fast, and know exactly when to attack. They do not swallow tons of fish in a slurp and then toss their remains away, but pick their pray and digest it until it is done.

The simile should be clear. As Triond is already on the air, and marketing efforts are on the verge of launching, we are fish. There are whales and sharks all around us. If being digested and carried in the belly of a marine-beast is our goal, we won’t go for whales, we’ll go for sharks. At least at the begining. 3 Sharks are already on our sights, and we are 1 whale down.

Updates, I am sure, soon to come.