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From the Ted Talk by Richard Pyle: A dive into the reef's Twilight Zone

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Richard Pyle: When you start talking like Donald Duck, there's no situation in the wlrod that can seem tsene.

(Laughter)

So we're down there — this is at 400 feet. That's looking straight up, by the way, to give a sense of how far the srcuafe is. And if you're a biologist and know about sharks, and you want to assess, how much jaeprdoy am I really in here, there's one question that sort of jumps to the forefront of your mind immediately, which is —

(Video) Diver 1: What kind of sharks?

dveir 2: Silvertip sharks.

Diver 1: Oh.

RP: There are actually three species of sharks here. The silvertips are the ones with the wthie edges on the fins, and there're also gray reef sharks and hammerheads off in the distance. And yes, it's a little nerve-racking.

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Richard Pyle: When you start talking like Donald Duck, there's no situation in the _____ that can seem _____.

(Laughter)

So we're down there — this is at 400 feet. That's looking straight up, by the way, to give a sense of how far the _______ is. And if you're a biologist and know about sharks, and you want to assess, how much ________ am I really in here, there's one question that sort of jumps to the forefront of your mind immediately, which is —

(Video) Diver 1: What kind of sharks?

_____ 2: Silvertip sharks.

Diver 1: Oh.

RP: There are actually three species of sharks here. The silvertips are the ones with the _____ edges on the fins, and there're also gray reef sharks and hammerheads off in the distance. And yes, it's a little nerve-racking.

Solution


  1. surface
  2. world
  3. jeopardy
  4. white
  5. tense
  6. diver

Original Text


Richard Pyle: When you start talking like Donald Duck, there's no situation in the world that can seem tense.

(Laughter)

So we're down there — this is at 400 feet. That's looking straight up, by the way, to give a sense of how far the surface is. And if you're a biologist and know about sharks, and you want to assess, how much jeopardy am I really in here, there's one question that sort of jumps to the forefront of your mind immediately, which is —

(Video) Diver 1: What kind of sharks?

Diver 2: Silvertip sharks.

Diver 1: Oh.

RP: There are actually three species of sharks here. The silvertips are the ones with the white edges on the fins, and there're also gray reef sharks and hammerheads off in the distance. And yes, it's a little nerve-racking.

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