Megalodon shark documentary

Megalodon was the biggest prehistoric shark ever to roam the seas, and it was a terrifying beast. With a maximum length of 14-18 meters, it's jaw was so huge that it could likely swallow a person whole. What a great subject for "shark week" on the Discovery Channel, right? Sure, it's a way to learn about extinct life, oceanography, paleontology, and to appreciate geologic time. Megalodon fossils have been found in strata dating from 28 million years ago to 1.5 million years ago, which is relatively recent in geologic terms. But the Discovery Channel decided to air a fake documentary, centered around supposedly found footage that chronicled a megalodon attach. Ug.

Boo to the Discovery Channel for taking what should be week of learning (albeit sensationalized) and polluting it with false science. Parallels could be drawn to Orson Wells famous radio broadcast of War of the Worlds, which duped unsuspecting listeners into thinking that martians were attacking Earth. I think the channel would have been better served if they had followed the fake program with a real one about this fascinating creature. At least that would have tempered the flow of misinformation.