Bruce The Shark
If you have ever wondered what the name of the mechanical shark from Jaws is, its Bruce (a name later used in Finding Nemo). He was undeniable the star of the movie and apparently Bruce was actually three sharks! Each mechanical Bruce was used for a different purpose. Once moved up and down, when left to right, and the other was used for for underwater shots only.
If you think about it, Bruce was really a technological marvel for the early 1970s. It even took 13 technicians to operate him!
“Bruce was fairly programmed for mishap. In order to use him, a twelve-ton steel platform, to which the mechanical shark was attached by a 100-ft.-long umbilical cable, had to be sunk to the ocean floor. The controls on the platform were operated by 13 technicians wearing scuba equipment.”
via Gizmodo
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