O actor Ving Rhames, já conhecido pelo público em geral pela participação em diversos filmes com todo o seu porte deixará de fazer snorkeling devido a uma visão "pré-histórica" que teve quando observava os fundos da Grande Barreira de Coral na Australia. Curiosamente participa no novo filme de terror, "Piranha 3D"
Mission Impossible III
"Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef I saw something I don't know what it was to this day. My mind couldn't relate to what it was... If I saw it and knew it was a shark I wouldn't be as afraid but I saw something that looked prehistoric and I haven't been snorkeling since. It was a combination of a catfish and something with a large oblongish-type head. It came towards me and I froze and it just went away. I haven't done any scuba diving since either."
Confirma-se a verdade que o Homem, não se mede aos palmos...
O profissionalismo enquanto actor poderá eventualmente ter sugestionado este Senhor do cinema americano.