Stephen Colbert uses 'Jaws' inspired mashup to make a point about coronavirus safety

Stay out of the water (and off the beaches).
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Stephen Colbert uses 'Jaws' inspired mashup to make a point about coronavirus safety
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Would people be so casual about hitting the beach amid the coronavirus pandemic, if the danger wasn't an invisible one?

Splicing some excitable shots of sunbathers and enthusiastic beachgoers with some fairly ropey special effects and footage from the likes of Jaws and 3-Headed Shark Attack, Stephen Colbert's Late Show team imagined what would happen if they would be.

As you can can probably guess, it doesn't end well.

The point? Just because you can't see the threat, doesn't mean you're safe to act as though the threat isn't there.

Topics Health COVID-19

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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