I bet she shit herself.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/02/australia/shark-pulls-woman-overboard-intl/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/02/australia/shark-pulls-woman-overboard-intl/index.html
Hahaha, this dumb bitch...
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I don’t know why people tempt nature like this. I heard a guy on the college sports channel on Sirius XM explain it best. When you step into the ocean, you’re the away team.
funny thing is when you look at the map in the link there is a town called Darwin to the Northeast.
Nurse sharks, though not completely harmless, have no interest in humans. If threatened or if they mistake you for something else, they may take a bite, but they tend to have smaller (yet still sharp) teeth. Humans swim around groups of nurse sharks routinely without issue.
I used to spend an hour everyday standing in the ocean to water in my neck followed by swimming in deeper water. One afternoon, a maintenance guy in my building stopped me to show me some cell phone pics he tried taking from the roof of my building. From the roof, he saw me out there and saw two nurse sharks within feet of me for quite a bit of time. The pics he took weren't very clear, but he said he saw them routinely out there all day, including other times I would be by myself in the water.
I am fine with sharks. It's those fvcking saltwater crocodiles mentioned in the article that scare the shit out of me. They have been seen in the Keys. I am worried that they will eventually start coming higher.
I used to spend an hour everyday standing in the ocean to water in my neck followed by swimming in deeper water. One afternoon, a maintenance guy in my building stopped me to show me some cell phone pics he tried taking from the roof of my building. From the roof, he saw me out there and saw two nurse sharks within feet of me for quite a bit of time. The pics he took weren't very clear, but he said he saw them routinely out there all day, including other times I would be by myself in the water.
I am fine with sharks. It's those fvcking saltwater crocodiles mentioned in the article that scare the shit out of me. They have been seen in the Keys. I am worried that they will eventually start coming higher.
Keep pushing your luck. I will nominate you for a Darwin Award. Just want to tell you that when you do that you are at the bottom of the food chain. And, so you are aware, there are other things out there that will eat you.
Besides sharks, what do you think is going to eat me in the Atlantic Ocean hundreds of yards off of the Florida coast?
Where I lived is known as the shark attack capital of the world. In 2017, there were 88 shark attacks around the world. 9 of those were in Volusia County (where Daytona is).
In 2017, there were five deaths from shark attacks around the world. Think about that - out of all the beaches in the world where tens (if not millions) swim each year, only five people died from sharks.
It ain't happenin'.
This city was less than two miles down the beach from me where I ran and swam in almost seven days a week. Here is a line from National Geographic about it:
- Anyone who has swum in New Smyrna Beach, Florida (shark capital of the world) has likely been within 10 feet of a shark.
I said other things. You mentioned nurse sharks. There are other species of sharks. Hello. I said other thing. A swimming around in a school of sharks and knowing about it is being a dumb ass.
Other things seemed to imply something other than sharks.
I don't swim around in a school of sharks, but people have frequently swam with many nurse sharks as they are usually disinterested in humans.
I’m vacationing in cape cod in August and it may be the first time in my life I’m not planning on getting past my knees in the ocean. The Great White population is off the chain. Just for the hell of it I downloaded the shark activity app just to see how many sightings they’re have been this summer and in the past two days they’re have been 9
Usually until they decide to feed. Or you get a run of black tips. There goes your foot.
Lets try this again:
Millions upon millions of people in the ocean every year. 88 attacks. 5 deaths.
It ain't happenin'.
You always see the drone videos of sharks 10 feet from swimmers and they're clueless. A live feed app would be hot shit down there.
Rifle can hire some tech nerds/pilots, Banker can back it, I'll take my intellectual property fee and everyone is happy.
Rifle can hire some tech nerds/pilots, Banker can back it, I'll take my intellectual property fee and everyone is happy.
Attacks are rare...that doesn't mean it's smart to stick your hand in a shark's mouth.
I'm not sure of the numbers on bucks raping humans...but I'm not spraying myself in doe urine and dropping my pants in front of one.
this shark tracker website is pretty cool to waste some time on. you can change the parameters and track where various sharks have been over the past whatever period of time. pretty fascinating how far they travel.
I had the opportunity to go snorkeling at the great barrier reef a couple of years ago. We were off the coast from a town called Port Douglas. I saw a bunch of big sea turtles and many species of very colorful fish, but fortunately we didn’t run into any sharks
I heard that bullets can do the same thing as soda. You should try it and tell us if it works the same.
I swim with sharks regularly, both recreationally and when I'm working at the Georgia Aquarium. They are nothing to worry about. RESPECT, yes. Worry and be afraid of, no.
You know people say the same things about pitbulls until they bite your face off
Yep, well.....I RESPECT pit bulls, but I'm not afraid of them. That being said, if a pit bull is pissed off, territorial or showing signs of aggression, then I'm not going near him. Same with the sharks. If conditions are bad (vis is bad, chum in the water, etc.) or they are showing signs of aggression, then I'm getting my tail right back in the boat.
Same could be said for hundreds of different animals in our world, but that doesn’t mean I’m not cautious and nervous when I step into their environment
I agree. That's why I said that I RESPECT them. Being respectful doesn't include being naive.
