sharks

[goths r fun]

hey whats the chances of me getin attacked by a shark over in florida when im surfin?

[chic grunger]

hey whats the chances of me getin attacked by a shark over in florida when im surfin?

since your prob. a first time surfer the sharks will sence that so i'd say you have a 25% chance of being eaten alive or get an arm disconnect and if your a guy then perhaps something else disconnected :twisted:

[surf patrol]

Although amusing, goths r fun is incorrect. Don't worry too much about sharks - getting attacked is really really unlikely. Have a read here - https://surfing-waves.com/forum/view ... 60&start=0

[H2ODog]

It depends wether you are in or out of the water :lol: Ok, just kidding. It does happen but if you take into account the number of surfers and the number of attacks, the chances are very slim.

[hawaiiSUCKSexceptsurf]

in florida, 100%. hawaii has a shark attack rate on sufrers of about 110%, so if being attacked by a shark isnt your thing, i would recommend surfing in england.

[Brent]

Guys (and concerned people)....
Some useless statistics for you relating to fatal shark attacks. I quote a Maths Lecturer at Otago University (New Zealand) who did some light-hearted numbers on this last year (using available figures worldwide). To put things in perspective for you worriers....

You are 15 times more likely to be kicked to death by a donkey than be killed by a shark.

You are 4 times more likely to be struck and killed by lightening.

You are many times more likely to be killed in a Terrorist Attack than attacked by a shark.

Here's the kicker - you are 20,000 times more likely to be killed in a fatal car accident than killed by a shark.

Now, unless you're really dumb and give yourself afew deep slashes with a box-cutter for fun, then go swimming at evening twilight with a big stinky dog in a deep, cold, clear, seal-populated bay, with a prominant river-mouth nearby. You don't have much to worry about :-)

B

[surf patrol]

Hi Brent, welcome to Surfing Waves,

Your post sums it up for anyone who is worried about sharks. Let's all concentrate on getting some good waves.

[Ozzie]

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/default.htm

Check this link out to see the international shark attack file, tips on how not to get munched and interseting facts etc.

Ozzie

[Guest]

Yesterday I read that in the period 1900-1999, there was 441 documentated shark attacks on humans. 24 were fatal.
Read Brents earlier post on the maths, the odds for us are all pretty good.
Enjoy...

[oslo]

hey whats the chances of me getin attacked by a shark over in florida when im surfin?

I would say less than 1%. Chill out and catch some waves. (and get an airplaneticket to soemewhre else.)

[babyboarder89]

that liks wicked, i spent about 2 hours lookin at it and then was nerly late for school.

[gulfsurfer]

ya man id say u have about an 80% chance of getting eaten alive by a shark! dude dont ask dumb questions, dont think bout sharks, jus think bout surfing

[CheeZee]

" lol " ... i would love to see a shark in Devon ' ... other than the one i brought my stick' from

[greenie]

dude seriously its so unlikely u would get attacked by a shark it hardly ever happens except the odd few times but take a look at this picture and no its not sum1 whos bin attackd by a shark.

www.tricks4u.com/shark%20surfing.jpg

beth xxx

[gulfsurfer]

that pic is gay

[little waves]

[/img]http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.00locke.de/data/thumbnails/40/shark_surfer.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.00locke.de/categories.php%3Fcat_id%3D40&h=65&w=100&sz=3&tbnid=4yFXP9DkisUJ:&tbnh=50&tbnw=76&start=98&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dshark%2Band%2Bsurfer%26start%3D80%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26sa%3DN

Is it a dolphin of a shark?? You decide.

[little waves]

sorry, the link brings up a photo page, its at the bottom on the left, click the thumbnail to get the full picture.

[gulfsurfer]

dude that pic has been all over the net, if u look u can obviously tell its a dolphin cuz it has a horizontal tail fin, a shark has a vertical one.

[little waves]

but either way it is still a cool pic

[gulfsurfer]

ya its an awesome pic