What does this shark...

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What does this shark...

Postby Otter » Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:08 am

...have in his mouth?

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Belive it or not, it's an anti shark device.
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Postby pkbum » Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:15 am

It looks like a surfers hand bitten off, the wetsuit and the glove resembles very nice :mrgreen: .
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Postby Otter » Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:24 am

:lol:
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Postby libby » Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:12 am

lunch
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Postby kitesurfer » Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:29 am

A big fat biffta!

Now there's a first a dope smoking shark!

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Postby CHarvey » Wed Mar 05, 2008 2:45 pm

The shark and a sea lion playing tag. Most likely somewhere around south africa. Great pic
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Postby parrysurf » Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:49 pm

It is a sea lion engaged in a mid air KISS with a whitey. There is only one place on the planet they kiss like this.....and you got it on film!!!!
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Postby Phil » Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:09 pm

anti shark devise????? looks remarkably like a seal to me
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Postby Otter » Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:53 am

Sorry,
Should have posted the link to the story...


http://gizmodo.com/363620/anti+shark-device-eaten-by-irony+loving-great-white


This is awkward…during the testing phase for the Shark Shield, an electronic device that is designed to go on the back of surfboards to keep sharks away, one of the devices was actually eaten by a shark.

Yeah, not only did this thing not keep sharks away, but it actually attracted the attention of a 12-foot great white enough that it mistook it for a tasty snack. Luckily, it was on a buoy and not a surfboard at the time.

The device uses electrical waves to give sharks some uncomfortable muscle contractions, at least in theory. The problem is, there's speculation afoot that the electrical waves designed to repel sharks actually attract them. Yeah, that's no good. The manufacturer claims that it'll work just fine as long as you aren't surfing, paddling, or moving at all, however. Uh, sold?
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Postby CHarvey » Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:23 pm

Boy....it's a good thing I just go in the water to float.
So I am safe right?
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Postby essex sucks » Thu Mar 06, 2008 2:56 pm

thats a really great pic
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Postby Phil » Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:05 pm

the funny thing is i swear that pictures from bbc's plannet earth and is with out doubt a seal
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Postby Phil » Thu Mar 06, 2008 3:11 pm

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taken from the bbc website about planet earth

dont belive everything you read on the internet
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Postby Thibb » Fri Mar 07, 2008 4:51 am

Phil wrote:Don't believe everything you read on the internet


Hehe. I can't believe the size and power of that shark though. I am no expert, but that thing looks ferocious!
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Postby Otter » Fri Mar 07, 2008 5:28 am

No sheet...

So it's a prank. Fooled me, thanks for the enlightenment!
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Postby parrysurf » Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:49 pm

Kissing I tell you.....can't you see the affection on whitey's face?
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Postby Katza8uk » Fri Mar 07, 2008 10:02 pm

was gonna say its good old bbc, not a shark device! blue planet actually! i love david attenborough!
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Postby The Fafanator » Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:25 pm

I'd $h!t in my wetsuit if that thing jumps up infront of me.
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Postby Samm » Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:05 pm

haha yeah david attenborough is sik!!
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