My worst fear is to die like this...

[hevnsnt]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: hevnsnt
Thats nuts, however that is not my worst fear..

My worst fear is to die like this...

Bearied alive like in Kill Bill 2, but the box that I am bearied in is so small that I cant move. Flashlight or not, that would suck.

YOU IDIOT! YOU RUINED THE FVKING MOVIE FOR ME NOW:||||||||:|:|


NP, I'll forget.....

Don't worry.. I thought about it, and I didn't ruin it.. Trust me..

 

[TheBDB]

Originally posted by: DigDug

'If they've tasted human blood, then they'll remain a problem until we've tracked them down,' he added.

Sounds like BS to me. That article read like the storyline to Jaws.

That is common in predators.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Wholely mackerel! They Tagteamed his ass!

Poor guy

Seriously though, I was under the impression that Sharks in general were hostile and solitary creatures? I thought they were agressive towards each other?

EDIT

Another marine expert, Mike Roennfeldt, said he was surprised at the nature of the ambush-style attack.

'Generally sharks are solo hunters,' he said. 'It's unusual - unheard of, in fact - for one Great White to knock a guy off his surfboard and then for another to attack, which seems to have happened here.'

Looks like it does indeed fail to make sense. I wonder what caused them to tolerate each other?

They obviously realized the bad name that movies like "Deep Blue Sea" were giving shark kind and decided it is time to wipe out human kind.

Seriously, if two sharks are in the same area prowling for food, doesn't it make sense that one attacked the surfboard knocking the surfer in the water near the other shark. They other shark starts taking bites out of the poor soul causing blood to spill into the water which attracts the other shark.

I feel sorry for the guy. At least he went down fighting.

 

[bootymac]

This reminds me of the scene in Jurassic Park with the raptors... scary!

 

[Rudee]

there was water and blood everywhere.'

Gee, do you think? Water in an Ocean. Hmmm... I wouldn't of figured.

I have a very hard time believing the sharking being the width of a car. Not possible.

 

[Jzero]

He died with his boots on doing what he loved, so at least it wasn't the WORST way to go I could think of.

Makes me think twice about switching to that carbon-fiber paddle, though. It only weighs 24oz. My old 84oz aluminum job you could at least get a good hard whack or two in...

 

[kage69]

Part of me feels horribly sad that this guy went out like that (being eaten by something big and toothy is a primal fear of ALL people) but the other half of me really is mad that some people feel the need to pick a recreation that takes place where large flesh eating predaters live, places with a history of fatal attacks no less. Props to this guy for going out like a fighter, but it just seems so stupid - kinda like that dumb woman in Cali months ago, the one who decided it would be fun to go swim with the seals solo, outside the shallow kelp beds. Some will obviously cite the odds of this happening, but regardless, not all sharks attacks are reported, and I don't feel this is something trivial enough to chance. You take chances over things like wearing the wrong hiking boots, or not packing sunscreen - not being ripped apart and eaten by sharks.

It's a gruesome event that shouldn't have happened. My heart goes out to his family and those who had the misfortune to be there to see it. I hope people start wisen' up. It's Australia....during a prime feeding period...time to connect the dots people.

 

[DurocShark]

Originally posted by: kage69
Part of me feels horribly sad that this guy went out like that (being eaten by something big and toothy is a primal fear of ALL people) but the other half of me really is mad that some people feel the need to pick a recreation that takes place where large flesh eating predaters live, places with a history of fatal attacks no less. Props to this guy for going out like a fighter, but it just seems so stupid - kinda like that dumb woman in Cali months ago, the one who decided it would be fun to go swim with the seals solo, outside the shallow kelp beds. Some will obviously cite the odds of this happening, but regardless, not all sharks attacks are reported, and I don't feel this is something trivial enough to chance. You take chances over things like wearing the wrong hiking boots, or not packing sunscreen - not being ripped apart and eaten by sharks.

It's a gruesome event that shouldn't have happened. My heart goes out to his family and those who had the misfortune to be there to see it. I hope people start wisen' up. It's Australia....during a prime feeding period...time to connect the dots people.

Yet another blame the victim post.

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: kage69
Some will obviously cite the odds of this happening, but regardless, not all sharks attacks are reported, and I don't feel this is something trivial enough to chance. You take chances over things like wearing the wrong hiking boots, or not packing sunscreen - not being ripped apart and eaten by sharks.

37 attacks in Australia since 1876?
205 worldwide since 1876?
How many more incidents can possibly have gone unreported?

I'd rather be surfing at dusk in July in Australia than driving a car at any given time.

Edit: 1909 attacks and 456 fatalities since 1580!

2000 incidents in nearly 500 years?

I'd DEFINITELY rather be surfing at dusk in July in Australia than driving a car at any given time.

 

[Wuffsunie]

Originally posted by: warcrow
One knocked him off and the other one bit him in half! :shocked:

Ah, the aquatic version of The Ghost and the Darkness.

 

[raanemaan]

45 seconds would have seemed like an eternity. Not the way I would want to go. I always thought trapped in a burning car would be a badway to die.

 

[warcrow]

Originally posted by: Rudee

there was water and blood everywhere.'

Gee, do you think? Water in an Ocean. Hmmm... I wouldn't of figured.

I have a very hard time believing the sharking being the width of a car. Not possible.

Oh really? Take at look at these guys. They're pretty big:

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WTF, is this the girl from flash dance?

Oh and I also want to point out this think: Here

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Most of the largest sharks are found in South Australia. The largest one ever recorded was 6.4m (21ft) long, and weighed 3312kg! The maximum length able to grow is thought to be 25ft. Though some people claim to have seen sharks as long as 31ft. The smallest Great White shark caught was 47inches long, but was newly born.

Now imagine two of those attacking you!! :shocked:

 

[sillymofo]

Now imagine flying on an airplane, looking directly at a building which happens to be directly in your path, slamming into it, burst in flame, and THEN falls to the ground below.

 

[kage69]

Yet another blame the victim post.

Not at all. I've had 2 close calls with smaller sharks in areas where they weren't supposed to be (not whites though, one was a big lemon the other a bull). Your perception might change once you've been forced to become a bubbling rock until you're almost out of air, or know people who have been biten. Both apply to me. My sister has a school friend back in The Keys, her older brother died in 92 I think it was after being attacked by a lemon shark. If he was alive he'd be my age. I guy I waited tables with had a chunk and 2 toes missing from his left foot after getting tagged by a blacktip. To be fair, it was most likely his fault though, he admits he was spearfishing when it happened.


Sorry Jzero, I was refering to shark attacks internationally, not solely for Australia. I don't consider the white shark to be the devil incarnate of the shark world, that distinction belongs to the bull shark, the tiger a close second. An awesome special on PBS awhile ago (I'm kicking myself for not taping it) on shark attacks estimated that only 1 in 3 attacks are reported.

 

[warcrow]

Originally posted by: kage69

Yet another blame the victim post.

Not at all. I've had 2 close calls with smaller sharks in areas where they weren't supposed to be (not whites though, one was a big lemon the other a bull). Your perception might change once you've been forced to become a bubbling rock until your almost out of air, or know people who have been biten. Both apply to me.


Sorry Jzero, I was refering to shark attacks internationally, not solely for Australia. I don't consider the white shark to be the devil incarnate of the shark world, that distinction belongs to the bull shark, the tiger a close second. An awesome special on PBS awhile ago (I'm kicking myself for not taping it) on shark attacks estimated that only 1 in 3 attacks are reported.

You had a run in with a bull shark? :shocked:

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: kage69
Sorry Jzero, I was refering to shark attacks internationally, not solely for Australia. I don't consider the white shark to be the devil incarnate of the shark world, that distinction belongs to the bull shark, the tiger a close second. An awesome special on PBS awhile ago (I'm kicking myself for not taping it) on shark attacks estimated that only 1 in 3 attacks are reported.

Lucky for you I posted the WORLDWIDE statistics for ALL types of sharks since 1580, too.

Even if 66% of attacks go unreported, that is STILL less than 10000 in the last FIVE HUNDRED years.

I would still rather be on a surfboard with a chum bucket strapped to my back than driving a car.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

A great white doesn't munch a man in half. It muches down, holds its victim for a moment before lightly loosening its grip and ripping flesh off. Then it munches down again, holds, and repeats the process. It probably took two or three tries for the shark to completely bite him into two pieces.

 

[Crappopotamus]

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omg free willy!

sharks are friggen scary animals. huge. powerful. big teeth. like to eat things. wow.

 

[Triumph]

This is why we need to ban people from going into the water. Won't someone think of the children?

 

[tk149]

I saw a Shark Special on the Discovery Channel. They mentioned that lots of people just "disappear" from beaches every year. Then they interviewed one guy who had an explanation. He claimed that he saw his friend swimming, and suddenly with absolutely NO warning or noise, this humoungous shark came up out of nowhere, clamped his jaws on the poor human, and just disappeared below the surface. No screams, no fuss, no mess.

That story scared the Bejeebus out of me :Q

 

[MaxDSP]

Originally posted by: DurocShark

Originally posted by: kage69
Part of me feels horribly sad that this guy went out like that (being eaten by something big and toothy is a primal fear of ALL people) but the other half of me really is mad that some people feel the need to pick a recreation that takes place where large flesh eating predaters live, places with a history of fatal attacks no less. Props to this guy for going out like a fighter, but it just seems so stupid - kinda like that dumb woman in Cali months ago, the one who decided it would be fun to go swim with the seals solo, outside the shallow kelp beds. Some will obviously cite the odds of this happening, but regardless, not all sharks attacks are reported, and I don't feel this is something trivial enough to chance. You take chances over things like wearing the wrong hiking boots, or not packing sunscreen - not being ripped apart and eaten by sharks.

It's a gruesome event that shouldn't have happened. My heart goes out to his family and those who had the misfortune to be there to see it. I hope people start wisen' up. It's Australia....during a prime feeding period...time to connect the dots people.

Yet another blame the victim post.

:roll:

 

[kage69]

You had a run in with a bull shark?

Yep, while diving with my dads buddy off of Salhalla Island in Oman. 50-60ft of water, patchy reef stuff. Plankton were heavy that day, maybe 50ft of visibility. There were 3 of them, chilling on a sand bed. The 2 smaller ones took off immediately once they saw us, but the larger one (maybe 9ft long) started circling us and did the whole 'arched back' swim. He snooped us out We ducked under a coral ledge and chilled until we were down to about 3 or 4 min of air, then made for the surface like Tridents, waving like crazy for the boat. I pissed my suit the first close pass he made, I'm not afraid to admit it.


The other time was years later, back in the States. I was fishing off of the ocean side of Islamorada, down in the Keys. 'The Hump' is a little mountain of sorts about 12 miles offshore, just loaded with amberjack, grouper, and snapper on the bottom, with tuna, wahoo, and dolphin on the surface. We were in my dad's 25ft Blackfin, and had heaved-to to stop and eat lunch and take a quick dip to cool off (it was prolly about 95F that day, and no wind at all). My bud and I were kinda goofing off, dunking eachother, swimming under the boat and stuff, just enjoying the 80F water. My dad is resting on the transom having a cigarette, then calmy announces, "Ok, lunch is over, time to get back in the boat! Let's fish!" We took our time getting back in, swimming to the stern and using the rudder as a ladder. We get in the boat, and not 20 seconds later this HUGE fvckin lemon cruises by right next to the boat! He circles the boat twice then disappears. We're sitting there swearing and shaking, and no one notices a commercal amberjack boat coming up behind us - it's captain yells out "Are you guys fvckin nuts?! Did you see that thing?!" My dad smiles, nods, and laughs at us, tells us the shark was there for awhile, but he didn't want to alarm us as our frenzied swimming back to the boat could have made things worse. This was the same place that girls brother got bit at, by the same kind of shark. My sister informs me he was doing the same thing, just cooling off, except he was in snorkel gear and it was a family outing in a party boat.


Anyway, those were my close calls.

 

[kage69]

A great white doesn't munch a man in half. It muches down, holds its victim for a moment before lightly loosening its grip and ripping flesh off. Then it munches down again, holds, and repeats the process. It probably took two or three tries for the shark to completely bite him into two pieces.

Actually, as I understand it, great whites strike out of the deep like a missile delivering a huge bite, then immediately retreat and wait for the victum to 'bleed out.' Even a huge great white can lose an eye (or two) to a thrashing sea lion, who at that point has nothing to lose.

 

[kage69]

Lucky for you I posted the WORLDWIDE statistics for ALL types of sharks since 1580, too.

Then I take exception with your source. Now I have to search for that program!

I would still rather be on a surfboard with a chum bucket strapped to my back than driving a car.

Then I think you need to quit drying your hair in the microwave. Funny how it's always sharks that show up first when we lay out chum when reef fishing. Or do you drive a vintage Pinto? If so, please accept my humble apologies.

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: kage69

Lucky for you I posted the WORLDWIDE statistics for ALL types of sharks since 1580, too.

Then I take exception with your source. Now I have to search for that program!

I'd say the Florida Institute of Natural History's International Shark Attack File is reasonably trustworthy source. The program could have been right about unreported attacks, but that still amounts for an astronomically small number of attacks per year compared to the number of people in the water.

I would still rather be on a surfboard with a chum bucket strapped to my back than driving a car.

Then I think you need to quit drying your hair in the microwave. Funny how it's always sharks that show up first when we lay out chum when reef fishing. Or do you drive a vintage Pinto? If so, please accept my humble apologies.

Hyperbole escapes you, I see.

The point is that the chances of getting attacked are extremely small. Panicking about shark attacks is like panicking about spontaneously combusting. You're more likely to die falling down a staircase than getting attacked by a shark. There's so many other more common ways for aquatic-types to get killed in the field that shark attacks simply are not worth getting worked up over.

I'm more scared of getting killed in a car accident than I am of getting killed by a shark, and there's a damn good reason for that - one is thousands of times more likely to happen than the other.