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It's not gross or graphic, but this video makes ice run down my spine. I'm never going in the ocean again.
I have no follow up on her condition, so I will assume the best.
I have no follow up on her condition, so I will assume the best.
And before you run off saying you'll never go in the ocean again, I highly recommend seeing the documentary Sharkwater first.
Sharks are not a realistic threat to people going in the ocean. Being the story-telling creatures we are, we will accept an anecdote before a statistic, when the statistic shows much closer realistic truth than a story. People are more likely to die from bees and vending machines than sharks.
I was merely being trying to solicit votes by being extreme (score 0 for votewhoring). This is at the very most a once a year occurrence; Great Whites in particular rarely attack humans, it's usually Bullsharks that does the deed and Bruce takes the blame. In any case it's scary to see the otherwise irrational fear come to life here; probably why I got a very weird creepy feeling, when I saw it first. I'm a shark enthusiast and I love watching shows about them (and have read quite a few books on the subject as well) and it's is very fascinating watching an attack like this or attacks on seals.
I am intrigued by this "death by vending machine" too. Do you have a sift you can point to?
I had a feeling it was one of your sneaky ploys to milk us innocent Sifters for all the votes you could get! </sarcasm>
Seriously though, I don't know of any videos with the specifics, but this is a peice I usually refer to:
"Moreover, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission there were 37 known vending machine fatalities between 1978 and 1995, for an average of 2.18 deaths per year. Over the past decade there were a total of six recorded shark attack fatalities in the U.S., for an average of .6 deaths per year. Ergo, barring a drastic reduction in the frequency of vending machine accidents since 1995, vending machines are indeed more deadly than sharks by a factor of almost four."
The vending machine fatalities are caused by people most likely rocking the vending machines to the point of falling on them.
You're correct about the Bullsharks as well. In more than most instances of shark attacks, the victim isn't killed, and if they are it is due in part to blood loss. Bullsharks, like all sharks, are curious and the way they explore something unknown is to perform an "exploratory bite" (or so the research I've read states). Of course, biting a human causes the human to freak out, which in turn, causes the shark to freak out, and from then on it becomes a fight for survival in the minds of both animals.
And, as usual, if I'm wrong I'd love to be shown so, seriously. I hate spreading around incorrect information that I originally absorbed believing the data I'd seen is correct!
Reasons:
1. stupid soundeffect at the end of clip that ruins it all
2. Sound of helpless screaming bitches makes me feel uncomfortable (i usually don't enjoy anything with * fear tag)
3. camera wasn't really focused in on the action.
It made me cringe, because it's relatively easy to see yourself in the situation.
Bullsharks, like all sharks, are curious and the way they explore something unknown is to perform an "exploratory bite" (or so the research I've read states). Of course, biting a human causes the human to freak out, which in turn, causes the shark to freak out, and from then on it becomes a fight for survival in the minds of both animals.
The problem is an "exploratory bite" by a shark can be like an "exploratory cut" with an axe.