"Shark proof" is maybe more "Shark resistant". Posted on 10/17/2016 4:56:51 AM PDT by w1n1
"Shark proof" is maybe more "Shark resistant".
"Don’t worry," they said "The cage is shark-proof" they said.
I'm sure that's what the diver in this video was thinking when a great-white busted through the allegedly shark-proof cage. (Actually, I suspected there was a lot more we can't print on a family-friendly website going on in their mind).
While this looks -and undoubtedly is- a terrifying experience, it's really not entirely the shark's fault. The shark couldn't see the diver -or the cage- while lunging at the shark bait, and sharks can't swim backwards, so after not moving forward, the shark's first instinct probably led them to shoving forwards– and right through the 'shark-proof' bars. Much like the rule "Anything is flammable if you try hard enough", maybe not everything is shark-proof. So the next time you think about vacationing abroad and/or living on the “adventurous” side on your scuba trip, consider re-watching JAWS instead. See the video footage here.
First Rule: Do not introduce yourself into an environment where you are not top on the food chain.
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I suspect this is fake and staged to get the YouTube hits. I imagine the diver was in a different cage as they set it up for the shark to go through the cage on camera. Maybe I’m too distrusting, but there are a lot of liars and fakes out there, and this looks like one of them.
The shark is also bleeding from the gills, so something else happened off camera, too
Child’s play.
I’ve been swimming with sharks almost every day for years and without a cage. Most of them were smiling when they met me and almost all of them had a weapon. Only a few of them attempted frontal attacks though. These sepcies I’ve dealt with prefer sneak attacks with back stabbing manouvers.
Wait, are we talking sharks or lawyers?
Fake. Ok.
“I imagine the diver was in a different cage as they set it up for the shark to go through the cage on camera.”
You may be correct. Let’s call BS on it until we see the footage from his camera, showing the shark in there with him.
What humans call a “shark cage”, Great Whites call a “taco” (crunchy outside, delicious meat filling).
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