Can I get some friggin' crack-using friggin' sharks with friggin' lasers on their heads?
Posted on 07/24/2024 7:15:28 PM PDT by Lazamataz
In what could have been the unlikely plot of a low-budget thriller but is, in fact, a scientific study, traces of cocaine were found in sharpnose sharks off the coast of Brazil. It’s a worrying discovery that speaks to a rising environmental issue that reaches beyond usual suspects such as microplastics and oil pollution.
In part, the discovery team says, this cocaine in marine life may be because of increased drug use in Brazil, combined with low sewage treatment, runoff from cocaine production, and bags of the drug floating in the ocean. These may contribute to how the drug finally ends up in coastal waters, a potential danger to wildlife.
Sharks are apex predators of marine ecosystems, which could be used as a bio-indicator of environmental pollution. From September 2021 to August 2023, researchers sampled thirteen Brazilian sharpnose sharks that fishermen caught off the coast of Rio De Janeiro. This species was selected because it inhabits coastal environments through its entire lifecycle and, therefore, presumably has been exposed to human-induced pollution.
Expand article logo Continue reading The sharks were weighed and measured before being dissected for samples from their muscles and livers. Samples were tested, with astonishing results: every shark tested positive for cocaine, while 92% of the muscle samples and 23% of the liver samples showed traces of benzoylecgonine, which is the primary metabolite of cocaine. This is the first incident of cocaine being found in free-ranging sharks.
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Greeeaaattt.....
Just what we needed....
don’t forget fricken lasers!
Can I get some friggin' crack-using friggin' sharks with friggin' lasers on their heads?
So, some shark in Brazil ate a crack head who was stupidly swimming in shark infested waters. Thus, we get this headline.
Now just add a tornado, and you’ve got the makings of a truly great SyFy movie.
Now we got junkie sharks smoking crack.
Can you get buzzed by eating shark steak?
How will Fin handle a shark with the shakes?
Or a hurricane...could give a whole new meaning to Hurricane Hunter!
I see a huge blockbuster movie in the future: Cocaine Sharknado.
This might explain Hunter Biden’s sudden interest in deep sea fishing.
Lol!
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And carrying Glock .40’s no doubt.
Wait! They’re sharks!
They could have laser sighted spear guns!
No? What do we have?
Sea Bass
right...
They are mutated Sea Bass
Really...Are they intemperate?
Absolutely!
Well that’s a start
Ah.. I let you know.
The Atlantic is 20 minutes east of me. I’ll check it out.
Be back in a bit....
Sounds like the setup of another “Sharknado” movie, or something like Cocaine Bear.
Crackshark! A new depth of horror begins!
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