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BowieZ · Oct 28, 2009

Ela Hadrun said:
Jesus Christ I don't know how anyone swims in Australia. fuck.

Because it's more common to be blown up by terrorists.

Oh shit. That came out wrong.

CiSTM · Oct 28, 2009

Salazar · Oct 28, 2009

Jay Sosa · Oct 28, 2009

WretchedTruman said:
Honestly, the reason why shark attacks on people get so much media attention is because it's damn rare. Look up the statistics; you'll be surprised.

basically, bee's > sharks, by a mile.

Well I don't know about you, But I'd rather be attacked by 20 bees than by one shark..

Night_Trekker · Oct 28, 2009

pestul said:

That is fucking terrifying.

Terrascape · Oct 28, 2009

I love sharks, I wish so many people didn't hate them though...

*sniff* poor, poor little sharkies.

Daigoro · Oct 28, 2009

Terrascape said:
I love sharks, I wish so many people didn't hate them though...

*sniff* poor, poor little sharkies.

you sounds like a shark apologist.

the reality of dangers from sharks is probably a little worse than you would like us to believe, isnt it?

ISNT IT?!

Terrascape · Oct 28, 2009

Daigoro said:
you sounds like a shark apologist.

the reality of dangers from sharks is probably a little worse than you would like us to believe, isnt it?

ISNT IT?!

STOP YELLING AT ME!!!!

lol

Daigoro · Oct 28, 2009

psst. im on your side. im a shark apologist too.

Christoff Yurievich · Oct 28, 2009

.hacked said:
:lol

I just started the 3rd book

There was a second one? I remember when the first book was supposed to be a movie. whoops.

just checked wikipedia and there are 4 books. wow.

Skiptastic · Oct 28, 2009

CiSTM said:

Massive spoilers. :|

squidhands · Oct 28, 2009

Skiptastic said:
Massive spoilers. :|

You should be slapping yourself for not reveling in Renny Harlin's greatest achievement in cinema. It's the best terrible movie ever.

Treo360 · Oct 28, 2009

CiSTM said:

Snaggle toothed

shuri · Oct 28, 2009

Salazar said:
Here's one Gold Coaster who won't be even stepping on the goddamn sand for a while.

Incidentally, the girl Sarah who was mauled by a shark a while ago was swimming with her dog at dusk in an infamously sharky spot. She committed fucking suicide.

wait, what, she was bitten again? what happened to the dog?

Ponn · Oct 28, 2009

Skiptastic said:
Massive spoilers. :|

psssst

There are snakes. On the plane.

Holtz · Oct 28, 2009

Motherfucking sharks. :/
And the Megalodon is really incredible, i have to read that Meg book. :lol

y2dvd · Oct 28, 2009

Skiptastic said:
Massive spoilers. :|

"Ain't ya never seen my movies!? Juice, that was a good one. Deep Blue Sea! They ate me! A FUCKING SHARK ATE ME!"

-SLJ

CiSTM · Oct 28, 2009

Skiptastic said:
Massive spoilers. :|

It's been ten years. I mean isn't there like statue of limitations on that?

Miguelangelo · Oct 28, 2009

crazy

WretchedTruman · Oct 29, 2009

Krowley said:
It depends though. There are probably a lot of people that just disappear and are never found and then get reported as drownings. The ones we hear about are the ones where somebody was there to rescue the guy before he was completely devoured or somebody witnessed the situation. You don't hear about the guy that's gone. Nobody knows what happened to him, so it doesn't get reported as a shark attack. It would probably inflate the numbers a tiny bit if those were listed.

There are also the ship disasters, where we know that sharks have killed and eaten countless people waiting for rescue. In many cases, you can never be absolutely sure about those sorts of attacks and they don't get counted either, but we know from a few cases that are well documented that eventually the sharks do show up and eventually they do start killing people.

I think the reality of the danger from sharks is probably a little worse than shark apologists would like us to believe, but not as bad as popular culture would like us to believe. The ocean is theirs and the easiest way to avoid danger from them is to just stay out of it. That's what I do. My phobia is more than enough incentive.

Well, yeah...people disappear all over the world every day, in all different types of environments. If we take disappearances into account and associate them with different species known for taking lives, then the number inflates for all of them.

Cohsae · Oct 29, 2009

CiSTM said:
It's been ten years. I mean isn't there like statue of limitations on that?

STATUTE! It's not a statue of limitations.

BowieZ · Oct 29, 2009

Cohsae said:
STATUTE! It's not a statue of limitations.

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