Surf's Up

Nitefly · 20 Jul 2015 at 23:41

I expect many of you have seen this on the news already but.... do not want!!! :eek:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-33591295

I do have to wonder how he didn't hear 'the music'.

Rybo89 · 20 Jul 2015 at 23:57

i would have died.

My only real fear. being out in sea and seeing a shark coming towards me. horrible things!

Doggie2k · 21 Jul 2015 at 00:04

Sharks don't like the taste of humans it's why 99% of attacks only end in one bite.

When you are surfing or on a body board with flippers you look like a big fat seal to these sharks

Craig1981 · 21 Jul 2015 at 00:07

I hate swimming in the oceon. When its dark below you and you cant see anything. My mind goes berserk thinking about all the stuff that could be below me. Totally freaks me out.

G-MAN2004 · 21 Jul 2015 at 00:09

Doggie2k said:
Sharks don't like the taste of humans it's why 99% of attacks only end in one bite.

When you are surfing or on a body board with flippers you look like a big fat seal to these sharks

I don't understand why people don't go for something like these:

http://www.designboom.com/design/anti-shark-suits-by-sams/

Nitefly · 21 Jul 2015 at 00:23

Rybo89 said:
i would have died.

My only real fear. being out in sea and seeing a shark coming towards me. horrible things!

FYI the shift key is not a shark

Rybo89 · 21 Jul 2015 at 00:35

I'm on my phone, it should have done it for me

D.P. · 21 Jul 2015 at 02:56

Saw a shark a few weeks back about 30ft from sure near Avon, NC. Been a load of shark attacks around there in the last month. I was swimming in the same spot about 20minutes before hand. The shark was huge 6-8ft oceanic white tip most likely. Everyone just rushed out of the water and stained at it!

Suffice to say for the rest of the day I didn't go in over my ankles!

Elixir · 21 Jul 2015 at 03:00

Rybo89 said:
I'm on my phone, it should have done it for me

Is it typing "of" instead of "have" as well?

Participant · 21 Jul 2015 at 06:58

D.P. said:
The shark was huge 6-8ft oceanic white tip most likely. Everyone just rushed out of the water and stained at it!

As in stained their underwear? Never heard that expression used in that context before, I think it works!

Cosimo · 21 Jul 2015 at 07:03

Bet the shark just didn't want indigestion from his wetsuit...

Xordium · 21 Jul 2015 at 07:14

I love his comment afterwards:

“I just can’t believe it. I’m just tripping ... To walk away from that, I’m just so stoked.”

scorza · 21 Jul 2015 at 07:28

Schnippzle · 21 Jul 2015 at 07:34

Statistically you're more likely to die from malaria than a shark attack...so I'll take my chances in the water thanks.

XeNoN89 · 21 Jul 2015 at 08:16

and this is why I don't go any further than about chest deep in the sea.

Xordium · 21 Jul 2015 at 08:32

Schnippzle said:
Statistically you're more likely to die from malaria than a shark attack...so I'll take my chances in the water thanks.

I am not aware of any medication detailed in the BNF that protects against attacks from 5m long carnivorous killing machines.

Kronos · 21 Jul 2015 at 08:52

I would like to thank Breakfast TV for pointing out that if I looked to the right of the surfer I would see the fin of a shark. That was very helpful because silly me thought it was the fin of some sort of exotic breed of Koi carp. Where would I be if it were not for the BBC keeping me right as I am so thick.

The_blue · 21 Jul 2015 at 08:54

Rybo89 said:
i would have died.

My only real fear. being out in sea and seeing a shark coming towards me. horrible things!

Butler1981 said:
I hate swimming in the oceon. When its dark below you and you cant see anything. My mind goes berserk thinking about all the stuff that could be below me. Totally freaks me out.

D.P. said:
Saw a shark a few weeks back about 30ft from sure near Avon, NC. Been a load of shark attacks around there in the last month. I was swimming in the same spot about 20minutes before hand. The shark was huge 6-8ft oceanic white tip most likely. Everyone just rushed out of the water and stained at it!

Suffice to say for the rest of the day I didn't go in over my ankles!

XeNoN89 said:
and this is why I don't go any further than about chest deep in the sea.

A photo i took last week in the Azores. It was about 2 meters away at that point and came in to about 50cm away.

Sleep well!

Vulcan · 21 Jul 2015 at 09:02

Schnippzle said:
Statistically you're more likely to die from malaria than a shark attack...so I'll take my chances in the water thanks.

But that's because more people live in areas with malaria than in shallow water, so it's an unfair comparison.

Diddums · 21 Jul 2015 at 10:09

Sharks are amazing animals. They attack surfers because the silhouette of the board with the legs and arms sticking out the sides makes them think the surfers are turtles.

He was good to punch it, really disorientates them.