Hammerhead Shark "attack" at Grayton

[Jdarg]

My wife bought me trunks with shiny silver fish medallions dangling from the legs. Come to think of it...she did have a smirk when she gave them to me.

I'd only be concerned if you had the trunks on, and she told you to swim next to 5 fisherman while holding a golf club in a lightening storm.

 

[Smiling JOe]

Sharks don't see in color, do they? I can understand not wearing anything shiny that could reflect sunlight, but wearing a certain color swimsuit?

Any marine biologists around?

From www.graysreef.nos.noaa.gov/tw/sharks.html
"Sharks are well adapted to their watery environment. They have good eyesight and the ability to see colors. "

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"[font=Comic Sans MS, Arial, Helvetica] [/font][font=Comic Sans MS, Arial, Helvetica]Eyesight- Sharks don't see color or detail the way we do, but they have eyes well suited to see in the dim light of the ocean. They are quick to see moving objects and to see changes in light and shadow."

Makes you wonder what they do see.
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[Smiling JOe]

I'd only be concerned if you had the trunks on, and she told you to swim next to 5 fisherman while holding a golf club in a lightening storm.

...and under a Coconut Tree.

 

[JB]

Puts me in the mind of one of my favorite movie quotes:

the thing about a shark... he's got lifeless eyes. Black eyes. Like a doll's eyes. When he comes at ya, doesn't seem to be living... until he bites ya, and those black eyes roll over white and then... ah then you hear that terrible high-pitched screamin'. The ocean turns red, and despite all the poundin' and the hollerin', they all come in and they... rip you to pieces

Quint in "Jaws."

 

[TripleB]

The "Au de Mackrel" suntan lotion she got me was over the top though.

 

[Sheila]

...and under a Coconut Tree.

I don't think it's what they see. I think it's this dang music that sends them into a frenzy.

http://www.sharkattackphotos.com/Sounds/jawstheme.wav

 

[Jdarg]

The "Au de Mackrel" suntan lotion she got me was over the top though.

I think you are going to take this board to a whole new level.

 

[pgurney]

Ahhh...I bet she did it just for the hallibut. :funn:

 

[Beach Goddess]

Well, as far as the color thing, I remember reading about "shark safety" a few years ago when the attacks started to make national news and one of them said that the color yellow is known as "yum yum yellow" to shark experts because it attracts them and the same about orange. I don't know why. We just figured that the light blue would be the closest to the color of water and least likely to attract attention.

I must admit I cringe inside every time my son goes out in the water with his boogie board. But we have spent years teaching him to love the gulf and it would be absurd to try to take that away from him now. He knows to respect the wildlife, that it is their home first.

 

[Mermaid]

Puts me in the mind of one of my favorite movie quotes:

the thing about a shark... he's got lifeless eyes. Black eyes. Like a doll's eyes. When he comes at ya, doesn't seem to be living... until he bites ya, and those black eyes roll over white and then... ah then you hear that terrible high-pitched screamin'. The ocean turns red, and despite all the poundin' and the hollerin', they all come in and they... rip you to pieces

Quint in "Jaws."

Now you've done it. You've gone ahead and said the "J" word.