by The Kingpin » Wed May 30, 2007 4:26 pm
true. that technique is most useful against Bull Sharks [surprisingly, the more dangerous of the 2. well, more agressive of the 2]. also, the Great White is an open sea shark. it usually attacks from below, so it needs alot of room. not where you'd be [unless you have a boat]. it rarely comes near the shore. the Bull Sharks are the ones that come close to shore [they can swim in about 3-4 feet deep water]. also, the Great White is surprisingly placid in most cases. if your at the same depth as it is, and dont have any cuts or blood, it will usually leave you alone. if you have any cuts, or have dead fish with you, you better be in a shark cage. as for the bull shark, it's a salt water/fresh water cross, and usually swims in blurry water, where it cant see much. so it'll bump into people, wonder wat it is, and "test-bite" it, to find out what it is and how it tastes. that's usually the case in shark attacks. if it likes the taste of it, or considers it a threat, it'll let go and move away, then go for it for real, taking a serious bite, usually ripping the flesh off of whatever it bites. and the blood lures in even more, and causes a feeding frenzy. THAT is what a real shark attack is. a test bite by a confused shark, that ends up liking what it's tasting, and going for more, and luring in more sharks because of the blood. BUT, sharks wont attack other targets once they've chosen one. so if a shark attacks a guy next to you, and you have a knife handy, jump at it, and hit it in the head. it wont attack you in most cases, though aim for a lethal hit, just in case. it almost NEVER turns on you if it's already attacking something. that's why the technique works. you just have to catch it before other sharks move in, otherwise the person under attack is finished, and you might be at risk if your too close to the person when they move in...
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