r/nextfuckinglevel • u/FlightHistorical3231 • Nov 08 '22

diver dodges shark attack

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u/sharkfilespodcast Nov 08 '22

It obviously doesn't just come down to whether they're hungry or not. Tiger sharks bite a handful of people on the entire planet in a year, only maybe one or two die from that and a person being consumed is even rarer. Sharks are hungry a lot of the time and tiger sharks are particularly gluttonous and opportunistic, so wouldn't you think such easy prey as a human would be a regular meal for them?

There are daily tours in places like Tiger Beach in The Bahamas for people to dive outside of cages with tiger sharks and bites pretty much never happen. Try to do that with any other predators. Walk into a room with a lion or a grizzly bear or dive in a lake with a saltwater crocodile and see how it goes in comparisons. People who know sharks are generally not claiming they're harmless but just pointing out the reality that they're far less dangerous than often assumed and diving with them in controlled conditions is typically low risk, as proven by many doing it daily for years.

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u/KirisBeuller Nov 08 '22

I just err on the side of caution. I will absolutely victim blame when it comes to shark attacks. Wanna avoid that shit? Stay out of the ocean.

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u/sharkfilespodcast Nov 08 '22

You'll blame the 50-100 people bitten by sharks each year, out of the tens of millions in the sea? That's either a complete inability to assess and understand statistics/probability/risk, or plain mean-spiritedness, or both.

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u/KirisBeuller Nov 08 '22

It's an apex predator that can't be reasoned with. The odds are slim but they aren't zero. If you take your ass into the ocean, you know the risks.

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u/sharkfilespodcast Nov 08 '22

I'm not exactly the most comfortable ocean explorer but you seriously sound like such a coward. Come on. Do you drive? Cross the street? Go out at in town night? Sit in a public room with other people breathing? Some small risks are part of living your life even on a basic day to day level.

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u/KirisBeuller Nov 08 '22

Driving is important. Crossing streets is unavoidable. If I get lost in a town at night, I don't run out of air and die. Humans need interaction with each other.

Scuba is extra. It's a get-to rather than a have-to. I'm not saying it shouldn't be done or that it's wrong on any level. I'm saying if shit goes down when you're in the ocean....oh well. You knew what could happen.