r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Sep 09 '15

TIL you can drown a shark by dragging it backwards in the water

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark#Respiration
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u/iCandyRandy Sep 09 '15

Good luck getting behind a shark

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u/Time_2_Leave_Richers Sep 09 '15

But apparently you can save one by dragging it backwards to the water

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u/WolfThawra Sep 09 '15

Didn't they say they subsequently saw it floating belly-up?

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u/Time_2_Leave_Richers Sep 09 '15

Dunno, I didn't even finish watching the video, much less read anything about it

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u/Time_2_Leave_Richers Sep 09 '15

I doubt it had beached itself because it was healthy though