Shark Week

[The Deadman]

Has anyone been watching this over the last few days? For me the best one so far has been the one with the guys from Jackass, someone ACTUALLY gets attacked on one of these shows.

[Leo656]

My wife's obsessed with it, I see it every year even though I kind of don't care.

[Wildcat]

I watched a couple of things yesterday. Mechashark and Real Sharknado.

The Mechashark was to see shark mating behavior but I think sharks could tell it was fake. It was a metal skeleton shaped like a shark with a guy inside. I think it could have been done by remote control but the guy wanted to see it first hand.

I really got into the Sharknado movies awhile back so I watched the Real SN where Ian Ziering and Tara Reid went diving and stuff. It was meant to debunk some of Hollywood’s portrayals of sharks. Particularly scenes from the movies.

Their guide said only around 10 shark killings happen each year globally but I thought...isn’t that because people don’t live in the water? 10 is still a lot in terms of people involved with the ocean or just get caught (over 50 attacks according to google).

I know movies exaggerate and sharks are attracted to blood but they’re still predators. If movies have taught us anything it’s don’t trust the sea or weather and don’t go diving with friends who “totally know what they’re doing”.