Shark attacks in NC - wwyd?

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Anonymous wrote:Tragedy

Tragedy is death. Losing an arm- workable.

Agree completely. Just look at Bethany Hamilton. She does stuff better with 1 arm than about 99% of the population can do with 2. Losing an arm is terrible, but it isn't death.

So death is the only outcome that can be classified as a tragedy?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Don't go swimming near a fishing pier. I actually know someone who was bitten by a shark. She was swimming in an area where they were throwing chum into the water.

That sounds like a gross place to go for a swim.

So here's the full story of what happened. She was an adult, but it was before I met her.
She's a very sporty woman and a risk taker. She was swimming far out into the ocean and noticed sea gulls circling and decided to swim towards that. When she got close enough to the sea gulls she realized that it was a fishing boat throwing chum into the water, hence the sea gulls. A shark then bit her on her side and as it was swimming back towards her she punched it. The punch happened to land in its nose, which is the most sensitive part of a shark.
She said the most physically difficult thing she's ever had to do was swim back to shore with a big gash on the side of her abdomen. Once she got back to shore she collapsed on the beach.

That's crazy. I think people who swim really far out in the ocean are nuts in general. She didn't try to get the boat to pick her up?

Why do you think they're nuts? That's so foreign to me. If I see a picture of the ocean, all I can think about is swimming in it. It's probably the most peaceful and relaxing of my hobbies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tragedy

Tragedy is death. Losing an arm- workable.

Agree completely. Just look at Bethany Hamilton. She does stuff better with 1 arm than about 99% of the population can do with 2. Losing an arm is terrible, but it isn't death.

So death is the only outcome that can be classified as a tragedy?

No but when you are attacked by a shark, only losing a limb would seem lucky and if it were my kid I would be thanking our lucky stars my kid wasn't killed. Which could easily have been the case.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't go swimming near a fishing pier. I actually know someone who was bitten by a shark. She was swimming in an area where they were throwing chum into the water.

That sounds like a gross place to go for a swim.

So here's the full story of what happened. She was an adult, but it was before I met her.
She's a very sporty woman and a risk taker. She was swimming far out into the ocean and noticed sea gulls circling and decided to swim towards that. When she got close enough to the sea gulls she realized that it was a fishing boat throwing chum into the water, hence the sea gulls. A shark then bit her on her side and as it was swimming back towards her she punched it. The punch happened to land in its nose, which is the most sensitive part of a shark.
She said the most physically difficult thing she's ever had to do was swim back to shore with a big gash on the side of her abdomen. Once she got back to shore she collapsed on the beach.

That's crazy. I think people who swim really far out in the ocean are nuts in general. She didn't try to get the boat to pick her up?

Why do you think they're nuts? That's so foreign to me. If I see a picture of the ocean, all I can think about is swimming in it. It's probably the most peaceful and relaxing of my hobbies.

Because there are things out there that you can't see and they can also kill you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You know what I hate about America in 2015? That most people don't bat an eyelash that someone was snapping camera photos of a child suffering from a shark bite. And most news outlets have no compunction about showing the photos. Huge invasion of her privacy and really just revolting morally.

I thought the same thing. The family of the girl did not want her name or condition publicized after the attack, but that photo went global.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tragedy

Tragedy is death. Losing an arm- workable.

Agree completely. Just look at Bethany Hamilton. She does stuff better with 1 arm than about 99% of the population can do with 2. Losing an arm is terrible, but it isn't death.

So death is the only outcome that can be classified as a tragedy?

No but when you are attacked by a shark, only losing a limb would seem lucky and if it were my kid I would be thanking our lucky stars my kid wasn't killed. Which could easily have been the case.

Most shark attacks don't result in death. Sharks don't actually have a taste for humans. Sharks have poor eyesight and they mistake us for a marine animal, like a person on a boogie board looks like a seal or a big fish.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't go swimming near a fishing pier. I actually know someone who was bitten by a shark. She was swimming in an area where they were throwing chum into the water.

That sounds like a gross place to go for a swim.

So here's the full story of what happened. She was an adult, but it was before I met her.
She's a very sporty woman and a risk taker. She was swimming far out into the ocean and noticed sea gulls circling and decided to swim towards that. When she got close enough to the sea gulls she realized that it was a fishing boat throwing chum into the water, hence the sea gulls. A shark then bit her on her side and as it was swimming back towards her she punched it. The punch happened to land in its nose, which is the most sensitive part of a shark.
She said the most physically difficult thing she's ever had to do was swim back to shore with a big gash on the side of her abdomen. Once she got back to shore she collapsed on the beach.

That's crazy. I think people who swim really far out in the ocean are nuts in general. She didn't try to get the boat to pick her up?

Why do you think they're nuts? That's so foreign to me. If I see a picture of the ocean, all I can think about is swimming in it. It's probably the most peaceful and relaxing of my hobbies.

Because there are things out there that you can't see and they can also kill you.

There are potentially fatal things everywhere. You're more likely to be killed by a criminal than by a shark. Also, I find swimming in clear water to be more unnerving. If a shark is going to eat me, I don't want to see it coming. Swimming faster will not improve my chances of survival.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't go swimming near a fishing pier. I actually know someone who was bitten by a shark. She was swimming in an area where they were throwing chum into the water.

That sounds like a gross place to go for a swim.

So here's the full story of what happened. She was an adult, but it was before I met her.
She's a very sporty woman and a risk taker. She was swimming far out into the ocean and noticed sea gulls circling and decided to swim towards that. When she got close enough to the sea gulls she realized that it was a fishing boat throwing chum into the water, hence the sea gulls. A shark then bit her on her side and as it was swimming back towards her she punched it. The punch happened to land in its nose, which is the most sensitive part of a shark.
She said the most physically difficult thing she's ever had to do was swim back to shore with a big gash on the side of her abdomen. Once she got back to shore she collapsed on the beach.

That's crazy. I think people who swim really far out in the ocean are nuts in general. She didn't try to get the boat to pick her up?

Why do you think they're nuts? That's so foreign to me. If I see a picture of the ocean, all I can think about is swimming in it. It's probably the most peaceful and relaxing of my hobbies.

Because there are things out there that you can't see and they can also kill you.

Yea. Like spiders. On average 6 pepole die per year in the US from vicious killer spiders. # of people who die of shark attacks in the US per year? A half of a person...one every 2 years.

Whatever you do, stay the hell out of your basement...there are bugs down there that you can't see and they can also kill you.

I'm not ever letting my kids down there again!

[Anonymous]

Damn y'all are testy about the ocean. I don't like to swim in it, it freaks me out. You hang out there to your heart's content, who gives a shit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes let's just kill a creature in it's habitat because we are invading in their territory... Silly narcissistic humans...

Humans are the dominant species

[Anonymous]

Again.

There's never been a shark attack in

OC
ASSATEAGUE
DELAWARE BEACHES.

Ever in the last 100 years. Go swimming .

[Anonymous]

http://www.sharkattackdata.com/place/united_states_of_america/maryland

[Anonymous]

That's a cool site! ^^^ I stand corrected . 1 fatal attack around 1944.

[Anonymous]

That's a cool site! ^^^ I stand corrected . 1 fatal attack around 1944. No attacks in 71 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Again.

There's never been a shark attack in

OC
ASSATEAGUE
DELAWARE BEACHES.

Ever in the last 100 years. Go swimming .

No shark attacks but relentless attacks on civility and one's senses ... egads, Ocean City? The chlamydia comes free with the visit!