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pteranodon:From experience I can tell you the exact moment when you will forget about your fear: The moment you actually encounter a shark in the ocean. When I saw my first shark, a 6-foot Oceanic Whitetip in the Red Sea, I remember thinking, "This is only my second day of my first scuba diving vacation in a tropical sea, but if I had to fly home this afternoon, it would have all been worth it." Rarely had I felt such a deep sense of happiness and privilege in my life. The sight of a shark is one of such beauty there is simply no room for fear.
One more point, I know from personal experience, when a large shark is trying to eat you, there's plenty of room for fear. All thoughts of beauty go out the window and you concentrate on how to survive
I gotta call bull**** on this one. In general, I'm not afraid of sharks, but Oceanic Whitetips are one species we should all fear. They are extremely aggressive and is a species that has been known to prey on divers. You are either afraid of Oceanic Whitetips or you are a fool. One more point, I know from personal experience, when a large shark is trying to eat you, there's plenty of room for fear. All thoughts of beauty go out the window and you concentrate on how to survive
I gotta call bull**** on this one. In general, I'm not afraid of sharks, but Oceanic Whitetips are one species we should all fear. They are extremely aggressive and is a species that has been known to prey on divers. You are either afraid of Oceanic Whitetips or you are a fool. One more point, I know from personal experience, when a large shark is trying to eat you, there's plenty of room for fear. All thoughts of beauty go out the window and you concentrate on how to survive
Heh... you show Tucson as your location Pteranodon. Your chances of being injured or killed by a red-light runner are WAAAAAAAAAY higher than being attacked by a shark!
goldenbear01:walter, how did you persuade the shark that you wouldn't make a good entree?
pteranodon:Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying we should not respect sharks, but it is important to keep things in perspective. Also, sharks rarely, if ever, try to "eat" people. In the overwhelming majority of shark "attacks" the shark is not trying to eat the person.
pteranodon:If you have personal experiences of a shark trying to eat you, it would be great if you could tell us more and expand our knowledge.