I had a near miss with a great barracuda due to shiny silver earrings that I had forgotten to remove before the dive glinting in the sunlight filtering down from the surface while I was waiting out a safety stop. My buddy saw it coming, told me to look to my left, and when I saw the 'cuda coming right towards my face I ducked down. He got my first stage. I have never forgotten to remove earrings since that day, years ago.Interesting... shiny objects. I wonder just how often an incident like this occurs with a barracuda and a shiny object. Is it more prevalent in extremities - rings, bracelets, watches? Have there been incidents involving earrings, D-Rings, Masks or other reflective objects on the person?