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withincontextJun 29, 2010
Umm, if the researchers found out why, they failed to exclude the evidence in this article.
elliotysJun 30, 2010
Really? They say right in the article, is that the sharks are getting confused. That's probably the best explanation we will ever get.
withincontextJun 30, 2010
They don't explain why sharks along that 47-mile stretch of coast attack more frequently. The description is misleading.
elliotysJun 30, 2010
Because the 47 mile stretch of coast is home to a large number of smaller sharks, and is heavily used by people.
eddiepotatoJun 30, 2010
You must have missed the part where it said, "Sharks bite people because they are mean."
stillhateyouJun 30, 2010
That's because Discovery is fluff for the masses. If you find the study that they're writing about(which is very difficult because these assh**es don't cite it), you'd probably find it.
enantiodromiaJun 30, 2010
"Here's some stuff everyone already knows, all in one lame list. Enjoy!"
Closed AccountJun 30, 2010
they don't call new smyrna beach the shark attack capital of the world for no reason!
eddiepotatoJun 30, 2010
That's what I call my bedroom. For no reason.
macparrotJun 30, 2010
I think it's New Smyrna Beach. Just across the inlet from Daytona. It's actually quite nice. I still have some family (two nephews and their families) there that amazingly have not been bitten by sharks.
Closed AccountJun 30, 2010
GRATS
peanutcheesebarJun 30, 2010
"Shark attacks are incredibly high along a particular 47-mile long stretch of the Florida coast."
Well, that certainly narrows it down.
hipmanJun 30, 2010
"in Volusia Country"
williepepperJun 30, 2010
Dosen't matter, they'll all be dead from the oil the government refuses to cap and clean up.
Instead they cap and trade.
eddiepotatoJun 30, 2010
It's the government's flat out refusal to cap and clean up the oil that really makes me mad. That, and they way they keep arresting me for DUI.
bdbrJun 30, 2010
That's on the other side of Florida, Skippy.
macparrotJun 30, 2010
Yes it's too bad that the oil spills weren't in the Gulf of Mexico instead of the Atlantic side of Florida
stillhateyouJun 30, 2010
You're an idiot, Willie.
Closed AccountJun 30, 2010
Buried for failure to deliver "why" that stretch of coast...
And the location of the coast would be helpful, too.
hipmanJun 30, 2010
Maybe you should have read the article?.Or the first paragraph?.
bruceleelennonJun 30, 2010
Dugg you for explaining why you buried. Digging then burying is my career IRL.
stillhateyouJun 30, 2010
"And the location of the coast would be helpful, too."
It's somewhere in Florida, that should be all you need to know to realize that you don't wanna go anyways, making this article entirely theoretical.
ptfoeJun 30, 2010
just kill em with oil
Closed AccountJun 30, 2010
thats what i call a sticky situation
crickidJun 30, 2010
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cyborg326Jun 30, 2010
All of the sharks' typical prey has been killed by the oil so they must satiate their hunger with human flesh.
hurrayforschoolJun 30, 2010
I will do my best to cease being a white male.
Closed AccountJun 30, 2010
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carguyJun 30, 2010
Because there's bighty sharks there.
chrgroseJun 30, 2010
I'll try to avoid being black next time I go swimming.
throwdiniJun 30, 2010
Because Aquaman is pissed about the oil spill.
skjalffJun 30, 2010
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You are most likely to get bitten if you are male (especially a white guy). Men tend to spend longer in the water than women.
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I was hoping they would mix up correlation and causality in that list of theirs, and they didn't disappoint.
jonjonr6Jun 30, 2010
"So, all you have to do is avoid these simple things and you’ll be in the clear -- or you can just go swimming in another state."
I'm afraid I just can't avoid being male for the sake of swimming off the Florida coast.
Guess I'll have to go to another state, since Florida sharks are sexist!
paulexanderJun 30, 2010
Obese Americans?
genadyJun 30, 2010
Actually they're contractually obligated to increase attacks as part of Discovery's run up to 'Shark Week'.
itwasonlyajokeJun 30, 2010
BP: "We're just trying to save you from the deadly sharks!"
andru87Jun 30, 2010
"Argh, Shark Boy!"
jeffamboJun 30, 2010
"You are most likely to get bitten if you are swimming in less than 6 feet of ocean water."
Is this because 99% of people that go into the water go in less than 6 feet, or does the depth actually have something to do with getting bit by a shark?
correlation =/= causation
unknownpoltroonJun 30, 2010
Researchers suspect the latest fashion trend, the "meatkini"
pacoxJun 30, 2010
Know how you stop the shark attacks. STAY OUT THE DAMN WATER!
macparrotJun 30, 2010
DING DONG!
Who's there?
Land Shark...I mean pizza delivery
Oh great...AHHHHHHhhhhh...
Closed AccountJun 30, 2010
That's why I don't go in the water any more. It's a gamble. Call me a pussy, but I just don't like the odds. You can't see what the hell is lurking under the water, and when you get out far enough that you can't reach the bottom you are a floating target. It's like running around in the African Savannah and not expecting to get eaten by a lion. Call me a pussy but I just don't like the odds when my life is on the line
trythinking1stJun 30, 2010
They forgot:
You are most likely to be bitten if you marinate yourself in extra spicy chum.
shutupflandersJun 30, 2010
This is a seasonal story. Every year, around beach season, they do these stupid shark attack stories. You have a better chance of being struck by lightning, winning the lottery, and knocking out Mike Tyson with one punch than getting attacked by a shark.
joejitsuJun 30, 2010
Anyone remember Shark Attack the board game?
cavimikeJun 30, 2010
I'm a shark! SUCK MY DICK! *blarrgg BP oil spill*
ryfiJun 30, 2010
I will stop being a white male from now on.
thatsnotpuddingJun 30, 2010
A large pod of Land Whales?
tinternabbotJun 30, 2010
I'll tell you why: they live every week like it's shark week.
KrisGeezJun 30, 2010
Of course there are shark attacks of the coast of Florida. This is their revenge for the oil spill. I would say they are ubber pissed!
bylethJun 30, 2010
Wrong coast..
Closed AccountJun 30, 2010
Oh s**t, must be caused by global warming; ban sharks.
c0st1kJun 30, 2010
Well, I live probably about a 25 minute drive away from New Smyrna beach and go there quite often. What I have to say on this is most of the people who get bit by the sharks are surfers that are dumb and get too close to the jetties to catch larger waves. That being said the jetties are also where a large number of people like to fish thus creating an influx of blood and bait fish in the water that the sharks love. So if your ever down near Daytona or New Smyrna its fine, just don't be a retard.
merlasteeleJun 30, 2010
This really isn't that "new" and it's being played up to be a lot more than it is. I live in New Smyrna Beach and swim without fear of shark bites- I know it might happen, but read up on the stats of when the last death or loss of limb is, and you'll realize these spinner sharks really don't do that much damage.
gvlax50Jun 30, 2010
Along the same lines: "You are most likely to get bitten if you swim on a Sunday -- that's the day when the largest number of people are in the water."
Sharks aren't particularly violent on Sundays. YOUR probability of getting attacked by a shark doesn't increase just because it's a Sunday. The probability of SOMEONE getting attacked by a shark goes up on Sundays because there are more people in the water, thus it's more likely that a shark and human are going to be in the same patch of water at the same time.
mercuryblade18Jun 30, 2010
That quote from the article is all kinds of stupid. Can't believe more people haven't noticed it yet.
americangunnerJun 30, 2010
this is where i go to swim :(
norrisobeJun 30, 2010
Now, let's look for some bad shark movie marathons:
-Shark Attack 3: Megalodon
-Spring Break Shark Attack
-Jaws 3D
-Jaws 4
-Mega Shark vs. Giant Octopus
-Deep Blue Sea
Any toher bad Shark movies?
awer25Jun 30, 2010
"Such sharks include species like spinners and blacktops, which are often less than 6 to 7 feet long, Burgess said. Meaning at 6 foot 8 inches, Lebron James would dwarf most of these fishy predators in the water."
Math fail - 6 3/4' does not dwarf "6' to 7'."
inajeepJun 30, 2010
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thehyphenatorJun 30, 2010
You're still more likely to be killed by bees or lightning.
Closed AccountJun 30, 2010
I think it's about time for a Jaws remake. Even though no one really wants or needs it.
goldinJun 30, 2010
More people probably die from drowning each year in Florida, even in a stretch of Volusia County from Flagler to Daytona Beach. When I lived there I read about some tourist being swept out to sea by the rip tides almost every week.
shocking949Jun 30, 2010
Maybe cuz theres oil every-f**king-where else
airnikeJun 30, 2010
I blame the great whites for the oil spill to be honest.
astrotrainJun 30, 2010
Won't need to worry about sharks too much longer thanks to BP.. that oil slick is destined to kill all marine that are touched by the Gulf stream.
And Obama tells people that they are not allowed to help, but at the same time, just bowing to BP and not being a real President and taking charge of the clean up. Yes, he has told BP to make funds available but that's just money, that money is not out their cleaning the mess.
Meanwhile foreign ships that are capable of helping clean this mess up (aka from Holland, etc), are being turned away by the Obama Administration and some 1920's bulls**t law not permitting them.. So if Obama can change the laws of offshore drilling at a drop of a hat, wtf is permitting him from not changing this law to allow clean up of the gulf?!?
Oh thats right...he has to look good so he has better chances to get re-elected..
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hereticoftruthJul 1, 2010
They wanted to finish eating before the oil arrives.
carbqueenJul 1, 2010
The title makes it seem like sharks sprouted legs and are running onto shore maiming people. Florida is not under attack, sharks live in water, and Florida is a coastal state.
ascoltiJul 14, 2010
Reason: Oil makes them cranky.
rexsmith09Sep 10, 2010
has anyone out here got a real shark bite??