This Week Marks the 25th Airing of Shark Week: Do Sharks Scare or Intrigue You?

by The Big Question Posted 2012/08/13 19:19:48

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	Scare	88 votes	37%
	Intrigue	148 votes	63%

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casey mahoney 2012/10/20 06:03:46

Intrigue

by far my favorite animal

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Derek George V 2012/08/18 21:03:58

Intrigue

Sharks aren't scary

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Cricket 2012/08/15 19:17:20

Scare

I'm a baby about it...JAWS changed my beach activities--I used to skinny dip under a full moon A LOT. And I used to swim out to the buoy each New Year day. I hate that freakin' movie.

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Monkey D. Luffy 2012/08/14 09:15:43

Scare

I don't like that thing >_<
At all!

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Chibi D 2012/08/14 05:51:37

Intrigue

+1

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DH 2012/08/14 04:29:07

Intrigue

Sharks are almost as awesome as snakes.

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exhon2009 2012/08/14 03:57:07

Scare

I think about them when I'm swimming the approximately one and a quarter mile distance between Fort Point and Marin County under the Golden Gate bridge. Of course the cold water and container ships approaching at 20 plus knots do tend to move those images to the background. Some buddies of mine do the Santa Cruz pier to pier swims. Those swims have been canceled before due to "unusual marine life activity", translated: The man in the Gray Tuxedo is holding a family reunion.

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Raphy 2012/08/14 03:16:16

Intrigue

But I want go in the water with them

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juicebox07 2012/08/14 02:59:10

Intrigue

I think sharks are fascinating.

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Billy Joe Bob 2012/08/14 02:53:50

Intrigue

they don't look as bad as lawyers

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Child of light 2012/08/14 02:38:37

Intrigue

+1
I'd actually say a little bit of both.
Humans aren't part of a Shark's diet. They only attack because their vision isn't that good

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exhon2009 to Child o... 2012/08/14 04:00:16

That's true. It's not the fully mature twenty footers that take out the human swimmers it's those pesky 15 to 17 foot juveniles. Just kids having fun really. Kind of makes you want to go for a swim doesn't it?

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joewhite612 2012/08/14 02:35:22
lolitalovely 2012/08/14 01:54:41

Intrigue

Neither. Shark attacks are pretty uncommon and only a few people die every year. 2010, I believe we only had 7 fatal attacks in the US. They also don't really intrigue me. Their anatomy isn't really that special to me. I don't care about their habits. Marine animals aren't very interesting for me in general.

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Rock 2012/08/14 01:52:15

Intrigue

A little of both actually. I like to scuba dive though and I have dove all around the caribbean and the only sharks I've seen are Nurse sharks. I've actually gone out looking for them and no dice. So they're around, but apparently they keep their distance.

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Shae 2012/08/14 01:27:29

Intrigue

+1
When they're on my TV..... they intrigue me........ when they're swimming around my feet... they scare me!

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matttic 2012/08/14 01:26:32

Scare

i really don't care about sharks

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nat75 2012/08/14 01:26:08

Scare

i say both they intrigue me but they also scare me, especially great whites with their huge mouth and teeth. from a distance im intrigued up closed i'd pee my bathing suit lol

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Tastentier 2012/08/14 00:59:11

Intrigue

+1
All living organisms intrigue me.

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David 2012/08/14 00:46:22 (edited)

Scare

+1
I don't want to be bait in a surface breach any more than I did before!

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Heisenberg 2012/08/14 00:42:19

Scare

+2
Sharks creep me out.

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Nan 2012/08/13 23:39:14

Intrigue

+3
They intrigue me and should always be treated with respect.

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☆stillthe12c☆ 2012/08/13 23:32:39

Intrigue

When I saw one in the water when I was about to go swimming that scared me even though it was small. A couple of feet long.

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Splinter76 2012/08/13 23:28:29

Intrigue

+2
The Great White Shark is my favorite animal. I've studied this species of shark since I was in middle school. Love it. Oddly enough, my 2nd favorite animal is the penguin. 3rd is a duck. I'm getting softer in my old age. hahaha

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Guru Casper BN-ZERO 2012/08/13 23:21:12

Intrigue

+2
fr a DISTANCE

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hasher 2012/08/13 23:05:25

Intrigue

+2
i love shark week!! watch it when i get a chance.

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hasher to hasher 2012/08/13 23:06:59

+1
i have swam near some small sharks before about 4 ft long. in the gulf of mexico in texas. was kind of cool.

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Quiet-is-feared 2012/08/13 22:24:30

Intrigue

+3
Intrigue for sure.
I enjoy watching the documentaries on them. These creatures are vicious, deadly but are so majestic from view.
I like great whites and Tiger sharks best. This week is going to be a good week for Tv.

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❤Runaway❤ 2012/08/13 22:21:39 (edited)

Intrigue

+2
I love sharks!

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dandieselonian 2012/08/13 22:17:41

Scare

I saw a big shark in the water while snorkeling I was gripped with fear

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Rowena Ravenclaw 2012/08/13 22:11:22

Intrigue

+1
I love sharks! :)

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Michelle 2012/08/13 22:03:00

Intrigue

+2
There are many species of animals that kill more people each year than sharks. Some species of sharks are very docile creatures. As long as you're careful if you're in their habitat, there's no reason to be scared. I'd love to dive with sharks.

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Dan ☮ R P ☮ 2012 ☮ 2012/08/13 21:53:49

Intrigue

+5
Sharks in general are harmless. Most species kill 0 people every year, and the handful or two of deaths from sharks are from just 5 or so species.
Its amazing how the media has convinced us to be afraid of nearly harmless things like sharks or terrorism.

I'm far more afraid of dying from adverse reactions to prescription drugs, or the threat of an economic collapse killing me than cute little old sharks.

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Rock to Dan ☮ R... 2012/08/14 02:09:25

Last year there were 17 deaths and 118 attacks around the world. Most of those are by Bull sharks, Tigers, Great Whites, Ocean White tips, and Ocean Blues. There are certainly others that attack and should be respected such as the Mako. That all said, shark attacks have been on the rise in recent years.

I saw on Shark Wranglers last night that sharks normally take a curiosity bite. One reason most shark attacks on humans aren't fatal is because sharks are looking for fatty prey. They take that first bite and hit bone and realize they bit the wrong thing. Of course that doesn't help if you end up bleeding to death.

Here are some tips, don't swim if you are bleeding in any way, don't swim at dusk or dawn, don't swim near river mouths to the ocean, and don't swim in known shark estuaries.

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Dan ☮ R... to Rock 2012/08/14 03:16:04 (edited)

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Even so, that's extremely miniscule compared to the 100000 deaths the FDA admits occur simply from adverse reactions to fda approved drugs.

And of course its always wise to take some safely precautions when dealing with any animal, even your own family pet. Anything that can harm you should be respected to a certain extent.

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casey m... to Rock 2012/10/20 06:14:08 (edited)

they have been on the rise for 3 reasons that i know of. factories that have opened up on the coastlines forceing them with and around people which the sharks dont like. feeding sharks and diving with them is becomeing so common that some sharks are under the impression people have food and will feed them. last but not least people are stupid doing stupid things in water that can get them hurt.

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moomoof 2012/08/13 21:40:50

Intrigue

Sharks are not scary people are....tho

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Miss Ellen 2012/08/13 21:38:50

Scare

I wish there was an option for "Both". Because they intrigue me but I've been in the water with some sharks near me and It scared the hell out of me. You can only swim/ wade so fast...

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Fashionable60s 2012/08/13 21:33:31 (edited)

Intrigue

+1
The film Jaws was showing sharks as dangerous predators. They are misunderstood because it isn't true. Humans are their main predators. They've been killed by the thousands for their fins to satisfy those ravenous markets in Asia to be put into sharks' fins soup, the soup for the royals and millionaires. Sharks reproduce so slowly and add "finning" into the mix and for sure they are approaching the endangered species category.

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cinbadl to Fashion... 2012/08/14 00:04:06