Umm..give me your money and I will sell a little water proof led light that keeps sharks away.

Should be: "...designed to repel sharks actually attract them."

I'm starting to feel that Sharks are really the masterminds behind this world. We humans are just supposed to feel like we're in control...

Hitchhikers Guide was a little off if this is the case.

@MOFD: Haha, i saw that too :P

isn't it possible that if the shark doesn't like something it will try and put a stop to it?

Looking like a yummy seal by being on a surfboard is not my idea of a good time.

Basically what you're trying to say is that this is the surfer's equivilent of those deer whistles you put on the front of your car...

You know, the things that make that deer stop and look at your car while wondering, "Hey! What's that damn whistling noise?"

Dude... I have this thing called a Shark Rocket and I shoot it at them and it really annoys them.

if that pic is from planet earth... that sequence with the seals (i think) and great white was one of the most frightening things i've ever seen on tv. discovery hd on a large lcd = crazy, but you all knew that.

@fussball: Umm. Try that on the next 18 foot Great White. See if it annoys him/her.

At some point wouldn't it just be more efficient to make a neoprene holster and a gun that fires under water or at the very least grenades that taste like baby seals.

A great shark repellant is half a leech, stuck to your thigh.

When you say the device actually repels the sharks, by repel you mean attract right because repelling them would be good wouldn't it. I mean I'm just saying that attracting them probably would be bad right?

Just teasing I love sharks too.

Wheres the cram filling?

cream

I prefer cram filling. Tastes better than mere cream.

Hmm. What's that thing on the underside of that surfboard? It sure is noisy. I wonder if it tastes good, lets see. Umm, chewy and crunchy, oh look my mouth is lighting up. I like it! I wonder if there are more of these...

Maybe the shark wanted to put an end to it's uncomfortable muscle contractions...

Or maybe they device just sucks.

i just love it when humans try to predict how things in the wild are going to react to something. i've been living with my wife now for four years and i have yet to predict when shes going to attack. repellant or no, your ass can be chomped at anytime...

I just had some shark-fin soup for lunch..ummm..Good!

If there's one thing the Jaws movies teach me if you don't wanna get eaten by a shark is:

GET OUT THE FREEKIN' WATER!!!

@Sharkbyte: LOL

@VakeroRokero: Two words for you buddy. Land Shark

@accordionhero: I think it is from planet earth, I saw the same thing, amazing

@SharkByte: When she is going to attack? That would be whenever she can reach you or get ahold of you via some form of communication that women feel is valid.

This includes but is not limited to: Yelling, screaming, crying, biting, clawing, throwing objects, texting, e-mail, phonecalls at 3 am to the whitehouse, yelling "he got weed!" when a cop pulls you over, kicking, spitting, stabbing with her nail file, body language, dirty looks, and saying "Nothing" when asked what is wrong.

Duh.

"The Shark Shield device is about 8 ounces 5" long and attaches directly under the surf board. Once activated, it generates an electric signal that repels the sharks... Jim, go ahead activate the device... As you can see, the Shield generates a signal within a 10' radius and... **CRRRUUUNNNCCHH** ...and... uhhh... ummm.. eh heh.. ummmm.. Gee. umm.. It wasn't suppose to do that...Umm. Excuse me sir. I'm not done yet.. Please don't walk away."

@SharkByte : 3 pts, dude. Nothing but net.

@Xavoc: Candygram!

too bad the purpose of the device wasn't to use a shark as a shield, then... success!!!

I think we're gonna need a bigger Shark Shield.

@fussball: Haha I literally laughed out loud thinking of Dane Cook explaining that.

@accordionhero:
were you thinking, maybe of the Killer Whales playing sea lion pup toss?
(the ending is crazy)
[www.educatedearth.net]

So give the anti-shark device to your surfing buddy and you're good to go.

I saw a National Geographic special the other day that said if you connected two D batteries (not with Monster cable or coat hangers) between Mexico and Florida, a Great White could detect the signal. Ampullae of Lorenzini: [en.wikipedia.org]

"The manufacturer claims that it'll work just fine as long as you aren't surfing, paddling, or moving at all," or else surfing, paddling or moving REALLY FRICKEN FAST.

"I'am a shark! I'm a shark! Suck my dick! I'M A SHARK!"

@rp4130:
...FUCK.

@rp4130: uh.....

@ANoel: nope, though i have seen that as well. both very cool. but the one i'm talking about (and what the above image is from) is the scene from planet earth that shows a slowed down sequence of a great white emerging from the water under a seal, completely engulfing it in its mouth, and then getting ~15 feet of air in the process. to think something that would fill a significant part of my ny apt can get that much air is awesome and scares the sh*t out of me..

Hmm. I wonder if this rock has been attracting tigers all this time...

Even if the dumbass thing worked, not sure if it could help any surfer if those sharks 'have frickin lasers on their heads'

@SharkByte: Haha nice.

BTW, I wonder how this would affect the Land Shark?

@Clumber: LOL. just noticed your "Candygram!" remark. Props.

My anti-shark device is my FUCKING COMMON SENSE. The ocean belongs to them, accept it surfers.

@accordionhero: It was from Planet Earth and it was one of the craziest things I have ever seen. I am scared of sharks, but I could not look away. A 2000lb 16 foot shark came OUT of the water by at least 15 feet! Holy crap...

"The manufacturer claims that it'll work just fine as long as you aren't surfing, paddling, or moving at all"

So am I to assume that the board that was eaten WAS doing one of the above ALL BY ITSELF?

Either that's one awesome surfboard or this thing just plain doesn't work. Hmmmm, which could it be?

So now that the anti-shark device is inside of the shark, wouldn't that mean the world should have imploded?

I smell plot holes.

@P3nnst8r: And all time and space continuety to be unravelled, obviously.

Damn, that is one bad-ass fish. Seriously, when was the last time you jumped 10 feet straight-up, through a plate glass window, while eating a cheeseburger? That's like the human equivalent of the shark pic. Seriously, sharks should be born with tough looking "tribal" tattoos around their face and bodies.

Don't they watch Mythbusters? The device needs to be more like 5 feet long, dolphin-shaped and with a moving tail.


Product Manager: Stephens, strap this thing on and jump in the shark-infested waters to test out the success rate of our product.

Stephens: Fuck that, sir!

ok, I read the article but it's a little confusing - it sounds like this is coming out during an inquest into the death of someone who was not wearing a Shark Shield. It also sounds like the product that failed was being tested and found to have been defective. Sure, one might say that the company would claim it was defective to protect themselves, but it is product testing for a reason, and pretty much any product being tested is going to have failures. As for attracting sharks there didn't seem to be any evidence of that.

I've seen these things covered before and it seems like they do work in some circumstances. And if I'm surfing I'd rather be protected from some attacks than no attacks at all.

@accordionhero:
Thanks Man, I'll definitely try to hunt that down... what you describe sounds a lot like this animated gif... [www.seespotruninc.com]

I used to do a lot of surfing, (and I still SCUBA dive) and I learned this from a Australian friend: a half empty water bottle (like a Ozarka, Dasani, etc.) is the best shark deterrent I have ever seen. When you crinkle the bottle with your hands you can actually watch Black Tip, Bull, Mako sharks swim away very fast from it. I have seen this with my own eyes. To support this I just saw the same technique on "Shark Week" (a month ago maybe? I think that was Discovery Channels last shark week? Unsure actually.) So I know my friend was not bullshitting me.

Now the clincher, I have no idea if a Great White would be adverse to the water bottle or if they are too big to care. But the smaller sharks hate it. Witnessed it first hand.

utter BS.

@ANoel: found it here: [www.metacafe.com] the part which i'm referring to is in the 2nd half of the video. in hd on a big screen... jeebus.

You don't undestand. It was on REVERSE.

Probably one of the best things in our favor when it comes to sharks is that scientists have recently discovered that although they are extremely sensitive to their natural prey's blood in water, they have a negative neurological response to human blood. That might explain why people survive attacks when you'd expect they'd be eaten.

Yes, eaten by a Great White just skyrocketed up the list of "Least Favorite Ways to Die".

@accordionhero:
You da Man!
Great shark hunting, Quint!
STUNNING lighting on that whole powerful scene.
Thanks.

So put a whole bunch of these in the water away from where you surf. They'll swim over there, eat em, fill up and go home.

I can has serfborderz? YUM

yes, yes, but what about the ones that shoot lazer beams from their heads???

I guarantee that the stores selling these things never have any shark problems. What more proof do you need!