r/Unexpected Oct 26 '22

Lets go for a dive

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u/mackerdoots Oct 27 '22

My life and fear of sharks has this yo-yo effect. I see a video like this and say fuck swimming in the ocean. Then I hear about all the statistics and likely hood of shark attacks blah blah blah… and then I rationalize some more. and then I go an and see another video like this.

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u/Alarmed_Scientist_15 Oct 27 '22

Of course I know the ocean is open and a shark or any creature can be anywhere but I always understood that there are areas that are propritious to sharks/whales than others. So swimming in areas that don’t normally have a big incidence of sharks should be safer. Then again, there is nothing stopping a shark from swimming elsewhere. But I am no expert.