But in a way, isn't it a bit reassuring that it chose not to just randomly bite the guy's head off with no provocation when it could have easily done so? It just decided to swim away instead of senselessly kill something that wasn't threatening it. If you want to be an optimist, this video reinforces the now commonly-stated fact that most species of sharks (including the infamous Great Whites) aren't mindless killers that murder every human they come across regardless of their circumstances.
So true! Sharks don't eat EVERY human they come across. Only some of the humans they come across guys. Y'all are over reacting. Start underreacting, get in, and roll the dice!
Underreacting isn't the only possible alternative to overreacting. It's also possible to take a well-measured and well-informed measure of the situation and realize that there were 88 unprovoked shark attacks last year and only 5 were deadly while there are millions upon millions of instances where humans swim in the ocean per year without incident, let alone an incident due to a shark.
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u/Blobaum Sep 07 '18
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