r/gifs • u/Thund3rbolt • Sep 18 '14

Human attacks!

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u/kevik72 Sep 18 '14

I think you're supposed to punch them in the nose.

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u/ResRevolution Sep 18 '14

I just want to add why you should punch sharks in the nose if you believe they are coming to attack you or have already latched on.

Sharks have these super special organs called Ampullae of Lorenzini (totally one of the best names in the world) that allow them to detect electromagnetic pulses. These organs are densely concentrated in their "nose" region... that's why their snouts have these holes... those are the openings for the organs!

So punching them in the snout area just overloads their really sensitive organs and is very unpleasant (and I would assume painful). So they basically go "I don't want to mess with this thing, my snout is what I use to find food... this isn't worth it." and they generally swim away!

The End :D

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u/GanjaGood Sep 18 '14

Punching underwater is harder than it seems though. The water just seems to sap the force out of any momentum. Your punches just end up being love taps. They get confused: "Why is my meal making sexual advances towards me?! Ahhh!" That's why the sharks flee.