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zZZz
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to all the surfers out there..
#22229471 - 09/12/15 11:21 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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does it ever cross ur mind that there may be sharks lurking?, or like they just dont think about that kind of stuff?..
like i'd love to start surfing but i would feel too uncomfortable sitting on my surf board with my legs hanging down like all day, completely vulnerable to anything lurking beneath..
how u do it?..
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Re: to all the surfers out there.. [Re: zZZz]
#22229489 - 09/12/15 11:27 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Do you ever go swimming at the beach? Not much different just because the water is a little deeper. Sharks prowl shallow water as well.
Besides it seems like it's far more common for a shark to just take a bite of your board than you.
No I don't surf.
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Re: to all the surfers out there.. [Re: Shroomslip] 1
#22229498 - 09/12/15 11:31 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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water dinosaurs fuck that shit i've seen jurassic park people are fuckin nuts
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Re: to all the surfers out there.. [Re: zZZz] 1
#22229503 - 09/12/15 11:32 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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One of the reasons I haven't surfed yet, but I'd really like to shake this fear and just do it....
There's something that freaks me out about being in an environment in which your a million times slower than an animal that can swim right up to you without you noticing and remove an entire limb in less than 3 seconds with one single bite.
No land animals I know of can do that to a human.
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last time i went hiking i came across a big ole pile of bear shit that shit always gets me paranoid enough but sharks man? fuck nah would be cool to be in like a cage by one or like a submarine but out in the open with big sharks? fuck nah i swam with a bunch of sharks once but not big fuckin sharks thats nuts dude
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Re: to all the surfers out there.. [Re: wakeINpeople]
#22229509 - 09/12/15 11:34 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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A jaguar probably could.
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Re: to all the surfers out there.. [Re: wakeINpeople]
#22229511 - 09/12/15 11:35 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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you're more likely to die by smashing your head on coral and drowning. Ever listen to Jack Johnson? He was a pretty decent pro surfer for a while, got a crazy head injury...might explain why his musics so slow and melow...
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Re: to all the surfers out there.. [Re: wakeINpeople] 2
#22229516 - 09/12/15 11:36 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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wakeINpeople said: One of the reasons I haven't surfed yet, but I'd really like to shake this fear and just do it....
There's something that freaks me out about being in an environment in which your a million times slower than an animal that can swim right up to you without you noticing and remove an entire limb in less than 3 seconds with one single bite.
No land animals I know of can do that to a human.
Graboids.
Edited by Faustoid (09/12/15 11:37 PM)
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I live 1000 miles from the nearest ocean. I don't care if the break is Mavericks I don't give a fuck about a great white. Just trying to keep your head above water is enough to keep you occupied.
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Re: to all the surfers out there.. [Re: wakeINpeople] 1
#22229538 - 09/12/15 11:42 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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wakeINpeople said: One of the reasons I haven't surfed yet, but I'd really like to shake this fear and just do it....
There's something that freaks me out about being in an environment in which your a million times slower than an animal that can swim right up to you without you noticing and remove an entire limb in less than 3 seconds with one single bite.
No land animals I know of can do that to a human.
Grizzly/Polar bears could probably rip your arm off just as fast as a shark, do salt water crocodiles count as land animals? Or Hippos? Hippos fuck people up all the time.
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Re: to all the surfers out there.. [Re: Dest]
#22229543 - 09/12/15 11:45 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Short of just being oblivious to their presence, they won't sneak up on you though. I think that's part of it for him. The fact that he'll never see it coming before it happens. Which is why I pick the jaguar as the land equivalent. It's powerful enough to do it and is a stalker that can sneak up on prey easily.
The crocodile may be able to sneak up on you, but I'd say that's a water animal and not a land animal. Outside of the water they lose their stalking edge.
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With my face against the floor I can’t see who knocked me out of the way. I don’t want to get back up but I have to so it might as well be today. Nothing appeals to me no one feels like me, I’m too busy being calm to disappear. I’m in no shape to be alone contrary to the shit that you might hear. You can't wake up, this is not a dream. You're part of a machine, you are not a human being With your face all made up, living on a screen. Low on self esteem, so you run on gasoline
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Re: to all the surfers out there.. [Re: Arctic W. Fox] 1
#22229546 - 09/12/15 11:46 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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Arctic W. Fox said: People are more likely to die falling out of bed, than getting killed by a shark.
http://wnyyradio.com/news/25-shocking-things-more-likely-to-kill-you-than-a-shark/
most people also don't go near sharks
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Re: to all the surfers out there.. [Re: Shroomslip]
#22229555 - 09/12/15 11:49 PM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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makes sense, we have mountain lions around here and they freak me the fuck out, people see them all the time...which means mountain lions see people way more often.... speaking of such things, I am going for a hike up a mountain tomorrow... haha
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I surf every some for a couple of weeks. I haven't seen too many sharks. Most regular surfing on the beach isn't gonna go out that far.
But I think a big part is ignoring that fear. Shark attacks are pretty rare.
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The.artist.in.me said: makes sense, we have mountain lions around here and they freak me the fuck out, people see them all the time...which means mountain lions see people way more often.... speaking of such things, I am going for a hike up a mountain tomorrow... haha
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wakeINpeople
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The.artist.in.me said:
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wakeINpeople said: One of the reasons I haven't surfed yet, but I'd really like to shake this fear and just do it....
There's something that freaks me out about being in an environment in which your a million times slower than an animal that can swim right up to you without you noticing and remove an entire limb in less than 3 seconds with one single bite.
No land animals I know of can do that to a human.
Grizzly/Polar bears could probably rip your arm off just as fast as a shark, do salt water crocodiles count as land animals? Or Hippos? Hippos fuck people up all the time.
I don't even think polar bears can remove a limb as fast as a great white shark. And gators have to get you in a deathroll to rip your limbs off. They might grab you and shake you and rip chunks of flesh away, and claw at you, but the fastest way bears and lions kill people when they do is by them grabbing the humans neck and shaking. Even national parks advise that if you're ever attacked by a bear, fight for your life while protecting your neck the best you can. Those are our most unsecure vital organs and it's what those animals seem geared to go for when they really attack.
I don't want to be attacked by any of them, lol.....but that fear of sharks is rooted somewhere deep in my mind. Probably because you have to ignore the fact that they might be right next to you and you don't know it. I think that is a huge part of peoples fear of the ocean.
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Re: to all the surfers out there.. [Re: wakeINpeople] 1
#22229588 - 09/13/15 12:03 AM (8 years, 4 months ago) |
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cougars are the same way when you are in the woods, you don't know they are there until they are on top of you usually (When they attack). And a grizzly bear could definitely rip your arm off like nothing man, look that shit up lol - they can smash through ice that is several feet thick and mangle seals. The big difference is, a shark bites your arm off, a polar bear tears it off. Arms still coming off lol. you want a logical fear though? Car accidents.
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The.artist.in.me said: cougars are the same way when you are in the woods, you don't know they are there until they are on top of you usually (When they attack). And a grizzly bear could definitely rip your arm off like nothing man, look that shit up lol - they can smash through ice that is several feet thick and mangle seals. The big difference is, a shark bites your arm off, a polar bear tears it off. Arms still coming off lol. you want a logical fear though? Car accidents.
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