I’m a volunteer diver at my local aquarium (Adventure Aquarium in NJ, US) and part of my duty is to do “meet the diver” shows where I wear a full face mask with integrated mic to interact with guests. The audience is invited to ask us questions, and inevitably the most common one I receive is, “aren’t you scared the sharks will eat you?” Meanwhile, the great hammerhead is idly swimming by me and completely ignoring me. As are the black tips, the bonnet head, the sand tigers, the sandbars... A fun statistic for you to consider: you have a greater chance of injury from your morning trip to the commode than you do of being attacked by a shark.
That's something I always laugh at my brother about. He's more scared of being attacked by a shark, but he'll get in his car every morning and drive 80mph+, 18 inches away from four other cars and among hundreds of cars on the highway, yet he has no fear of ever being in a car accident. It's something I don't understand. Sharks are somewhat predictable, you can visually tell what's about to happen or what they're potentially about to do. People are not, especially in motorized vehicles. There's no possible way to tell what the person in the car next to you is about to do.
@@robertthompson5701 A lot of that attitude is because sharks are personified as mindless killing machines that are out for your blood. Look at the way they are portrayed by Hollywood. Dark, scary music accompanying visceral shots of them in the gloomy depths of the sea stalking the poor innocent swimmer. Meanwhile, every television show or movie you watch has people driving their vehicles at ridiculous speeds, successfully weaving in and out of traffic all while accompanied by thumping soundtracks.
@@JonnyBravo0311 Excellent points. I actually forced my dad to watch shark week before he did his first dive and pointed out every time divers were swimming in a group of sharks and were never attacked.
Jealous that you get to see hammerheads everyday. In thailand we get to dive with whale sharks quite a lot but hammers are right up there with them and i hope to get to dive with them at some point 🙂
DracariaEntertainment I went to Thailand years ago and loved it. Unfortunately I didn’t get to see any whale sharks. In the US you can dive with whale sharks at the Georgia Aquarium. Not quite the same as seeing them in open water, but a fantastic experience nonetheless.
Does depend on the species though. Many sharks aren't of sufficient size to want to tackle something as large and weird as a human diver. The really big ones are harmless filter feeders but could whack you with their tail if you get too close. I'd only be concerned about known problem species like bull sharks or Great Whites (I mean, you cage dive for a reason), but dives seemingly never bring you into contact with them. It's usually Grey Nurses, Reef Sharks or Sand Tigers and none of them will bother you.
@@ChildOfTheWilderness I've dived with bull sharks, it's fine as long as the visibility is good enough that they can see you. They only bite to identify what they're sensing if the water is murky. I've been within 3 feet of one. Great whites similarly are only a problem if there's chum in the water, you've got food(spearfishing, collecting abelone), or you look like a wounded seal at the surface(see: surfers). The only shark species that would make me abort a dive if I saw them is oceanic white tips, they're the only ones known to hunt humans, but as long as there's only one around you can stay safe by keeping it in sight, they're ambush predators and will attack from behind.
I'll just say two things about the cost of scuba gear -- have you priced a decent bicycle recently and with bikes you can't rent the parts you can't yet afford.
At the dive shop i work at people who cant swim are still aloud to dive sometimes we have to pull them around by the tanks beacuse they just float around and do nothing
You described my brother in this video. My brother is a double leg amputee. Two divers have to be with him at all times; usually my cousin and I, will take out to a nearby lake. As far as sharks are concerned, I've been shark diving and not once have I been bitten.
In our diving team last summer we had a guy who had one missing leg. He basically just strapped on his "diving leg" and off he went. Was more of a pro than a lot of us there lol and i agree that these people are very inspirational. Also redefines the meaning of excuse for a lot of people i guess
I've met a diver who was paralyzed from the waist down. He used hand fins. I've also dived with sharks a bunch of times, no worries. I've even dived with the "mankiller" bull sharks, including getting quite close to them, and I've had a nurse shark brush against me.
Ummmm..... I am a 5’5 kid certified to rescue... I work out every day and I still have a hard time on beach dives....I mean for an adult maybe not but considering that my doubles almost weigh as much as I do makes me think that yeah, some fitness wouldn’t hurt
@@m.t2960 Most likely, yes. Depends if very dry air could set you off, because the air in the tanks is very dry indeed. Dive shops wouldn't let you go diving with them without the go ahead of a doctor if you answered yes to the asthma question on the medical form, so check with a doctor first, if he clears you for diving, then present that to the dive shop (you'll need to have it in writing).
One time I was doing my weight belt task and I saw a sea snake and I was calm but I kept telling my instructor til I got scared for her as the snake went under her fins then she decided to lead it away.We did our training in open water not pool
"your weight has little to do with the lift you need." Please explain this statement? Why do you need "lift" at all, in this context? And how does your "weight" have anything at all to do with your buoyancy?
When I am listening to your narrative it sounds like there’s a constant beeping in the background. I don’t know if that is from your end or mine. I just thought I’d mention it
I would argue that, for the amount of actual skills training, and the lack of standards in OW, it is overpriced. Let's face it, half the OW and AOW students that are passed shouldn't be.
i think it all starts with shitty instructors. There are some out there who don't actually want to teach you, just want to get over it and get their money. But for a decent instructor, it is worth the price. I am only an OWD (NASE certificate) but my instructor gave me a much much deeper training, and he is always there to help and teach more. Will do my AD soon with him, but it will be more like a formality, cause he basically already taught me all i need to know for AD. And for example, my instructor became also our usual guide and a good friend. Sometimes tho instructors want you to just get out after you are done...for that, even half a dollar is expensive in my opinion. No training is better than shitty training, because at least with no training you won't feel like you are capable of doing stuff you are actually not. That's my opinion at least.
I hate the host talking to the guy in the background. This is the reason I will never subscribe to this channel. It is so annoying. If you want him to take part of the video give him a microphone...
Why did you have to take a dig at a democratically elected president of another country? I watch your videos for scuba stuff, not your puppy comments about your neighbors across the pond. Stick to your own patch when it comes to politics if not leaving it out altogether. Puppy hell.
@@Lionheart2323 My reply was emotional and off the mark. Free speech is very important tome and I don't want to police others speech. Say whatever you wish on your channel.
The only shark a diver should worry about is the one at the loan agency that is advancing you the money to buy your scuba gear.
I’m a volunteer diver at my local aquarium (Adventure Aquarium in NJ, US) and part of my duty is to do “meet the diver” shows where I wear a full face mask with integrated mic to interact with guests. The audience is invited to ask us questions, and inevitably the most common one I receive is, “aren’t you scared the sharks will eat you?”
Meanwhile, the great hammerhead is idly swimming by me and completely ignoring me. As are the black tips, the bonnet head, the sand tigers, the sandbars...
A fun statistic for you to consider: you have a greater chance of injury from your morning trip to the commode than you do of being attacked by a shark.
That's something I always laugh at my brother about. He's more scared of being attacked by a shark, but he'll get in his car every morning and drive 80mph+, 18 inches away from four other cars and among hundreds of cars on the highway, yet he has no fear of ever being in a car accident. It's something I don't understand. Sharks are somewhat predictable, you can visually tell what's about to happen or what they're potentially about to do. People are not, especially in motorized vehicles. There's no possible way to tell what the person in the car next to you is about to do.
@@robertthompson5701 A lot of that attitude is because sharks are personified as mindless killing machines that are out for your blood. Look at the way they are portrayed by Hollywood. Dark, scary music accompanying visceral shots of them in the gloomy depths of the sea stalking the poor innocent swimmer. Meanwhile, every television show or movie you watch has people driving their vehicles at ridiculous speeds, successfully weaving in and out of traffic all while accompanied by thumping soundtracks.
@@JonnyBravo0311 Excellent points. I actually forced my dad to watch shark week before he did his first dive and pointed out every time divers were swimming in a group of sharks and were never attacked.
Jealous that you get to see hammerheads everyday. In thailand we get to dive with whale sharks quite a lot but hammers are right up there with them and i hope to get to dive with them at some point 🙂
DracariaEntertainment I went to Thailand years ago and loved it. Unfortunately I didn’t get to see any whale sharks. In the US you can dive with whale sharks at the Georgia Aquarium. Not quite the same as seeing them in open water, but a fantastic experience nonetheless.
Sharks are the things that at least one student in every class always asks about because they are worried. 🙂
Does depend on the species though. Many sharks aren't of sufficient size to want to tackle something as large and weird as a human diver. The really big ones are harmless filter feeders but could whack you with their tail if you get too close.
I'd only be concerned about known problem species like bull sharks or Great Whites (I mean, you cage dive for a reason), but dives seemingly never bring you into contact with them. It's usually Grey Nurses, Reef Sharks or Sand Tigers and none of them will bother you.
Absolutely. Also during dsd's
@@ChildOfTheWilderness I've dived with bull sharks, it's fine as long as the visibility is good enough that they can see you. They only bite to identify what they're sensing if the water is murky. I've been within 3 feet of one. Great whites similarly are only a problem if there's chum in the water, you've got food(spearfishing, collecting abelone), or you look like a wounded seal at the surface(see: surfers).
The only shark species that would make me abort a dive if I saw them is oceanic white tips, they're the only ones known to hunt humans, but as long as there's only one around you can stay safe by keeping it in sight, they're ambush predators and will attack from behind.
Jaws challenge: Watch Jaws the night before a SCUBA trip.
and dive blindfolded
Yes i watch Before diving
Or... Open Water...
Did you know if you watch jaws backwards it just looks like a bunch of nice sharks giving people their limbs back?
Doing a shark dive in February and I can't be more excited.
awesome! where are you doing it?
@@simplyscuba West Palm Beach, Florida
Don't get eaten.
Yikes, was it cold?
u can go skydiving and get kicked by a grumpy eagly... this is so... funny
Steve Irwin " Theres no reason to fear stingrays".
I'll just say two things about the cost of scuba gear -- have you priced a decent bicycle recently and with bikes you can't rent the parts you can't yet afford.
At the dive shop i work at people who cant swim are still aloud to dive sometimes we have to pull them around by the tanks beacuse they just float around and do nothing
You described my brother in this video. My brother is a double leg amputee. Two divers have to be with him at all times; usually my cousin and I, will take out to a nearby lake. As far as sharks are concerned, I've been shark diving and not once have I been bitten.
In our diving team last summer we had a guy who had one missing leg. He basically just strapped on his "diving leg" and off he went. Was more of a pro than a lot of us there lol and i agree that these people are very inspirational. Also redefines the meaning of excuse for a lot of people i guess
Once bitten, twice shy.
I've met a diver who was paralyzed from the waist down. He used hand fins.
I've also dived with sharks a bunch of times, no worries. I've even dived with the "mankiller" bull sharks, including getting quite close to them, and I've had a nurse shark brush against me.
Ummmm..... I am a 5’5 kid certified to rescue... I work out every day and I still have a hard time on beach dives....I mean for an adult maybe not but considering that my doubles almost weigh as much as I do makes me think that yeah, some fitness wouldn’t hurt
I remember during my ow training one of a fellow student didn't have his left hand at all and he passed. I mean he needed a litter help but he did it
The only medical condition I've had to disqualify a customer from diving for was a history of angina.
What if i have a history of asthma ? Like when I was a kid but now as an adult i don’t suffer any symptoms is it okay if i dive ?
@@m.t2960 Most likely, yes. Depends if very dry air could set you off, because the air in the tanks is very dry indeed. Dive shops wouldn't let you go diving with them without the go ahead of a doctor if you answered yes to the asthma question on the medical form, so check with a doctor first, if he clears you for diving, then present that to the dive shop (you'll need to have it in writing).
While in the ocean I’m not afraid of sharks at all. There is nothing in the ocean that I am more afraid of than barracudas. Those things are SCARY
I got certified for $225!
J V where
275 here
One time I was doing my weight belt task and I saw a sea snake and I was calm but I kept telling my instructor til I got scared for her as the snake went under her fins then she decided to lead it away.We did our training in open water not pool
"your weight has little to do with the lift you need."
Please explain this statement? Why do you need "lift" at all, in this context? And how does your "weight" have anything at all to do with your buoyancy?
Are you actually a Flat Earther?
Nooooooooo......maybe 😉
0:01 “Trump isn’t a Russian porn 😂
When I am listening to your narrative it sounds like there’s a constant beeping in the background. I don’t know if that is from your end or mine. I just thought I’d mention it
I would argue that, for the amount of actual skills training, and the lack of standards in OW, it is overpriced.
Let's face it, half the OW and AOW students that are passed shouldn't be.
i think it all starts with shitty instructors. There are some out there who don't actually want to teach you, just want to get over it and get their money. But for a decent instructor, it is worth the price. I am only an OWD (NASE certificate) but my instructor gave me a much much deeper training, and he is always there to help and teach more. Will do my AD soon with him, but it will be more like a formality, cause he basically already taught me all i need to know for AD. And for example, my instructor became also our usual guide and a good friend. Sometimes tho instructors want you to just get out after you are done...for that, even half a dollar is expensive in my opinion. No training is better than shitty training, because at least with no training you won't feel like you are capable of doing stuff you are actually not. That's my opinion at least.
0:04 That one sure didn't age well did it?
#marksaflatearther
I hate the host talking to the guy in the background. This is the reason I will never subscribe to this channel. It is so annoying. If you want him to take part of the video give him a microphone...
Turns out Trump was indeed not a Russian pawn. It was Biden all along. Ask hunter 🤣
Why did you have to take a dig at a democratically elected president of another country? I watch your videos for scuba stuff, not your puppy comments about your neighbors across the pond. Stick to your own patch when it comes to politics if not leaving it out altogether. Puppy hell.
Remember when fox told lebron james to just shut up and dribble. The nerve of someone to care about more than one thing in life right.
🤫🤫shush
It's probably because the world is united in laughing at the utter stupidity of your leader and the people who voted him in.
@@Lionheart2323 My reply was emotional and off the mark. Free speech is very important tome and I don't want to police others speech. Say whatever you wish on your channel.
He didn’t say he believe it anything he said, he just said that it was a belief.