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No joke: Great white shark suspected in Cape Cod attack

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by Chuck., Aug 1, 2012.

  1. Chuck.

    Chuck. Former Honda Enzyte Driver

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    #1 Chuck., Aug 1, 2012
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    xs650 Senior Member

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    As soon as you go in the Ocean you are no longer at the top of the food chain.
     
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    Young white sharks were once regularly caught off of New Jersey. One is still the most likely culprit in the 1916 attacks.
     
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    Corwyn Energy Curmudgeon

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    As soon as you go into your backyard...

    Average Number of Deaths per Year in the U.S
    Bee/Wasp 53
    Dogs 31
    Spider 6.5
    Rattlesnake 5.5
    Mountain lion 1
    Shark 1
    Alligator 0.3
    Bear 0.5
    Scorpion 0.5
    Centipede 0.5
    Elephant 0.25
    Wolf 0.1
    Horse 20
    Bull 3
     
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    Corwyn Energy Curmudgeon

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    Oh, and:
    Human 14,780.
     
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    Those are interesting numbers, too bad they aren't in the form of fatalities per man hours of potential exposure instead of raw totals. I would expect sharks to move ahead of most other critters on the list if the list were based on fatalities per man hour of exposure.

    If we got rid of those nasty things the world would be a better place.:)
     
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    Centipedes ?!
     
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    Those too:)
     
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    amm0bob Permanently Junior...

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    I thought motor vehicle drivers were a lot more dangerous than that.
     
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    OUCH
     
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