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Great White off the coast of Long Island.
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 3:19 pm
by Musicscotty
I don't know how much swimming goes on off the coast of Long Island, but I think it should be put on hold for a bit ....
Apparently scientists have been tracking a 16 foot, 3500 lb great white and the tracker has pinged it 200 yards offf the Long Island coast.
The problem is the tracker only pings when the dorsal fin breaks the surface.....
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Re: Great White off the coast of Long Island.
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 3:21 pm
by Yarbicus
So many reasons I am aquaphobic.
Re: Great White off the coast of Long Island.
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 3:24 pm
by 100 watt
Yeah. If it aint a swimmin' pool, I aint gettin' in it lol.
Re: Great White off the coast of Long Island.
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 4:41 pm
by TurboPablo
There are Sharks in the ocean? Really?
I thought they were only on Wall St..
Re: Great White off the coast of Long Island.
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 4:45 pm
by TurboPablo
Also, who swims 200 yards out in February? That Shark is just looking for seals. Not to mention, from what I have heard, Great Whites do a lot of breading between Montauk and Block Island in the deeper holes out there.
So, no surprise.
Re: Great White off the coast of Long Island.
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 4:46 pm
by Dickarms
rad.
Re: Great White off the coast of Long Island.
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 5:08 pm
by TurboPablo
nightflameauto wrote:paul88lx wrote:Great Whites do a lot of breading between Montauk and Block Island in the deeper holes out there.
This coulda been a terrific double entendre had you spelled breeding right.
Sharks are awesome. I used to study the giant sharks that were around pre '95 exists (dinosaur ages) and them were some bad-ass mutha-truckers. Some of them could suck that great white down like it was a minnow.
Yeah, I am half in the bag already. It's my day off.
Re: Great White off the coast of Long Island.
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 5:44 pm
by Yarbicus
Which Great White? With or without Jack Russell?
Re: Great White off the coast of Long Island.
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2013 6:25 pm
by Musicscotty
Yarbicus wrote:Which Great White? With or without Jack Russell?
Re: Great White off the coast of Long Island.
Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:03 pm
by Noizemaker
16 feet is pretty fucking huge, even for a great white
...but who the fuck is worried about swimming? Its february.....
Re: Great White off the coast of Long Island.
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 5:00 pm
by J.R.
We're gonna need a bigger boat
Re: Great White off the coast of Long Island.
Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2013 8:34 pm
by soundgardener75
Yarbicus wrote:Which Great White? With or without Jack Russell?
Dammit got beaten to it!
Re: Great White off the coast of Long Island.
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 12:00 am
by Musicscotty
Noizemaker wrote:16 feet is pretty fucking huge, even for a great white
...but who the fuck is worried about swimming? Its february.....
Well ... It occured to me that if a great white had no problem swimming in that area - in the chilly February waters - it would have no issues when it was warmer ... when people were swimming.
I'm from the UK and we don't have great whites in our waters - despite having an ample food supply available. It again occurred to me that if a great white was happy in the cold February waters, it could easily adapt to the cold UK coastal waters.
Jaws has a lot to answer for