View Poll Results: Would you rather be eaten by a shark or a bear?

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    21 45.65%

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    25 54.35%
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  1. 07-04-2009, 05:04 PM #41
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    Quote Originally Posted by xman View Post
    This is a good argument, but it's a tough question. Sure a shark would likely be faster, but there's something so ignominious about being eaten by a lower order life form.

    YouTube - Bethany Hamilton Tells Her Story....
    Give the young lady a hand ladies and gents!

    Actually, she was on a ferry to Martha's Vineyard last summer and we were whispering to each other that she was the chick who was attacked by the shark but none of us could remember her name so we didn't have the nerve to ask her. Then she walked over and petted Basil. We kept the conversation about the dog. It wasn't until just now watching this video that I am sure it was her. Thanks!
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  • 07-04-2009, 05:08 PM #42
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    Thats one tough girl, God bless her!
    It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled. Twain
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  • 07-04-2009, 05:27 PM #43
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    Quote Originally Posted by nun2sharp View Post
    Thats one tough girl, ...
    I saw another vid where she was recounting paddling back to shore right after losing the arm and was warning the other surfers so that they could stay safe. Big bite mark out of the board and all.
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  • 07-04-2009, 05:43 PM #44
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    Bear. I would need the cuddly cuteness to comfort me as he shreds my flesh. Being eaten can be traumatic, I'm told.
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  • 07-04-2009, 06:00 PM #45
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    Cuddly cuteness kinda smells and is totaly unconditioned, LOL
    (We had collar bear furs once and they left a lot of comfort to be desired)
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  • 07-07-2009, 05:57 AM #46
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    Quote Originally Posted by icedog View Post
    I caused an interesting incident when I put four rounds from an M-14 into a tiger shark's head during a swim call on one of my ships off Andros Island in the Bahamas. The other sharks that caused me to end the swim call decided that the one I shot was suddenly food and began to tear it apart. I was up on the fairwater planes (the fins that stick out of what you may call the conning tower on a submarine) watching this remarkable violence. It changed me.

    I'd rather face the bear. I could at least delude myself I had a chance.
    wow thanks ICE, now I'll never go in the ocean again.
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  • 07-07-2009, 09:47 AM #47
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    Quote Originally Posted by zwaldo View Post
    wow thanks ICE, now I'll never go in the ocean again.
    Any time. I've bastardized an old Persian saying. Mine goes, "What doesn't kill you is just another story."
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  • 07-07-2009, 09:52 AM #48
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    Without any specifics mentioned, i'd have to say bear. The idea of drowning while dying makes it worse. And in my mind, the bear would be more of an efficient killer, not sure how that holds out in real life.
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  • 07-08-2009, 12:26 AM #49
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    well at least you could take a deep breath with a shark

    and bears stink
    no way I want a chunk of my arm stuck in it's teeth stinkin up the woods
    plus they cover stuff up and coma back for it

    at least in the ocean you would be mostly gone fairly quickly
    rather that than rot in the woods

    to quote an old indian saying

    "the crow sees"
    "the deer hears"
    "the bear smells"

    (plus I very rarely go in the ocean (tastes bad) and I figure shark is less likely than bear so better to tempt fate with the lower probability)
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  • 07-08-2009, 02:03 PM #50
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    Shark.

    If it would be bear I would be out working (I think the grizzlies are truly n 1 work hazard among my Canadian & U.S. peers doing their field work - we have only brown bears in this side of the big pond)

    If it would be a shark I would be in my vacation (I like to go snorkeling and free diving)

    Thus if I had to go a bit prematurely I'd rather go while having fun

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