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Post by DarthShady on Apr 24, 2008 12:58:10 GMT -5
Peter Benchley came up with the idea for Jaws from a series of shark attacks that occured at the Jersey Shore in 1916. Between July 1 and July 12, five people were attacked in three separate incidents in Beach Haven, Spring Lake, and Matawan, resulting in four deaths and one survivor. In the most brutal attack, the shark swam 16 miles up a freshwater creek and killed a 12-year-old boy, as well as a man who tried to recover the boy's body a half hour later, then attacked another swimming boy a half-mile away but was beaten off. All of the attacks occured in less than 20 feet of water. At the time, the Jersey Shore was an incredibly popular vacation destination for people on the east coast, and the attacks caused massive panic. Miles of wire fence were placed in the water to protect bathers, and rewards were offered for anyone who could kill the man-eater. On July 16, a 7 1/2 foot great white shark was captured and found to have 15 pounds of human remains in its stomach. While we may never know for sure, most researchers believe this was indeed the shark responsible for the attacks. The case is argued rather convincingly in the book Twelve Days of Terror by Dr. Richard Fernicola. -D I heard the story about these attacks before, but I always thought it was a bull shark because they can swim through salt water & fresh water (which is part of the reason why they're considered the #1 most dangerous sharks & great whites are #2. Also, great whites are endangered & much more rare than other sharks.) I always assumed that they made the shark from Jaws a great white because they're scarier & more dramatic than bull sharks. I never knew that they actually caught a great white with so much human in the stomach. That's somehow a lot creepier. |
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Rett Mikhal
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Post by Rett Mikhal on Apr 28, 2008 15:38:02 GMT -5
Great Whites are just naturally creepy. They smile at you until they open then to expose a mouth that puts Julia Roberts to shame.
Honestly though. Rather face a Great White than Julia...
Anyway: Interesting trivia. Well the only things in life I find interesting are history and planes, so...
The A-10 Warthog's gun was designed before the rest of the plane.
The top scoring ace of all time is Erich Hartmann of the Luftwaffe with 352 kills. He was never shot down once, but forced to land due to shrapnel several times. He flew the BF-109, which has shot down more planes than any other craft.
The SR-71 Blackbird is the only plane in the world designed to fly on constant afterburner. Surprisingly, pilots found the faster they went the more efficient the craft became.
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