Shark Shield experiences epic fail, gets chomped by great white in test
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
phanbouy @ Mar 4th 2008 6:13PM
Apparently the misplaced electrodes were transmitting "Hi I'm tasty treat" instead of "Danger Will Sharkinson!"
Kamokazi @ Mar 4th 2008 6:56PM
The electrodes were reprogrammed when hit by a Frickin' laser beam. That is why this thing truely failed...all shark deterrents nowadays must be laser-proof.
Aaron @ Mar 4th 2008 8:49PM
Figure A: The difference between a truly funny comment and the opposite.
Reid @ Mar 5th 2008 12:56AM
Wow, a hilarious comment, coming in first. Hats off to you, sir.
Philippe @ Mar 4th 2008 6:15PM
"We're gonna need a bigger Shark Shield."
bethel03 @ Mar 4th 2008 6:16PM
"guaranteed to work when it's stationary, not when it's surfing in the wave or paddling."
So...it never works then? Let me know when you find a surfer who is stationary...idiots..
Enki @ Mar 4th 2008 7:45PM
What are you talking about? It totally works on the beach!
nikster @ Mar 4th 2008 11:10PM
I actually RTFA so I can clear this up: The claim was that it only works 100% when sitting in the water waiting for a wave. Which, admittedly, is where surfers spend a lot of time.
Doesn't change the fact that a great white actually bit _into_ the shield device... seems to me as if the exact nature of the shark's electromagnetic sensors are not sufficiently understood to create a "shield".
Danny @ Mar 4th 2008 6:17PM
That makes all the sense in the world, if it doesn't work when I am surfing or paddling, I guess it will save me from a shark when I am walking on the beach!
phanbouy @ Mar 4th 2008 6:22PM
or sharks that show up to your house: http://www.spike.com/video/2802070
phanbouy @ Mar 4th 2008 6:34PM
and, no, i'm not rick rolling you
Zak @ Mar 4th 2008 6:21PM
Obviously it's a land shark deterrent. It's great against land sharks who are pretending to deliver candygrams.
Reader @ Mar 4th 2008 8:22PM
You laugh now, but these people are thinking ahead. After WW3 anything is possible, especially landsharks. Gamma World taught me that...
DT @ Mar 4th 2008 6:22PM
Do you see any sharks around my desk? No, you don't. And it's all thanks to my anti-shark rock. Only $19.99 each!
humphrey @ Mar 4th 2008 6:24PM
Maybe the shark had a Shark Shield Buster...
Shark Shield Buster Buster. Ahh movies were so much better back in the days.
ratnikh @ Mar 4th 2008 6:25PM
Allegations of the Shark Shield being inneffective are patently false. When stationary on dry land, Shark Shields have proven effective in 98% of clinical trials, with only 1% leading to shark-related fatalities. Clearly, the numbers don't lie.
Bassir @ Mar 4th 2008 6:35PM
Please don't ever use "epic fail" again.
Jeff @ Mar 4th 2008 7:22PM
seconded.
Jeff @ Mar 4th 2008 7:23PM
to me they kind of sound like a 50-year-old white guy saying "wow. that is very hip and fly! dope too!"
Derwin @ Mar 4th 2008 7:40PM
Please keep the lame catchphrase bullshit out of professional blogs, okay?
wrabbit @ Mar 4th 2008 11:11PM
Jeez! What the hell crawled up your asses?! Lighten up.
Jerome @ Mar 4th 2008 6:41PM
I guess they will learn from there mistake!! That is a expensive mistake!
"Oh! here goes are best engineer!"
"hum... are only engineer... DAMN IT!"
Matt @ Mar 4th 2008 7:12PM
I just couldn't let it go after the second "are"... IT'S "OUR!"
Jerome @ Mar 4th 2008 7:19PM
OH! Thanks MATT!
I only pratice my english on the internet! But this is not a reason for a stupid mistake :P
I speak French all day!
Merci encore!
boz @ Mar 4th 2008 6:52PM
Surfers spend 90% of the their time in the water sitting stationary on their boards outside of the break, waiting for sets of waves. So this device, if it actually worked, would give a surfer great peace of mind for the majority of the time they are in the water.
Conor McCann @ Mar 4th 2008 7:02PM
Anyone who surfs in shark infested waters while the sharks are about deserves to be eaten.
phanbouy @ Mar 4th 2008 7:05PM
i guess that means all surfers deserve to be eaten. oh.. i forgot about my implanted sonar!
V3LOCIP3D3 @ Mar 4th 2008 7:04PM
Wasn't as good as the gizmodo headline: "Anti-Shark Device Eaten by Irony-Loving Great White"
skulldriveshaft @ Mar 4th 2008 7:10PM
wouldn't transmitting a signal coupled with the fact that surfers look like seals or penguins from underwater to a shark actually make a shark zero into your location faster?
"i taste human, and there's an irritating buzz coming from that direction"
Usually predators want to kill whatever is annoying them.
When you're surfing, that's the closest you're going to get with being one with nature, I don't think there's anything you can do about the sharks.
Jeff @ Mar 4th 2008 7:20PM
Am i the only one who is tired of the "fail" meme?
I think at this point it's fair to draw the comparison to white girls saying "bling" and yelling "I'm rick james!'
ugh. i'm over it.
Lexington @ Mar 4th 2008 9:50PM
I think your just tired of hearing it because such girls can never find a better way to describe your attempts at a social life. Go away.
Jeff @ Mar 4th 2008 9:58PM
wow, that was pretty weak, lex.
EPiC FAiLz0rs!!!
I cAN haz fail?
lolcatz!!!
all your base.
skulldriveshaft @ Mar 4th 2008 11:57PM
You just hated on yourself.
Jeff @ Mar 5th 2008 9:53AM
no, i hated on lex.
Simon @ Mar 4th 2008 7:25PM
Then there is ultimate fail.
Simon @ Mar 4th 2008 7:27PM
Unoftunetly, that peice of mind is lying to you.
Drew @ Mar 4th 2008 7:28PM
Why was this ever invented?
Just carry a can of Bat-Shark-Repellent... added bonus of protection from exploding sharks!
Conor McCann @ Mar 4th 2008 7:38PM
Whats a bat-shark?
*runs*
Motoken @ Mar 4th 2008 7:31PM
later on a man was eaten by sharks while not surfing or paddling. the company reveals that the device only works if its sunny, its Wednesday, and if you have a loaded 12 gauge shotgun point at the shark when attacked.
Motoken @ Mar 4th 2008 7:34PM
Its about as successful as these bear repellents: http://loadingreadyrun.com/videos/view/29/omg_bears
Reader @ Mar 4th 2008 8:27PM
Ouw my eyes... Even if that is the intended theme of the website I hate the designer for it.
Christian @ Mar 4th 2008 8:49PM
But, will it blend atleast?
Shane @ Mar 4th 2008 8:58PM
No. Nor will it play doom.
skulldriveshaft @ Mar 4th 2008 11:58PM
in the stomach of a great white? of course it will
CB @ Mar 5th 2008 3:10AM
-atleast
HopefulNebula @ Mar 4th 2008 9:08PM
Ha. Let's see *this* turn into a Mac vs. PC sploogefest.
rlynd3 @ Mar 4th 2008 9:44PM
Does anyone else see a lawsuit in the making? talk about a false sense of safety!
truegrey42 @ Mar 4th 2008 11:21PM
Great for clearing space at the front of a Jimmy Buffett Concert...
Fins to the Left, Fins to the right, BACK, fins, BACK!
andres @ Mar 4th 2008 11:32PM
hmm, maybe if they used electric fields instead of electronic fields...
gsorkin03 @ Mar 5th 2008 12:00AM
Congratulations, fine Engadget writer. This is the second "needless to say" post I've seen today, and I'm still on page 1. Are you aware that second-rate hacks from papers like the New York Times can get through an *entire article* without saying "needless to say" even once? Bonus points for also kicking off with "As we're certain you know by now." Please stop.