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What If You Fell Into a Pool Full of Sharks?
WHAT IF
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10/20/2023
Please don't do this.
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Sharks are the ocean's primary predators,
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eating every fish in their path.
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But what if you ended up
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in a pool full of them,
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and you were the prey?
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What would happen when they smelled your blood?
00:28
What are your chances of surviving?
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And how dangerous are these sharks?
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This is WHAT IF,
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and here's what would happen
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if you fell into a pool full of sharks.
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If by some stroke of bad luck,
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you happen to end up in a massive pool
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filled with a bunch of sharks,
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here's what you should do.
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If you fall into the pool during broad daylight,
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you might be in luck.
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Generally speaking,
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sharks feed at dusk or during the night,
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so they'll be less likely
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to want to munch on you during the day.
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Once you're in the water though,
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the first thing you need to do
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is remain calm
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and not make any sudden movements.
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Not easy, I know,
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but you're not going to out-swim a shark.
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So what do you do if one comes right for you?
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First, let's put shark attacks into perspective.
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They are incredibly rare,
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and you're more likely to get struck by lightning
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than to get eaten by a shark.
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Believe it or not,
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the fact that you're a human
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is incredibly helpful.
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You might think it would be easier
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if you were a fish,
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so you'd be able to blend in,
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but that's not the case.
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You see, despite what movies might tell you,
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sharks don't want to eat you.
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Sharks are wired to eat other fish,
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and not animals they don't know about.
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And if you're an average-sized human,
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you're a lot bigger than most sharks.
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To a lot of them,
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you might look like something
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that could hurt them.
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The only real exception
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could be a great white shark.
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They're bigger than humans,
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and not as likely to be afraid of us.
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But just like other sharks,
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they're generally only interested
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in eating other fish.
02:16
Marine biologists believe
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most shark attacks are from humans
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appearing as fish in the water.
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A surfer's leg dangling off their surfboard
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might look like a seal to some sharks,
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especially in rapid waters.
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So as long as you look like a human,
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you should be okay.
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But what if they smell your blood?
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Even if they do,
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they may still not eat you.
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It would be a scent they're not used to,
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and the sharks might not be interested in you.
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You're more likely to be eaten
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if the sharks hear that you're in pain.
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In addition to having an amazing sense of smell,
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sharks can also hear incredibly well.
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That's how they catch a lot of their prey.
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So if a shark hears you in pain,
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they might quickly come towards you.
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But that's no guarantee
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that the shark is going to eat you.
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Sharks aren't vicious by nature,
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but they are very curious.
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If they notice you,
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they might want to see you up close.
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If this happens,
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don't be afraid.
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They probably just want to see who's in their home.
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If they do bite you,
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they might not even know that they're hurting you.
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You see, sharks' teeth are like our hands.
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They're what they use to investigate the world.
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So you may get bitten,
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not because the shark wants to hurt you,
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but by accident.
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One way you might get eaten
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is if these sharks in the pool
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aren't being fed at all.
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Then, you'll be trapped with some ravenous sharks
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desperate for food.
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If you somehow manage to avoid being eaten
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by starving sharks,
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you'll quickly realize
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how beautiful swimming with sharks can be.
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Now, what if sharks
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weren't even something you had to worry about
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because they all went extinct?
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Well, that sounds like a story for another WHAT IF.
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