Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
basskisser wrote:

Do you know the most common words of an idiot just before he dies?

"Hey, watch this".

Damn you must be a boring person! Do you dare drive? Statistics show
cars are very dangerous, according to your analogy, only an idiot would
drive. Do you dare to mow your lawn? Lawnmowers are dangerous, only an
idiot would use one. What about a boat? Again, they are dangerous, and
everyone KNOWS it, so only an idiot would go out in one.


Bass,
This seems to have struck a nerve with you, and you have decided not to
discuss this in a logical manner. You are acting very foolish in this
discussion. No logical discussion would compare kissing a wild shark in
the same category as taking reasonable risks, ie driving a car, mowing a
lawnmower, or driving a boat.

Now if you compared it to trying to stop the blade of a lawnmower with
your hand, or even turning the lawnmower upside down and using the
lawnmower bland as a fan to cool off, I would go along with your
analogy. As I said, "Hey watch this".

So, the next time you go diving or snorkling are you going to kiss a
shark? If not, why not?

I'll guarantee that the odds of you being injured in a car wreck are
greater than getting bit by a shark. Same with using a rotary lawn
mower. Look, if you watch the video, the manner in which he tried to
kiss the shark was on TOP of the nose. You guys make it sound like he
was trying to french kiss the damned thing! I'll bet with the way he
handled it, the speices, the setting, the manner in which he tried to
kiss it, that the odds were actually quite low that he'd get bit. I
have a friend in Florida, who grew up in Aruba, and basically lived in
the tropical waters. We were out in the gulf, and he caught a six foot
hammerhead. Now, this guy you to catch them to sustain himself, so
again, he knows what he's doing. He tires it out, then jumps in the
water, and with a flick, throws it in the boat. Would I have done that?
No. Was it risky? Yes. BUT, he knew what he was doing.