KLC Lewis wrote:

"Peter Hendra" wrote in message
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On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:37:40 GMT, Charlie Morgan wrote:


On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:30:21 +0000, Larry wrote:


"KLC Lewis" wrote in
news:EKidnee0gtvOnLTbnZ2dnUVZ_revnZ2d@centuryt el.net:


A giant clam jumped up on deck and ate them.



Isn't Australia famous for its Great White Sharks?

Larry

It was, until the giant clams ate them.

CWM

By the way, there is no recorded case of trogodytes or giant clams
closing and imprisoning a diver's foot or air hose as in the movies.
The muscles that close the two halves of the shell are made for
endurance in keeping them closed and thus close very slowly and do not
snap shut.

Therefore, it was more likely to be a passing school of queen scallops
that can snap their shells closed rapidly and use it for propulsion -
jumping along the sand. Ever been hit in the head by a flying fish?
Scallops shells are much harder



Apparently you are unaware of "The Story of Reuben Clamzo and his Strange
Daughter in the Key of 'A'"

So, the three sailors would've been safe, if they'd only had a trusty
clampoon.

DT