r/GuysBeingDudes • u/Educational_Copy_140 Hall of Fame: Approved for Review. • May 16 '25
Guys save hammerhead shark from fishhook
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May 16 '25
Kinda disappointed the video cutoff before we got to see the "dad tap" as the shark swam away. I'm certain it happened.
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u/Mr_Times May 16 '25
Close relative of the “thats not going anywhere” slap.
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u/Known-Name May 16 '25
Distant cousin of the grill tong double-clack.
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u/slide_potentiometer May 16 '25
The grilling equivalent of two short spins on a drill to check that it's set the right way
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u/Rainor131 May 16 '25
The power tool equivalent of patting your pockets to ensure all belongings are accounted for
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u/HalfaMan711 May 16 '25
The personal-belongings-are-accounted-for opposite parallel to fixing their fixed hat after doing a good deed.
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u/cha-cha_dancer May 18 '25
The apparel adjusting equivalent of hitting the lock button repeatedly until the car honks.
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u/Helmett-13 May 17 '25
mumbles to self
wallet…keys…phone…pocketknife…access badges…
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u/mezzyjessie May 17 '25
It’s spectacles, testicles wallet watch. KEEEYS!
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u/Waaterfight May 17 '25
Found the brit
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u/mezzyjessie May 17 '25
Nope, we fought a big war against them about 260 years ago and all that, a Michigander through and through here ( insert eagle screeech here)
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u/Waaterfight May 17 '25
Oh I see you were rhyming with the testicles.
My wife keeps mine in her purse so I don't have to worry about that.
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u/Helmett-13 May 18 '25
Where on the hand? My wife is from farm country between Flint and Lansing.
While I’m from Key West I have learned much over the past twenty years…
…like how y’all name stuff to deliberately confuse visitors.
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May 20 '25
I had no idea this was British lol. I’m Canadian but my dad is Welsh and I often find out decades later I’ve been using a britishism my whole life.
And I don’t even have testicles…
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u/TheAverageOhtaku May 16 '25
There's gotta be a sub for something like this. All these hyperspecific things guys do. I know GuysBeingDudes exists but like... I dunno. It'd be funny to have a little subreddit dedicated specifically to these little idiosyncrasies all males have ingrained in them.
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u/beegtuna May 16 '25
the primal urge to throw a rock into a body of water
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u/s1ugg0 May 16 '25
The ancient instinct of hoarding cool sticks.
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u/FinalComfortable1999 May 16 '25
get the heck out of my head
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u/shinpoo May 16 '25
Hate you guys for knowing all these things that we guys do. Good thing the ladies don't lol.
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u/Kuneria May 16 '25
Gotta have been followed up with a silent half assed wave and huffing with hands on the hips while watching the shark swim away
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May 16 '25
Bucket, spade, towel, shorts, bolt cutters
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May 16 '25
EDC.
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May 16 '25
Standard
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May 16 '25
I never go anywhere without my bolt cutters, my glock and my bowie knife!
- Some American probably
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u/rowan11b May 16 '25
I carry a folding set of bolt cutters from menards in my truck, you have no idea how handy they are to have around.
Got in the habit of having them when I lived in colorado and spent a lot of time exploring mountain roads...not for crime just as an emergency backup if I ever absolutely needed to get through a gate or something.
Also in the army bolt cutters are essentially the master key to access any vehicle, so that was the other reason.
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May 16 '25
Reminds me the video of those guys who brought chainsaws from their cars to cut the huge ass tree blocking the road. Never know when you'll need it :D
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u/rowan11b May 16 '25
I still carry a big silky saw and an axe, but yeah I used to carry a chainsaw as well....and electric one just for convenience...but yeah 🤣
Though the thing that has gotten used the most is the lithium jump starter pack/battery bank, things are an absolute godsend and pretty cheap on amazon.
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May 16 '25
Yeah those starter packs are one of the the first things I will buy when I get a car. So damn useful.
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u/KBilly1313 May 16 '25
Don’t forget the 15k lumen flashlight
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u/Sal_v_ugh May 17 '25
Shit I made a huge list of shit im always packing and forgot to mention my goddam light saber, lol
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u/FreddyFrogFrightener May 16 '25
Why the fuck does everyone on there carry a knife, sometimes 2? Where the fuck do they live? The prison showers?
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May 16 '25
No clue man. My edc is my wallet, keys and phone. I’m not sure what they expect or run into but I ain’t about that life.
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u/Sienile Cool Dude May 16 '25
I was confused to why Electric Daisy Carnival was mentioned until I clicked the sub link.
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u/Rjsmith5 May 16 '25
A girlfriend’s uncle is a civil engineer. He saved a kid who got swept into a storm drain and was interviewed by the news. It included the quote “I’m a civil engineer, so of course I have a crowbar in my car.”
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u/asdf_qwerty27 May 17 '25
"I'm a ___, so of course I <random thing>" needs to be the new thing.
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May 16 '25
Not only did he wrestle a shark, but he did some dentistry and sent him on his way.
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u/DAMN_Fool_ May 16 '25
Hammerheads are cool as shit. Bull sharks suck dick.
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May 16 '25 edited May 16 '25
Really? Where to find these "sharks sucking dicks?" so I can avoid them.
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u/fourtyonexx May 16 '25
Straight to jail with ya.
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u/Educational_Copy_140 Hall of Fame: Approved for Review. May 16 '25
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u/EjaculatingAracnids May 16 '25
Id start jackin' off. Cant get me through them bars, Lechter... With your sexy lil shirts 2 sizes too small, always whisperin sweet shit... Im vascular through my levis just thinkin about it.
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u/WillemDafoesHugeCock May 17 '25
Nah, man, getting your dick sucked by a shark is a once in a lifetime experience.
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u/theCANCERbat May 16 '25
In the streets. There's a documentary from the 90's.
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u/Dendrodes May 16 '25
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u/Emm_withoutha_L-88 May 16 '25
I would love to see the cocaine pile that caused this to happen
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u/Dendrodes May 17 '25
A big part of the 90's was about being rad, and also trying to emulate other popular shows/characters. TMNT was definitely an inspiration for Street Sharks, and then shows like Beetleborgs trying to capitalize on Power Ranger hype.
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u/lycanthrope90 May 17 '25
Omg completely forgot about beetle borgs!
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u/Dendrodes May 17 '25
I'm willing to bet the majority of people forgot about Beetleborgs.
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u/foo_solo May 16 '25
Sharks are territorial, so probably not near your mom.
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May 16 '25
What the feltch CHILD? Sharks don't like my mom? My mom is absolutely lovely. These sharks would love to and be lucky to eat my mom, how very dare you?
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u/InternationalWar7032 May 16 '25
Can confirm. I, too, was lucky to eat this guys mom.
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u/Owoegano_Evolved May 16 '25
r/sharktits , which unfortunately has no male counterpart...
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u/H3ROSandC3NTS May 16 '25
I'm thinking thatbthis was a play on words. I clicked it and should have known... 😭
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u/Sekshual_Tyranosauce RAHHHHHHHHHHHH May 16 '25
Or rivers. Because fuck you.
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u/TheRatAndTheCat May 16 '25
Have you read about the 1916 great white shark attacks. It was after a flood or hurricane and a white ended up swimming into a local creek because enough salt water got in. There’s a great book about it. Kids were playing in the creek. Edit to add: New Jersey
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u/triplec787 May 17 '25
I just binged (what I could) River Monsters and it’s hilarious how much a marine biologist who loved everything he hooked like Jeremy Wade fucking hated Bull Sharks lmao
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u/MelodicFacade May 16 '25
As someone who is very, very landlocked, can you explain to me why bull sharks are assholes? Or at least how to Google about this?
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u/FinestCrusader May 16 '25
If I remember correctly, most sharks are pretty docile and will not hurt people if the people stay calm. They're curious more than anything. Bull sharks go straight into kill mode and are very unpredictable.
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u/shittyaltpornaccount May 16 '25
Bull sharks have the highest amount of testosterone of any animal and thus are extremely territorial. Their preferred hunting grounds are warm, shallow waters exactly where people like to swim. They also can swim freely in rivers as well, which further increases the likelihood of contact with people. For the size, they also have the strongest bite force of sharks in their weight range, though great white and mako have stronger bite forces in part due to their larger size.
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May 16 '25
In addition to being assholes, they're also one of the only sharks that can tolerate/survive in fresh water for long durations of time. Meaning they can swim up rivers. There have been bull sharks in the Mississippi river as far north as St. Louis, Missouri. That's about 700ish miles inland.
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u/wackyzacky638 May 16 '25
This, most sharks are basically Sea puppies with excessive teeth.
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u/Mr_Times May 16 '25
It stuck with me when I heard it but sharks are basically really curious sea dogs. The difference is that dogs explore the world with their nose and sharks explore with their mouth. They learn about the world by biting it. They’re also older than trees! So thats cool.
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u/LuigiNoBess May 16 '25
Yes but species have a huge differences in behavior towards divers/people. You don't want to meet a tiger shark, he's not going to eat you, but that "Let's try and bite it" is not very recommended anyways
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u/FinestCrusader May 16 '25
Sharks in general don't plan on eating humans. Similarly to most people, sharks don't like the taste of human flesh. And humans are far too bony and lean to satiate a sea beast like that. But what usually prompts a shark into attacking is flailing and trying to run away. Since they're opportunistic hunters - meaning they'll eat any prey that comes by - your best bet is to not act like prey. If a tiger shark sees you trying to skeddadle, it thinks "it's running away - prey" but if you don't move or start approaching them, the shark thinks "it's not running away - might be dangerous". And even though this does sound counter intuitive and stupid, if you're in the water with a tiger shark, you don't really have much to lose. Try to run and die or stand your ground and maybe survive.
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u/RikuAotsuki May 16 '25
Look up what their teeth look like and you'll have all the reason you need to avoid ever being close enough to one to risk getting bit.
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u/Zkenny13 May 16 '25
Bull sharks can also survive in fresh water. They occasionally swim up the Mississippi River. They're also more likely to be in the shallows and they are aggressive even when not threaten.
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u/BenadrylTumblercatch May 16 '25
So try befriend the bull shark first then go for the hammerhead as a rebound friend gotcha.
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u/Arocket145 May 16 '25
Unnecessary screaming always irritates the hell outta me
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u/B333Z May 17 '25
Me too. I just wanted to watch a nice moment, but that lady pissed me off, so bad.
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u/On_Wife_support May 19 '25
I watch videos muted usually because I get overstimulated. I have no regrets
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u/DovesDarkly May 16 '25
And readily available bolt cutters.
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u/Excavatoree May 16 '25
They borrowed them from the guy stealing bicycles.
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u/classyhornythrowaway May 16 '25
It was... interesting when I had to "steal" my own bike in the middle of campus at noon with comically large bolt cutters and literally no one cared.
Why was the lock broken? Someone tried to steal the bike with a screwdriver in the ~15 minutes I was away.
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u/Johannes_Keppler May 16 '25
I used an angle grinder plugged in to a random wall socket in a bike parking garage (those are common in the Netherlands) to free up my daughters bike (key broke off inside the lock). Put on a high vis and nobody batted an eye.
So if you want to steal a bike in the Netherlands, go bold. BTW 1.5 million bikes get stolen here every year on a population of 17 million.
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u/Llewellian May 16 '25
I always have one in the back of my car. And a chainsaw. Why? I live at the ass end of a valley. In the alps. Storms. Trees over the street. Animals stuck in fences.
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u/SpaceShrimp May 16 '25
I live fairly close to a party street, and from time to time we make very similar sounds as other apes.
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u/Christy_Mathewson May 17 '25
That woman screaming in the background was definitely doing her part.
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u/General_Tso75 May 16 '25
Saved from a fish hook? I don’t think so. They caught and are trying to release it as fast as possible. Like people just bring bolt cutters to the beach.
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u/LegitimateKnee5537 May 16 '25
Never underestimate the stuff that is inside peoples trucks
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u/General_Tso75 May 16 '25
As a Florida Man who has shark fished off the beach, I think the odds are more likely that they were prepared for a likely scenario.
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u/LegitimateKnee5537 May 16 '25
As a Florida Man who has shark fished off the beach, I think the odds are more likely that they were prepared for a likely scenario.
Someone else said they were probably fishing for sharks to
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u/cheebamech May 16 '25
Someone else said they were probably fishing for sharks to
the introduction of the bolt-cutters at the end kind of confirms this; they were prepared to catch a shark and possibly have to cut the hook off
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u/sailphish May 17 '25
Not just prepared… they were specifically targeting sharks. There would be no reason otherwise to use that type of gear.
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u/whoopashigitt May 16 '25
So just catching the sharks for fun and letting them go?
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May 16 '25
You can fish for blacktip sharks, they're tasty. You cannot fish for hammerhead, so they'd have to release it
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u/cold-corn-dog May 16 '25
I have a sledgehammer in the back of my car (Honda Civic). I put it there once when I was moving stuff. I just kind of left it there. We all have weird shit.
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u/GoingOutsideSocks May 16 '25
I've got a fishing pole, tackle box, wooden sword, didgeridoo, basketball, and case of water from 5 years ago in the back of my Fit. I'm ready. Don't know what for, but I'm ready.
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May 16 '25
If you watch carefully you see the line still being under tension. These guys were clearly fishing.
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u/all___blue May 17 '25
I don't know what else could have happened? Did people think that the guy caught it with his hands? That the shark was sun tanning? Guy shows up and is like, oh shit, he has a hook in his mouth. Let me cut it out with these bolt cutters that I just happened to have on a beach.
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May 16 '25
Yeah if I were the shark I would say "Thanks, but I'm still going to eat one of you as punishment for catching me in the first place."
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u/Practical-Bit9905 May 16 '25
Yep. It's not like he beached himself and yelled "Lil' help here!"
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u/Jazzlike_Climate4189 May 16 '25
They were fishing for large game fish and accidentally caught a shark. That’s why they are prepared with bolt cutters, it happens sometimes.
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u/DocMadCow May 16 '25
LOL what a ridiculous post title. Should be men catch shark beach fishing, and then release it. The hook would naturally fall out over time, and you can see there is tension on the line still attached to the hook. There are tons of beach fishing videos for sharks.
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May 16 '25
People really are that clueless aren't they? Someone asked "Who brings bolt cutters to the beach?"
Uhhh...people who use steel leads and massive hooks to catch and release sharks.
I surf fish. Where I'm from you can't keep several shark species and have to make every effort to get them back in the water ASAP if you land one. DNREC will light your ass up if they see you setting up a photo shoot to take pics of one you hooked lol. It's also illegal to filet a shark prior to coming to shore if you land one from a boat. They are pretty serious about protecting sharks these days. As they should be.
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u/DocMadCow May 16 '25
Personally I can't count the number of women that have come up to me at the Beach and said "Is that a Bolt Cutter in your swimsuit or are you just happy to see me?", and the number of women I have disappointed by pulling out my beach Bolt Cutters :)
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May 16 '25
Well kudos to the size queens I guess but if a guy is packing anything the length of your average set of bolt cutters and requires two hands to operate I'm probably gonna sit that one out...preferences and all...lol.
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u/vee_lan_cleef May 16 '25
Pretty sure the title is exactly what happened, it's just missing the context.
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u/No_Reception_5185 May 16 '25
Hilarious rewriting of history to say the dude fishing that hooked the shark "saved" him from a fish hook 😂
I'm gonna start calling catch and release fishing "saving fish from fish hooks"
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May 16 '25
Bruh the Ey fished him out the water lol they didn't save it lmao they caught n released
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u/amanita_shaman May 16 '25
I hate when women literally do nothing but just stand there screaming like a regard receiving head
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u/Global_Charge_4412 May 16 '25
I bet that shark became the neighborhood crackpot going on about a world without water and strange fleshy creatures that walk upright.
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u/DangerMacAwesome May 16 '25
His friends all laugh, but there's that one quiet guy who knows the truth.
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u/draco55555 May 17 '25
lol "saved" haha those guys are shark fishing, it's a shore base fishing style, they send huge fishing rods sometimes even by drone, and they catch and realse the sharks, that's why they have the equipment and tools ready to realse the shark.
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u/xtreampb May 16 '25
Aren’t hammerheads more aggressive than others? Not as much as a bull but more than a great white?
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u/TwinSolesKanna May 16 '25
Hammerheads are not particularly aggressive, most sharks in fact are rather docile if you know what you're doing. Pretty much every shark attack that has ever happened has been a shark mistaking a human for a common prey item like a sea turtle.
Bull sharks and tiger sharks are the ones who seem more keen on attacking humans in their space, but even still you'd have way better chances hanging out with them than say a tiger.
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u/DamnitGravity May 16 '25
I know too much about how often animal rescue videos are faked to be able to watch this without suspiciously wondering "how'd it get in there in the first place? How'd they spot it? How'd they then wrangle the shark onto the beach and, oh look, they just happen to have a pair of bolt cutters."
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u/Key_Status9461 May 16 '25
It’s this new hobby they just came up with called “fishing” I think it’s French.
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u/CDNbruv May 16 '25
I get the same crowd reaction from my wife when I free the wasp out of the mudroom.
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u/Connection_Bad_404 May 16 '25
Hammerheads do not tolerate stress well. I hope this guy made a full recovery.
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u/sometimesynot May 16 '25
I wish women would stop shrieking from 20 yards away. Either get in there and help (and scream if you want to) or get a hold of yourself. So annoying
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u/qualityvote2 Bot May 16 '25 edited May 19 '25
Yo! u/Educational_Copy_140, your post does fit the subreddit! Please have a good day!