Swimming With Sharks

[videoholic]

No, not the kick ass movie with Kevin Spacey..  Could you imagine falling into a shark tank?  Thank God (or whoever) that thes esuckers were well fed.

Here\'s the story.



Aquarium Visitors Fall Into Shark Tank
Fri Aug 9,11:32 AM ET

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Ten people found themselves swimming with the sharks after a catwalk over an aquarium tank collapsed unexpectedly and dumped them into the water.

 

Although no one was seriously injured, an investigation is under way into why the platform fell, plunging the group -- including small children -- into the water alongside sand tiger and nurse sharks, Aquarium of the Americas spokeswoman Melissa Lee said on Thursday.

Aquarium staff quickly helped the visitors out of the water after the incident on Wednesday night. The ruckus apparently scared the sharks, which are about 8 feet to 10 feet long, away from the frightened swimmers.

"They weren\'t in any danger of being bitten by sharks," said Lee. "The second it happened, those sharks took off."

The sharks are well-fed and are accustomed to people being in their 400,000 gallon tank, because divers are frequently in there, she said.

Two people were treated for scratches and bruises after bumping into artificial barnacles in the tank.

The group was taking part in a special behind-the-scenes tour held for aquarium donors. Usually only staff members are allowed onto the catwalk.

thats going to be one hell of a lawsuit

[Bobs_Hardware]

wow vid.. so many threads.. so little time..

[Kurt Angle]

Thats what I call a close encounter.

thats like one of my worst nightmares right there, sharks scare the bejesus outta me. youll never catch me swimming in the ocean.

who knows whats waiting under your feet ready to bite your weiner off.

I use to tease my friend in college, who had never been swimming before, that there were snakes called goober mocassins.  They swim up from the bottom of the lake and bite your goober.

Originally posted by Videoholic
Two people were treated for scratches and bruises after bumping into artificial barnacles in the tank.

Atleast they were artificial so they couldn\'t attach to their penises (assuming they both males).

Originally posted by EmperorRob
I use to tease my friend in college, who had never been swimming before, that there were snakes called goober mocassins.  They swim up from the bottom of the lake and bite your goober.

your friend believed this and he was in college.

Goober moccasins? I\'ve heard about those, my uncle saw one and and it..... *voice trails off*

I wish the shark would of ate them, and they got it on tape, that would kick ass!

Forget about the sharks, I would\'ve died just by drowning.

Yea i can barely swim.....thus another reason i hate water.

I would have ate the sharks.

/me gets ready grill and charcoal.

[videoholic]

Originally posted by Vapor Snake
I would have ate the sharks.

Either:
I would have eaten the sharks.

or

I ate the sharks.

Haha. Vapor, you suck.