I bring you Shark Week meets MSN in this article about how sharks are helpful to people. To be fair some of the list was actually interesting & is potentially promising, but as always some of it is just amusing to me. (Excerpts in italics.)
As the oldest-living vertebrates, sharks may provide information on the origin and evolution of all vertebrate species, including humans.
Wait we're related to sharks AND monkeys? Why don't we have any cool swimming or tree jumping abilities? Did we decide to develop higher thinking instead of sweet skills? That seems a silly way to have gone.
Sharks always draw a crowd when they are safely contained in aquarium exhibits. While such displays remain controversial, they have earned millions of dollars, with some of the monies going to shark-conservation projects.
Soooo sharks help humans by making money that goes back into saving sharks?
Recent studies indicate that sharks are highly intelligent, with advanced problem-solving skills, social complexity, and a natural sense of curiosity.
Shark thoughts: hmm I wonder what people taste like. I should probably bite them & find out. Huh, turns out, pretty yummy. Screw this fish nonsense.
Anyone been checking out Shark Week? Sorry you missed Ocean of Fear Raj, though I must say it wasn't nearly as good as I hoped & it turns out that mostly the sharks ate people who were already dead or after they died. Not much actual attacking was going on, which is good for the people and all, but doesn't make for interesting tv.
Also, has anyone seen the one Shark Bite thing during the commercials where they show a sea turtle biting a tiger shark in the gills?? So cool!
As the oldest-living vertebrates, sharks may provide information on the origin and evolution of all vertebrate species, including humans.
Wait we're related to sharks AND monkeys? Why don't we have any cool swimming or tree jumping abilities? Did we decide to develop higher thinking instead of sweet skills? That seems a silly way to have gone.
Sharks always draw a crowd when they are safely contained in aquarium exhibits. While such displays remain controversial, they have earned millions of dollars, with some of the monies going to shark-conservation projects.
Soooo sharks help humans by making money that goes back into saving sharks?
Recent studies indicate that sharks are highly intelligent, with advanced problem-solving skills, social complexity, and a natural sense of curiosity.
Shark thoughts: hmm I wonder what people taste like. I should probably bite them & find out. Huh, turns out, pretty yummy. Screw this fish nonsense.
Anyone been checking out Shark Week? Sorry you missed Ocean of Fear Raj, though I must say it wasn't nearly as good as I hoped & it turns out that mostly the sharks ate people who were already dead or after they died. Not much actual attacking was going on, which is good for the people and all, but doesn't make for interesting tv.
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the sharks ate people who were already dead or after they died.
Don't both of those two things mean the same thing? The people died and then the sharks ate them? I know what you meant, but that's pretty funny.