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Shark Gun
A spring-loaded device for deterring sharks | |
Spears and knives are used when chasing
off sharks but sometimes the shark's skin
is so tough that they do not have power or
impulse enough to penetrate.
This device was thunk when remembering
those finger pricking devices where they
pulled on a trigger which cocked the
spring and released
it, causing a needle to
shoot out and retract just as fast.
This device would be similar with some
differences: the needle would be a blade,
about 4-6 inches long. The spring would
be powerful enough to propel the blade
through tough shark skin.
Because of the strength of the spring, it
would have to be cocked separately from
the trigger action.
This is not meant to be a temporary
solution, like a boomstick (which are
brutal weapons, just a shotgun shell on a
stick that kills the shark). It is meant as a
lost-at-sea survival tool. Killing the shark
would lead to a lot more blood to attract
more sharks. A large pin prick would be
enough to chase the shark away while
being completely reusable.
Now you just have to find some food and
water.
Like this?
http://upload.wikim...hblade_animated.gif
[Shz, Nov 20 2006]
Mythbusters shark myths episode
http://kwc.org/myth...jaws_special_1.html
[imaginality, Nov 20 2006]
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Well, provided you happen to be carrying one of these when you get lost at sea... |
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Oh, a gun for *deterring* sharks... I thought it was a gun that actually fired live sharks out of it at high velocity. |
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theleopard, - ah, sort of the aquatic equivalent of an elephant gun? |
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//Killing the shark would lead to a lot more blood to attract more sharks. A large pin prick would be enough to chase the shark away// |
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Um... a large prick leaving the shark alive will leave a blood trail all the way back to you, as the shark swims away. More sharks will pick up the scent of blood and follow it back to you, after they deal with the bleeding shark, perhaps. |
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//ah, sort of the aquatic equivalent of an elephant gun?// |
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Indeed [Ian], both of which tremendously ferocious weapons. Ammunition clips can be somewhat cumbersome however. |
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I remember when I went on safari with a staple gun. Won't be making that mistake again. |
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Did it fire bread, pasta and rice? |
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Would make sense, theleopard. Fire bait from the staple gun to lure the target into range, then line up the shot and fire the hungry shark at the elephant. What an epic battle! |
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I'm on the side of the shark. - |
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What do we shoot the elephant at? |
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I was really hoping that this would be some form of gun that fired out sharks... |
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//the needle would be a blade, about 4-6 inches long.// //A large pin prick would be enough...// |
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A blade makes more than just a pin prick. Isn't this a stiletto? |
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Jinbish's Shark Gun would take care of food. |
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//I was really hoping that this would be some form of gun that fired out sharks...// |
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//That's what I said...// |
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Yep - I know. I just thought I'd express my hope for a better world. Based on guns that fire large carnivorous animals with big pointy teeth. |
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Face the awe-inspiring power of my Bengal tiger gun! |
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So, hang on, what does an anti-aircraft gun fire out? |
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C-5's? (C-5 is second largest plane in the world, the biggest is some Russian plane) |
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oh come on. Do elephant guns shoot
out elephants? |
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This gun need not be wieldy, maybe the
size of a regular gun, with a pump, that
is included in emergency rafts. |
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Why let the shark eat your friend when
you can eat your friend tomorrow? |
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[Shz], yes, the blade used would be, to
us, a laceration, but probably just a pin
prick to the shark. |
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The front end of a shark (the snout, rather than the gaping maw) is extremely sensitive. I suggest a blunt approach to this shark gun, rather than a sharp edge. The pin prick may cause some bleeding, which would be enough to be noticed by other sharks. |
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A boxing glove could be added for comedy effect, but I suggest that a rubber baton, the size of a can of soda be used rather than a needle-like approach. |
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That is very true, Jinbish. Dolphins have been known to bludgeon a shark in the gills with their blunt noses to devastating effect. I've heard the best thing to do when attacked by a shark is to punch it on the nose, though that may or may not be a myth. |
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Blunt trauma does make sense. I just
supposed that they would hunt down a
wounded shark like a pack of dingos. I'm
probably wrong. |
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//to punch it on the nose// |
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Ditto. But not with a naked hand. The shark's skin is rough enough to graze a human - causing bleeding and a potential metaphorical dinner-bell. |
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I shouldn't pick on the DC-10 anymore. Their service record has greatly improved. Besides, as everyone knows, anti-aircraft guns launch birds. |
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[twitch], how is this different than a stiletto? |
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Why not just have a gun that fires a capsule with chum and blood in it. |
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//Why not just have a gun that fires a capsule with chum and blood in it.// |
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Uhm. Well. Let's say the shark will think you're very sweet for providing it with a starter? |
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I just don't believe that a stiletto has the
power to puncture shark skin. and you
might be too tired to thrust and parry for
hours. |
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I wonder if a pepper/capsaicin concoction
released into the water would work, or just
attract more sharks.. |
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//I've heard the best thing to do when attacked by a shark is to punch it on the nose, though that may or may not be a myth.// |
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They tested a few shark myths on Mythbusters once, and that one did seem to work, especially when Jamie jabbed at the gills rather than the nose. |
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//So, hang on, what does an anti-aircraft gun fire out?
Ian Tindale, Nov 20 2006//
I don't know, but for goodness sakes don't fire it at an aircraft! |
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How foolish of me, [leopard]. Right, then, theleopard's shark gun.... I'm reminded of Animal Farm... Or, maybe just Animals... |
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"I've looked over Jordan, and I have seen
Things are not what they seem." |
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No worries! Hey, it's everyone's Shark Gun now. But we have to take turns using it. |
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//have to take turns using it// Except the sharks, the gun might be too sharp for their little fins. |
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Sharks with guns?! Are you mad?! You would take the most dangerous beast on the planet... and give it a gun?! Have you got some sort of apocalyptic deathwish?! |
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The sharks don't have guns (due to the aforementioned fin issue), just frickin' laser beams. |
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Curses! [z_t] beat me to it! |
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Throw me a frickin' bone here! |
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I'll take on your Laser Sharks with my military trained Toxic Dart Gun Dolphins! |
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