Could all our hopes and dreams have come true?
Oh there, I just saw your hopes go up, go right up through the roof and I am sad for you. Ashamed even for if we have learned one thing on this beautiful shark odyssey it is that sharks, particularly Great Whites, evolve in order to outwit, outplay, outlast the human surfing race.
And so when you read a headline screaming Australian scientists claiming anything, especially as it relates to Great White sharks, your first instinct should be, “Australia has scientists?” and your next should be, “No way.”
But let us learn about this breakthrough wetsuit from the important academic journal Daily Mail. Let us see if I am wrong.
A revolutionary new wet suit material has been developed in Australia to protect surfers from deadly shark bites.
The new ‘shark proof’ material has extra-strong plastic fibres woven throughout that make it harder for teeth to penetrate the fabric.
The team from Flinders Univesity in South Australia tested two different types of fabrics that combined very strong but lightweight fibres with the neoprene material used for wet suits.
The new materials are more resistant to bites than a normal wet suit – even from a Great White Shark – researchers have discovered.
The different materials were tested along with an ordinary wet suit on Great White Sharks as they ‘are responsible for the most shark bite fatalities’.
‘Our results showed that both fabrics tested may provide some protection against shark bite and could be used as part of a shark bite mitigation strategy’, said Charlie Huveneers, who led the research team.
See.
I am not wrong. The study begins with words like “revolution” and “shark proof” before entering a more conservative tone “Flinders University” “may provide some protection” and “could be used as part of a shark mitigation strategy.”
You know what else could be used as part of a shark mitigation strategy?
Staying out of the water.
I think today is not a good day to surf.
I think tomorrow may be worse.
More as the story develops.
These fucks will stop at nothing to keep people from hating the Great White Shark. Now they even claim to be scientists? Even Toyota gave up on them…
What about the clamping pressure? Could still break a bone. Or tear a hand or foot off
I would like to see how it stands up to a 18ft Great White attack ?
First thought was Ron and Valerie Taylor finally making some coin off their chain mail suit!!!
Can we make it a bit heavier and lots of VALS will drown or give up surfing because its just too heavy to even bother trying to stand up!!
Just as Scott continues to say surfers are the worst, these stories have jumped the shark.
Just say’n
I’m way less interested in this than I am a suit that will protect my body from bashing into reefs. Can we get that going? Some kind of body armor?
Would you prefer it in Storm Trooper White or Darth Vader Black ?
I’ve been thinking about it and I guess black. But damn, Storm Trooper was literally was I was picturing.
Yep JH , The white wetsuit is always a brave statement . One is either tripping or absolutely ripping .
Check out JOBS wetsuits
He’s way ahead of ya.
Been using a shorty, it works pretty darn well, I mean not gonna help too much on a massive day, but it works well for my head high plus days, it keeps the sea creatures from drilling in my skin too.. I look like I have a pox when the cunts get me.
What in the hell is that shark photo? Looks like there is a flare sticking out of its gills.
Failed attempt to recreate the Bruce Irons flare tube ride pic in the Mentawais.
Surfers wore flares … Why not sharks ?
https://www.tracksmag.com.a…
“…if we have learned one thing on this beautiful shark odyssey it is that
sharks, particularly Great Whites, evolve in order to outwit, outplay,
outlast the human surfing race.”
With party tricks like smoking durries through the gills while underwater, never have truer words been spoken.
Card-Shark Shark do do do do do ……
By nature, I’m not much of a team player.
But now, having successfully navigated the treacherous waters of the first, then second instinct, I have emerged a new man.
I’m all in. A team from F.U. is a team I can get on board with.
Go Team F.U.!!!!!!
Matthew Flinders ( who the university was named after ) also circumnavigated the treacherous waters to prove among other things that Australia is a continent . The Flinders Ranges ( named after him as well ) are the site where some of the worlds oldest fossils ,from 560 million years ago ,were discovered at the old mine of Ediacara by an Australian Scientist ( yes they exist an also invented WiFi ) Reginald Sprigg and gave the name to the Ediacarian Period from 630 to 542 million years ago .
I’ll tell you JB, you never cease to amaze me with the breadth of knowledge you bring to this comment board.
Impressive. Brain cell gnar.
…hmm…gnarledge?
Probably because he didn’t have a cell phone or the internet up until a few years ago. Can’t beat books
Can’t beat books, but can break a book’s spine.
Gnarbage… factoid od.
He surfs the gnar.
He surfs the brain waves.
Well, there’s some pretty flat lines around here.
Thanks Otto ….. While others were busy doing something responsible to earn a living ,I was busy doing nothing , surfing , reading and womanizing . Bass and Flinders is the name of the headland at the southern end of Cronulla just around the corner from Sandshoes . There is a plaque to commemorate the voyage of the two explorers and an excerpt from their diary ! Obviously we reduced the amount of sharks because in their diary they discuss how it was near impossible to sleep from the noises of the sharks thrashing and feeding . I discovered the existence of the Ediacarian Fauna in a book during a 3 month surf trip ( my last EVER ) in the Canaries …..
pedantic
Interesting Canary stories? 3 months! Nice!
Mathew Flinders circumcised Australia with a 40 fooot cutter.
That explains the lack of great smelly cheese …. ?
..
which scientist guinea pig was the first Great White chew toy during testing?
New wetsuit tech has surfer girl excited for trip to Reunion: https://uploads.disquscdn.c…
https://images.app.goo.gl/W…
“Hmmm?? I think ours is safer”
Lovely to see Paco Rabanne move into the armored wetsuit market ……
Is she caught up in a long net?
This bikini, despite Jen See declaring bikini season over, seems to be garnering much more support than my shark proof, crocheted, chain mail board shorts.