How long can you tread water?

Karmic · 11-Aug-2012, 12:59

I guess it depends on the alternative!

http://www.3news.co.nz/Dramatic-resc...0/Default.aspx

Dave · 11-Aug-2012, 13:06

20hours? wow, lucky fella!

*XeR0x* · 11-Aug-2012, 13:06

jesus, what a hero

Karmic · 11-Aug-2012, 13:18

Not sure what part of the fishing trip necessitated nakedness but still!

PsYcHoKiLLa · 11-Aug-2012, 14:01

Wow, some kind of perseverance!

Now we know what happens when you google "Naked man swimming", eh Tim?

Minty · 11-Aug-2012, 16:03

I did 6 hours once as part of a water survival course. That was a fun day.

Bleh · 11-Aug-2012, 18:17

Very impressive. The news dramatising how dangerous a hammerhead is really annoys me though. Probably the best shark he could have circling him tbh.

PsYcHoKiLLa · 11-Aug-2012, 18:37

Basking shark would be better, they're absolutely massive but they just swim about with their mouth agape looking shocked and filtering what they can, doesn't even look like they have teeth.

Bleh · 12-Aug-2012, 09:13

Yeah. Whale shark too, but as far as sharks which have attacked... Hammerheads are one of the most docile i believe.

Karmic · 12-Aug-2012, 12:10

HH's aren't linked to many attacks on humans, in fact I think most shark attacks are misunderstandings rather than malicious, but if a large shark comes across something half dead and meaty, floating in the water, it's probably going to have a taste!

Rainy · 12-Aug-2012, 13:14

The naked part was actually good thinking by the survivor, he stripped his clothes off to make himself more buoyant in the water. Would have been much easier to tread water without clothes and shoes weighing you down. I also believe the Bull Shark is the most aggressive shark out there, it just does not seem to feature in the media like a great white or hammer head would. I think Bull Sharks also can live in both fresh and salt water.

Karmic · 12-Aug-2012, 13:39

Good trivia knowledge mate! Bull sharks have been filmed in fresh water on that BBC show about nocturnal animals!

Eja Cool8 · 13-Aug-2012, 18:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by PsYcHoKiLLa

Basking shark would be better, they're absolutely massive but they just swim about with their mouth agape looking shocked and filtering what they can, doesn't even look like they have teeth.

Aye, they're filter feeders, wouldn't know what to do with a human leg if you offered them one with HP sauce on

Quite a few of them around up here, see them in the Firth of Forth a lot.

11-Aug-2012, 12:59	#1
Karmic Spirit of the soap box Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: middle earth Posts: 5,990	How long can you tread water? I guess it depends on the alternative! http://www.3news.co.nz/Dramatic-resc...0/Default.aspx

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Minty Stick 'im wiv a blayde! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Preston Posts: 10,962	I did 6 hours once as part of a water survival course. That was a fun day. __________________ "The French like to do a poo in the shower then poke it down the hole with their toe."

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Bleh posts for a living Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stoke on Trent Posts: 4,202	Very impressive. The news dramatising how dangerous a hammerhead is really annoys me though. Probably the best shark he could have circling him tbh. __________________ There's No Place Like 127.0.0.1

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Bleh posts for a living Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stoke on Trent Posts: 4,202	Yeah. Whale shark too, but as far as sharks which have attacked... Hammerheads are one of the most docile i believe. __________________ There's No Place Like 127.0.0.1

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Dave To curve or not to curve? Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Behind the Curve Posts: 4,575	20hours? wow, lucky fella!

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Karmic Spirit of the soap box Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: middle earth Posts: 5,990	Not sure what part of the fishing trip necessitated nakedness but still!

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PsYcHoKiLLa spam tbh Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 945	Wow, some kind of perseverance! Now we know what happens when you google "Naked man swimming", eh Tim?

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PsYcHoKiLLa spam tbh Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 945	Basking shark would be better, they're absolutely massive but they just swim about with their mouth agape looking shocked and filtering what they can, doesn't even look like they have teeth.

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Karmic Spirit of the soap box Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: middle earth Posts: 5,990	HH's aren't linked to many attacks on humans, in fact I think most shark attacks are misunderstandings rather than malicious, but if a large shark comes across something half dead and meaty, floating in the water, it's probably going to have a taste!

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Rainy Monkeh Feel0r Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Corn Of Wall Tournaments Won: 1 Posts: 2,642	The naked part was actually good thinking by the survivor, he stripped his clothes off to make himself more buoyant in the water. Would have been much easier to tread water without clothes and shoes weighing you down. I also believe the Bull Shark is the most aggressive shark out there, it just does not seem to feature in the media like a great white or hammer head would. I think Bull Sharks also can live in both fresh and salt water. __________________ "See that you gypo cunts, thats how a real Roman drinks." - Marcus Antonius, 31 BC "I'm not a religious man Mr Warren - but isn't there something in the Bible that says, thou shalt not suck off rent boys?" Gene Hunt - 1973 Last edited by Rainy; 12-Aug-2012 at 15:06.

12-Aug-2012, 13:39	#12
Karmic Spirit of the soap box Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: middle earth Posts: 5,990	Good trivia knowledge mate! Bull sharks have been filmed in fresh water on that BBC show about nocturnal animals!