Bloody habit, this diving....

[wetnorm]

Saw a diver or two in Cocos last week who covered their open wounds with duct tape.

This was supposedly to keep the wounds clean. I was told it is about the only dressing that stays put underwater. It sure worked.

Now I wonder about the old saying that a drop of blood can attract sharks from all around (miles away?).

Any truth to this? Maybe it is good to remember to use duct tape.

 

[Wayward Son]

Mythbusters took a crack at it recently, & pretty much debunked the notion.

 

[simonspear]

Now I wonder about the old saying that a drop of blood can attract sharks from all around (miles away?).

Any truth to this? Maybe it is good to remember to use duct tape.

Sharks generally don't have a clue what human blood smells like and even if they did 99.9999999% of the time they still would not be interested as we are not on their menu. Now if you were to drop fish blood or in certain circumstances a marine mamals blood into the water then that would be another matter entirely.

 

[SCUBAJENNIFER]

I was Tahiti last year when I got my monthly visit. I was a little nervous about diving that day, given that all the dives we had done in previous days were just chock full of black tips, large lemons and pretty healthy grays. They never gave me a second glance.

 

[mpenner]

Now if you were to drop fish blood or in certain circumstances a marine mamals blood into the water then that would be another matter entirely.

I am a marine mammal! Bwahahaa...