Anyone else helping would be a liability. The guy on top had a good feeling when the shark was going to thrash (there's a reason blind wrestlers are some of the best) and could get his hands/legs/fingers/arms/bits out of the way in time. If someone else was "helping" here, they would likely have been caught entirely offguard when the shark decided to snap and thrash. You've seen the video of the guy on the boat that loses his finger to a shark just snapping shut in half a second? Yeah this is either a 1 person job, or no person job.
No one bothered to even old the shark’s tail down so the kid can scoot forward more to lock the head between his thighs. They were all just filming or standing there watching a live show
Why the hell would someone watch someone doing their job well, something they've never learned how to do or know anything about, and then try to help that person without any of the knowledge the guy clearly has
"Ohh these people in this hospital are all just gawking at the lady who fell down and waiting for the doctor because they don't know procedure woooow humanity is so cooked"
If that happened and someone got their finger bitten off yall would turn this into "woooow fuck around and find out lmao dont mess with nature if you dont understand it lmao"
Reddit logic of people with big mouths who would have done absolutely nothing as well if they were in the situation. Especially the last part is perfectly accurate.
Everyone is a hero on their heads and other people are dumb and useless.
Being able to act at that very moment vs being able to rationally understand the common logic that pinning something would mean it moves less, are two very different things. Wow I thought you’re smart but yet you can’t distinguish the two.
AdonisBatheus argument isn’t that people don’t know how to act at that very moment, instead, his argument is that one would need special knowledge to understand that restraining a creature = the creature moves less.
You can’t even get that simple distinction right. Fascinating
The guy is certainly not knowledgeable in how to release a shark. He doesn't have the proper tools and the shark is out of the water which are two major indicators he has no clue what the fuck he is doing.
Worst case scenario you should have wire cutters and if you can't quickly and safely remove the hook you cut it as close as you can to the hook and it will rust and fall out within a couple of weeks.
The amount of ignorant keyboard warriors on here is insane
You’re speaking as if you don’t know basic physics and then use a totally unrelated analogy, you gotta try harder with me.
One extra person pinning the tail down would mean the shark can’t move as much. Him scooting further front while someone pins the tail would mean the shark can’t move even more. You don’t need to be a doctor to understand this. Use your head a little.
Just want to say. That’s not common sense and would not occur to me without having it pointed out. It’s great you know but you assume too much regarding other people’s knowledge of marine life and how to handle what you consider basic encounters.
Wait, just want to make sure, you don’t know that holding the tail down would mean the shark can’t move as much like I explained? You think you need to know about marine life to understand basic physics? Does this shark have another mouth at the butt that we non marine students not know about?
Yup, did not know that. Most wouldn’t. Learned something new. Not all common knowledge is common. I’m sure there’s common things I know that you don’t. Stop being an ass.
lol I was being an ass when I said no one bothered to hold the tail down? This is funny. Because the reply above from AdonisBatheus was nothing about how it’s not common knowledge but all about how people wouldn’t know how to very basically hold something down to the point where it’s absurd I said what I said. You do know the thread that you’re in right?
He’s not arguing that people wouldn’t have thought of it; after I’ve said to hold the tail down which totally makes sense, he’s arguing that people shouldn’t help, because holding the tail down is too complex, on par with being a doctor. LOL
“common knowledge” when it’s looking at the situation with your eyeballs. restrain creature = creature move less. what on earth, somehow today it took reddit only 5 minutes to make me tired and exasperated
Exactly, I’m surprised this even needs explanation.
If Lambs2Lions said they wouldn’t have thought of it at that moment then I can understand. But these people here are arguing with me that they need some extra knowledge to hold a tail down and didn’t know that doing so would mean the shark moves less.
I feel like even a bot would be smarter than these people
Buddy if you are not a doctor are you going to go help do a heart surgery because the hospital is busy? You dont have to help everything, especially if you know that you dont have the correct skill set for it and would risk making shit worse.
If the hospital is busy and someone spills water on the ground. I don’t need a phd to pick up a mop to wipe the floor. Just like how you don’t need to be a doctor to understand holding the tail down would mean the shark can’t move as much making the situation easier, basic physics my 5 year old understands. But here you are thinking you need to be qualified
I did not say that the hospital is busy with a spilt water on the ground. you could easily do that. I said the hospital is busy with a heart operation, you probably cant do that.
Also you said the shark cant move as much, this does not mean that it cant move at all! maybe you should have just been there to help.
I think you are really cool and great! so knowledgeable and actionable. please do fly to where ever there exists beaches and help! Your actions will make a big difference!
Ah, pulling the typical ‘use sarcasm, dismiss the whole conversation, ignore valid points, and peace out before you make yourself look worse because your logic doesn’t work anymore’ card. It’s funny how predictable Redditor contrarian wannabes are
For real. Everyone in this thread would be a bystander unless they actually were experienced fishermen and had a lot of practice removing hooks and handling big fish. It's nice to care about the welfare of the animal, but this is dangerous and it's normal to not stick your hand in the mouth of a live shark.
Telling someone they don't feel compassion about all life forms because they wouldn't risk their hands to save a dangerous fish is the most stupid thing I read today so congrats on that.
becuase its the one thats obviously true from the evidence in front of us
or do you think a "random guy" on the beach just happens to have braught tools for cutting fishing line, and just happens to know how to restrain a shark while you remove a hook from its mouth?
LOLZ he is not "helping", he is doing "catch and release" hobby with that shark which is legal in Florida. In short, he put that hook the mouth. And NO, if someone is doing that, do not help them, you could lose finger or hand or life.
They said it was another take, not a fact. And its a plausible take, for sure. Someone hooked that shark and dragged it up onto the shore. The most likely scenario is that whoever hooked and dragged it up intended to release it, and oh look! There's a dude releasing it, lol. And a dude who definitely has some idea what he's doing, he's not some inexperienced dude.
I mean I don’t think anyone else could help if they don’t know HOW to help. The recording is one thing but I would personally not risk it because I have not dealt with that sort of fish before. (trust me, you wouldn’t too) The shaming is just unnecessary in this case.
Some dude on Reddit acting like people enjoying their day on the beach should some how be responsible to wrestle a fucking shark is a more accurate summary of modern life
I'm not giving my hand to a shark though.
if I'm not a professional I prefer to step back and watch.. better than coming back home with a missing hand.
That's not even the depressing part, the person who saved the shark got nothing, the person who stood there filming got a viral video they could monetize.
The person who did nothing but sat there and filmed this got more financial reward than the person who did something, does that make more sense to you? Because that is what society is now and it is depressing.
People who care about nothing about followers and views profit but the people who do something worthwhile don't.
So you didn't hear the part where he asks "for a stronger set of pliers before I lose MY hook" If he hasn't caught that shark he would've said "the hook" Who's carrying around pliers on a beach? Ah that's right, fishermen.
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