RE: [Paddlewise] Yum Yum Yellow

On Sep 21, 12:07, "Dave Williams" wrote:
} Subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Yum Yum Yellow
> Bob Myers wrote:
> (on the topic of sharks preferences in food color)
> <<Let's please stop spreading silly rumors like this until some hard data
> surfaces, ok?  Can anyone actually find this so-called study in the
> scientific literature, or other real scientific source?  If not, I
> respectfully suggest it should be treated as just another rumor/myth.
> And no, finding the story in the non-scientific media or kayaking books
> doesn't count. >>
> 
> I agree with you Bob that none of us should spread silly rumors, but I
> disagree with the requirements you set forth.  There are plenty of
> "scientists" out there that are not necessarily trustworthy authorities.  If
> there's one thing that I learned from my university days it was that you can
> get a PHD and still be relatively stupid.
> 
> Non-scientific media COULD be based on hard research... couldn't it?  But,
> as we should all know, our friends the sharks certainly don't need any
> further bad press!

Fair enough.  I just want to see the real study that created the 
yum yum yellow legend.

There's no way to evaluate it until it surfaces.

So far it's one of those "everybody knows but no one has seen" sort
of things.  Nick Gill has seen some kind of reference to the study, but
again, where is the study itself? 




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