Re: [Paddlewise] Wetsuits and Shark attacks

My interpretation of it has been that "weed" refers to having gone wee in
the wetsuit...is in peed in the wetsuit, making it more attractive to
sharks.

I don't think there is any evidence sharks are attracted to weed as in
marijuana.

Michael Orchard


To: <PaddleWise_at_paddlewise.net>
Sent: Friday, May 18, 2001 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Wetsuits and Shark attacks


> First I thought "weed" was a typo, but then when I considered most surfers
I
> know maybe not.
>
>
>  > if I remember correctly, they had interview as many shark
>  > attack victims as they could, nearly all surfers, and found
>  > that they had weed in their wetsuit just before they were attacked.



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