Why Did Shark Week Do THIS Stunt!?

[@MrPlacy]

“You’re gonna need a bigger box.”

[@keelandoult1137]

More armour too

[@SHARKBYTES]

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[@rottweilerfun9520]

Like a coffin.

[@jacobgill4808]

What I tell my girlfriends on date night

[@valerierodger7700]

😄

[@cain5217]

I'm glad you, as an actual researcher and expert, has identified the shark week programs negative shows, which edit their shows to instill fear. This was an antagonistic approach by the tv crew, and it worries me why they are allowed to cause unnecessary stress to these beautiful animals. Thank you for your vids.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Most definitely, we have to call them out for their bad ones, but also praise them for their good ones too!

[@ghostshirt1984]

Save the sharks! I love sharks but hate shark week!! They are for ratings and not saving sharks.

[@stanleyhyde8529]

@@SHARKBYTES Do they have good shows though? I used to live for that set of programs but I stopped paying attention to them years ago because this sensationalistic mentality overshadowed any real science. Probably because people are stupid and stories about half ton 20+ foot man-eaters get more watch time then documentaries about why these animals should be respected.

[@SHARKBYTES]

@@stanleyhyde8529 there are some I do still enjoy, the one this year with Michelle Jewell (I forget the name of it now) was great! Scientific and entertaining

[@Gorlami90]

You should be afraid of them

[@Rando22148]

The way this was handled was so bad. It’s stunts like this that lead to the spread of misinformation and people getting hurt. This could have been easily avoided. Thank you for discussing it.

[@SHARKBYTES]

I’m not really sure how they got away with making a programme about it!

[@veemaxine5257]

​@@SHARKBYTES drama = views = money ):

[@kingcosworth2643]

@@SHARKBYTES You assume TV exists to educate people on facts. It couldn't be further from truth.

[@RoySATX]

I think the correct term for this would be mal-information, not that that is any less a stupid construct as misinformation.

[@lalehiandeity1649]

Considering how this stunt played out, I’d say it’s highly educational in that it perfectly demonstrates what not to do.

[@drualasdove]

That’s terrifying watching that shark shatter that box and coming so close to him. I definitely agree that it was the shark being territorial and not choosing a human over a whale.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Their power is incredible

[@vikingcreature]

We need Kristian on Shark Week, his commentary on shark behaviour would be super interesting to listen to in a David Attenborough-esque documentary!

[@SHARKBYTES]

I’d love to feature! Only on the good programmes though ;)

[@swscle1131]

I think the problem is that you don’t control the edit whatsoever. I remember an idiotic episode that was called Voodoo Shark where they just spliced in an expert doing studies completely unrelated and unaware of what the show ended up being about.

[@SHARKBYTES]

@@swscle1131 absolutely, I’ve heard about this via shark twitter. Shocking that it can happen!

[@Blackfish-m3h]

Those are fake too

[@Sirlance3000]

@@swscle1131 Kristians's voodoo shark video is acctualy the first video when you look up Voodoo shark on youtube.

[@DiveHard]

I used to shoot for Shark Week and made a conscious decision to stop contributing to the nonsense! Thanks for creating dedicated content for us shark lovers, and extra points for calling out the silly shark week fear mongering theatrics 🙃Though I will admit, it remains a dream of mine to jump in on / film a whale carcass. Cheers 🤙🏽

[@tonysobon4669]

That is the messed up part is finding the "floating buffet" should have been enough. I would watch just that based off knowing how much stuff happens at these like Ocean parties.

[@arizona_anime_fan]

sharkweek went sideways the moment they started actively baiting great whites into breach attacks. The first "air jaws" was about actual research being done on white predation, but that show must have blown the roof off of discoveries ratings, and the execs saw dollar signs. and the next thing we know every year that followed for like 5-10 years or more they kept baiting those great whites in more elaborate schemes it was just nonsense. And then the rest of the shows on sharkweek got less and less education and more and more sensational. That's not to say there aren't good shows on shark week. occasionally. but for the most part it's just quasi reality tv show bullshit, sort of bear grills style survival nonsense taken to shark baiting for extreme footage. its a real tragedy

[@randybarnett2308]

Shark Week used to be good

[@gorsime13]

divorced from the wider context of fearmongering and content bait for shark week, the divide in the human perception of this event as a deadly near escape VS the shark’s perception of having successfully defended its whale corpse from a suspicious box is hysterical to me

[@t1dotaku]

That shark later talking to the remoras: Yeah so this weird thing with some strange looking creature inside was getting a little to close to my meal, which is super rude, but I was nice. Went over, checked it out, gave it a couple of "hey, can you leave?" taps. You know what this jerk did? It started making tapping noises at me! Like wtf? So I get a little more pushy but it's not leaving so I finally shove the damn thing out of the water to get it to piss off. Broke apart so easily, wouldn't have stood a chance at getting my meal. Left the thing be after that since I'm not a jerk. That'll teach it next time.

[@melaniewahl845]

YES!!!! I've been waiting for this video!!! watching you respectfully call out the stupidity behind this "experiment" is what I live for!!!

[@SHARKBYTES]

Hope you enjoyed this one Melanie!

[@christianlifesofpets8549]

Tbh people who actually work and study sharks should be the only people in the water with these animals

[@rb5078]

I feel so old saying this but I grew up watching Shark Week and the Discovery Channel in general. It used to be respectable and educational. I hate seeing what it’s become.

[@RustCole01]

Scientific American used to publish articles that covered topics like, using amphibian tissue on amputees. Last year, they were publishing articles that advocated for men in dresses to be able to compete in womens sports and also contesting that primitive women were actually the primary hunters in a family. The last 10 years has destroyed the reputation of a bunch of other media companies. The Learning Channel and History Channel come to mind. The History Channel would indulge in nonsense sometimes, but not to the degree it is now. All these networks joined the reality tv fray and have subsequently become known for being a network that produces slop.

[@wildworld6264]

I've seen this viral clip pop up on my KZbin recommended a few times, but I'm glad I held off watching it. These clips are much better with your commentary. Like others have already stated, I hope we get to see you do Shark Week in the future!

[@SHARKBYTES]

Hahahah that would be a lot of fun Wild World!

[@ReadyMadeLobotomy]

I can hardly watch shark week anymore without looking up which series were good. Mainly for the fear of clips like this!! Why people will play around with these ocean tanks all the time for clickbait is crazy!! Love the callout of their insanity. Great video as always

[@SHARKBYTES]

They duped a lot of people I think with this clip, the shortened version has millions and millions of views

[@LoatheSome]

If I remember correctly the guy was "testing" if white sharks in deeper oceans are more aggressive they coastal. He sat in the box for around 40 minutes waiting for something to happen. It wasn't the best decision

[@SHARKBYTES]

Definitely not the smartest

[@kingcosworth2643]

A dummy or a carcass would of been wiser, but that's been done, and this is for TV baby

[@draconity]

Nothing beat shark week in the 90s. God I miss science being normal on TV

[@stephs864]

As someone who works with animals and enjoys when you do behaviour analysis for sharks, I was already thinking that the shark was telling him to piss off for some reason before you stated there was a whale carcass nearby. We humans always seem to miss out on the warnings animals give us because we don't learn how they "speak"

[@thegreenmanofnorwich]

"That human is in trouble! He's trapped in a box! I'll save you, idiot human!" My brain, hoping for the best while knowing it's absolutely not the case.

[@ChaosProphet90]

Says so much that the best Shark Week show is still Air Jaws, just breaching clips essentially.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Literally, just sharks jumping out the water!

[@AlephSharp]

@@SHARKBYTES I think the "alien sharks" series, despite the ridiculous name, is the best these days, but yeah, its a scientific outlier in an otherwise sensationalized lineup

[@tiabeaniesemotionalsupportdmon]

It’s upsetting to me that the sharks waste so much of their precious energy chasing and breaching their massive bodies out of the water for something they can’t even eat, though…

[@t1dotaku]

@@tiabeaniesemotionalsupportdmon It would be more expensive but I think an easy fix for that would've been to just use giant tuna. Shark gets a reward and we still get some cool footage.

[@tiabeaniesemotionalsupportdmon]

@@t1dotaku Definitely, but then if they do get that tuna, they may start to associate humans with being fed, which can increase the potential for attacks.

[@htfanai3447]

Man that's crazy and stupidly dangerous, look at the slow mo, how huge that Great White really is. How powerful impact of damage it can really cause. Imagine if it was really coming to get or eat the guy how easily it will rip him apart into peaces.

[@justacrystal567]

I agree with your assessment that I was territorial. Jimmy, very understandably, started flailing and splashing around after the box was destroyed. Which is a clear signal of a prey type fish in distress. If the shark wanted him for food, he was giving all the signs.

[@omegaomtv]

the shark was just about to bite him in half, but it did not notice the box, and the box deflected the sharks bite. Pause it as it happens.

[@gooberdoober2286]

It depends on what the shark experienced smashing into polycarbonate. That would put me off my dinner and Whites are a cautious bunch

[@tonysobon4669]

I agree with you and knowing how plastic or glass works in water but the Shark was not going to like eat him and was just attacking the way a human might push someone out of the way, only it's a shark that uses It's mouth the way a human would use a fist.

[@graysimmo5399]

@@omegaomtv do be so dramatic. The shark was fully aware of the box, it had already been testing it out. It just wanted the box out of there. It never made any attempt to go for him once in the water. It already had an all you can eat buffet

[@waterdragon2224]

Knowing there is a whale carcass nearby explains the shark’s actions completely. All animals can feel stressed and threatened at times. It’s up to biologists to interact with them in a way that limits such things. I’ve seen someone on a shark video climb on top of a whale carcass for close up shots of the sharks feeding. Not much surprises me anymore. 🤦🏻‍♂️ Great videos Kris! I love learning new things about sharks from you. ❤

[@MermaidMama360]

I saw this video when SharK Week showed it. I thought it was one of the stupidest stunts ever. The guy is very lucky. Thanks for the breakdowns, I love them.

[@SHARKBYTES]

You’re welcome Maggie, it was a crazy stunt!

[@lisaanderson3549]

And adding that it was next to a whale carcass? So, so dumb. There was no science here. They pretty much knew the shark would be territorial.

[@snuffcarl]

Wtf was even the point ?!

[@williamskills6965]

That's crazy I worked in a plastic sheet company making polycarbonate sheets and anything over 8mm thick is bullet proof, crazy strength

[@tessalyyvuo1667]

Almost like the shark was thinking: "I've made my point."

[@anacurto7325]

A "get out of my shark lawn!" moment...

[@winonajohnston2539]

Many thanks to Hal at Sharks Happen for having you on the show! That's how I found your channel and subscribed. This is only the 2nd video of yours that I've watched and I think I found a 'GEM' in your channel because you are so scientifically informative. Thank you so much! I'll be watching your other vids to get the straight scoops on sharks and shark history. 😍🥰

[@SHARKBYTES]

Great to have you here on Shark Bytes Winona!

[@Deliasdream]

I also found your channel from Hal on sharks happen.

[@adrianlouw2499]

Imagine a hypothetical scenario where your ship sank and for whatever reason the only thing you have to stay afloat is a box like that...now its a horrific scenario.

[@Tracker947]

You'd have to worry about Tigers or White Tips, but not usually Great Whites

[@adrianlouw2499]

@@Tracker947 I'm the type who worries about them all...

[@aliciawiseman6434]

I watched the episode and was extremely concerned with the whole thing. It is a shame that he suffered a stroke. I wish him nothing but the best. I think that Shark Week pushes the envelope to have more people tune in. One of these days, they are going to make a deadly mistake.

[@braveheart4603]

Having not watched this episode I don't really get what they were going for beyond getting some scary looking and exciting footage. I wonder how they sold this as being in any way relevant to the study and research of these animals.

[@smallone9825]

Omg I didn't know he suffered a stroke obviously after this stunt 😳

[@karenmurray351]

I agree, a shock value episode!

[@ThatCarGuy1983]

​@@liikzew9530Exactly 👍🏻

[@GonnaGetYouBoi]

@@liikzew9530 Deammmnnnnnnnnnnnnnn. got em

[@Jane-oz7pp]

When I first saw this video, it was a shorter cut they did on KZbin, and it didn't show the whale carcass or anything so I assumed it was a predation event, but having watched this and seen more of the interactions I think it was a combination of curiosity and frustration, with a mix of territoriality in there, too. It might not have cared what he was at all if it wasn't feeling territorial over the food, and it would have been frustrating trying to figure out what this gangly thing in the water is when you can't get close enough to it.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Just shows you how important context is right!?

[@karenmurray351]

Glad you highlighted this incident, good to hear your point of view K

[@SHARKBYTES]

Hope you enjoyed Karen!

[@karenmurray351]

@@SHARKBYTES for sure, great to hear your perspective. This was a potential life threatening disaster, made for views. Keep the episodes coming as I think we forget about your channel as often some time between episode - of course realising your commitments K. Keep smiling and energised 😊🦈

[@SHARKBYTES]

@@karenmurray351 you’ll always find me here on KZbin at 9pm on Sundays 😁

[@dimasgirl2749]

Have you ever considered doing a Shark Week Darwin Awards video?

[@SHARKBYTES]

Hahahah I love this idea!

[@tiabeaniesemotionalsupportdmon]

Kristian should *TOTALLY* take this advice!!!!🤣🥰♥️

[@summerbreeze7066]

Wow. Thank you for clearing up that story about the box. They left out he was tapping on the glass AND they were parked next to a whale carcass. I am with you in thinking the shark was telling him to get lost.

[@yingyang8130]

Great vid as always, mate! Gotta add though, I love your shirt!

[@SHARKBYTES]

Thank you! It’s from a vintage shop from where I live

[@KyriosMirage]

I really miss the days when Discovery had good programming.

[@SHARKBYTES]

It needs a complete revamp in my opinion

[@Blackfish-m3h]

Almost all documentaries are like that

[@williamfrazier4797]

If that shark intended to get Jimmy he would have gotten Jimmy.

[@baza974]

Thank you for putting this all into context! Love the sharks and great to hear someone who knows what they are talking about explain things in a simple and clear manner! Keep up the good work mate!

[@parkeramos613]

Completely agree with all of it btw. Everything from the shark's intimidation tactics to the potential that the stroke was stress induced. You took the words right out of my mouth throughout this whole video. 👍

[@mcnerd1148]

I love sharks so much and I really appreciate your videos, king; keep up the good work :)

[@SHARKBYTES]

Thank you!!

[@simonwalker2400]

it's doing all the things you're talking about... also remember the Shark is very clearly talking Shark to the the human. Sharks communicate through body posture, even more so around carcasses so they don't get into fights with each other. So from the Shark's perspective they are speaking to a guest in their territory and the guest isn't speaking Shark back to them after multiple warnings. So the Shark just keeps speaking shark until they are heard and the intruder leaves. Don't get in the water with a big shark if you don't speak shark.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Hahahaha - I like that “don’t get in the water if you don’t speak shark”

[@simonwalker2400]

@@SHARKBYTES I was thinking about this last night... how Human Centric these things are presented from... As a human I should be able to go and sit in the middle of an ocean and how dare a shark attack me? If you think about it from the perspective of the shark it would be like you were sitting down to a meal in your home then some random person shows up and sits in the middle of your home, refusing to talk or acknowledge you while you make greater and greater efforts to say "Dude WTF you doing in my home?"... what would you do in your own house?

[@slushyfrog1344]

Guy just hopped in a to-go box and rang the dinner bell

[@anitazondagh923]

Thank you, from South Africa 🇿🇦

[@DavidBerger1967]

Proud subscriber! Thank you for delivering such quality content. I have a healthy respect for sharks, and I am always intrigued by their behavior. Thanks, Kristian! 😊

[@pauschjuergen3800]

Hello Kristian! I followed your report with great interest. I really like the way you analyze such incidents. You should, as you do, gather all the information together and then draw conclusions from it. Thanks to your scientific and well-founded knowledge, you come to the right conclusion, which was very, very interesting for me! Thanks for that, Kristian!

[@TheFinalUncannyGirl]

I was watching this exact episode with my dad, I am very interested in marine life and just wanted to see what I pick up on and laugh about the dumb things some people say on there, I was noticing how the shark was getting really close and bumping the box, I personally like to learn more about octopis more than other animals. But even I knew that the shark bumping the box was a really major warning sign. I’m surprised that they didn’t take him out as soon as they could.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Ignoring repeated warning signs from sharks is a baaaaad idea

[@PaulRasmussen18]

Spoke to Hal of shark happens and he said he's willing to do a show with you and promotes your show , so a big shout out is deserved 👌

[@PaoloLery]

Great video loved the analysis of the clear warning bumps thanks. Over on Hal’s Sharks Happen channel he’s been talking about this territorial behaviour. Watching that Pointer bite through that box though damn. And waiting till he wasn’t looking!

[@mikedebell2242]

That would definitely "shit me up"!!!😅 Hope he heals up. Problem is drama pays.

[@eraeclectic1525]

What a great video! I would love to hear your thoughts on the 2018 Shark Week episode "Sharkwrecked" - the one with the two guys in open water surrounded by oceanic white tips for "as long as they could".

[@FuriousMess]

The Malibu Artist does some of the best drone footage including interactions with people and others.

[@kristianbasile7141]

Shark wasn't even going fast and just obliterated that box...

[@emmbrown1999]

love your channel - Shark Bytes & Sharks Happen content are honest, realistic & respectful of this awesome species - great work !

[@painterlypotts]

I remember seeing a BBC documentary- one that I think was just entitled 'sharks'- that commented on their body language and when you should back off. Some of it was a bit more subtle than repeatedly bashing a box though. This doesn't even feel like fuck around and find out, it feels like a "please stop putting your hand in the fire i promise you the fire is still hot." I like to joke about them but I seriously think one shark week or another, one of their presenters is going to end up dead if they keep pulling these stunts. Even if the shark wasn't preying on him, the force it hit that box could've really hurt him- or if the shards from it pierced him, he could have been in major trouble. Sincerely hope they stop doing these, not just for the sharks but before someone ends up dead.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Sharks on BBC was a great documentary!!

[@Dambiello]

Thank you I love your videos!

[@SHARKBYTES]

You’re welcome! I’m glad you’re enjoying them :)

[@pamelajackson6954]

I agree there is amazing shark research out there that a supposed scientific channel could show. But unfortunately all we get is terrible drama pushing the envelope every year. And yes most predators are territorial, so I agree the shark was defending his food.

[@SHARKBYTES]

It’s so weird they feel the need to dramatise it all!

[@kristyburton3519]

Another great video! This is my favourite content! Shark “attacks” and an education 👌🏼

[@SHARKBYTES]

Glad you enjoyed it Kristy!

[@ice_akumai]

Hope you get well cristian ❤️

[@SHARKBYTES]

Thank you! Feeling much better now 😁

[@hamakochan375kj]

@@SHARKBYTES I'm glad that you're better now :). Being sick really sucks :(, I am sick myself, is my second day being sick, even tho it isn't that grave of a problem, but I am sick, I hope I get better soon :(

[@n.i.k1977]

I watched the "box" impact scene from shark week in very slowmotion.That was awesome! But to be honest...your speaking in slowmo was awesome and very funny too!

[@BerathorPainting]

Thank you for what you do. I saw this and was blown away. By how beautiful and powerful the shark was and by how dumb the stunt was. It's so deceiving that they did it next to the whale carcass but then edited it in this way.

[@CherylPix62]

Young man, my friend Hal (Sharks Happen) recommended your channel to us, and so I am subscribing to your channel! It was a real nice story!

[@lydiaparker1778]

Territorial. Watch "The Shallows" I personally hope Ocean Ramsey gets in the box next. Now the shark flees and doesn't get to eat the whale same thing Ramsey did. We need real scientists. Not influencers and stroked out dummies messing with sharks. Whoever put him in the box should be fired but it was ultimately Jimmy's decision I do hope he recovers from his stroke though. That's tragic.

[@joeyboogenz]

The box attack was IMO territorial for sure . I'll leave the difinitive conclusions to be reached by experts like yourself . I'm here because of Hal ! Great channel .

[@adamhickey396]

I do believe your hypothesis is correct. Had the shark been actively predating, Jimi would've been dead. That shark went very close to him but it is clear in the footage that it aimed more for the box than him. I must admit, however, that I really am not enjoying Shark Week content lately. This year, there were only two documentaries that I really enjoyed. The rest were terrible. The one thing I've noticed about them lately, is how each time they have an encounter with a shark, they always say "Sharks won't attack humans" or words to that effect, yet they will have these scenes of the experts underwater in their cages, and sinister music will start playing and then they edit it in such a fashion to make it look like they're in trouble, which is normally where the ad break happens. Of course, most of that blame is down to Discovery and the people who produce the final televised programmes, yet I feel such methods are just counterintuitive to the supposed message they are trying to say. (I hope that makes sense. Basically I think that the Shark Week docs are contradictory to their own message.) I really just miss the days of proper shark documentation, such as Great White Shark 1995 and the like. Simple documentaries which focus more on the sharks, and less on the hosts. It is the sudden celebrity status of the hosts on Shark Week now which I think has ruined it.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Shark week needs a massive revamp Adam there’s no question about that!

[@nickmitsialis]

@@SHARKBYTES It also needs an "infusion" of new material; the fact that after Orcas chased off the white sharks in South Africa, seven gill sharks took over the position of main predator, I'd like to see more about THEM. I know in the SF Bay Area, seven gills are pretty formidable inshore predators, even ganging up on large prey like dolphins and seals. Heck, I remember the ones featured in a docco (shark week?, Nat Geo's shark fest? I've forgotten which) were 'sneaky' little cusses, always trying to 'trim the ponytails' of various inattentive divers. Then there's guys like Malibu Artist who's drone footage of white sharks just 'doing their thing' for hours at a time with little or no 'drama'. That being said, I appreciate some new 'fronts' being opened: there's a new gathering point for large white sharks around Point Conception, who seem to be neither related to the Red Triangle or the Guadalupe Island sharks. I would like to see more 'genetic' investigation and tagging of this population. Then there are the New Zealand white sharks. Each region seems to have a very different temperament for their sharks. I'd like to see if there are efforts to look into the populations off Chile, in the Med or Japan or off Alaska, BC and Washington and if they have any sort of familial relationships with other populations. There's lotsa good scientific stuff to be looked into without being dull or melodramatic.

[@SenzaTempoCaneCorso]

Quick question: When ocean Ramsey was swimming with that large great white, you said that the reason the shark was so docile was because it was in a food coma from having eaten at a whale carcass This shark was also at a whale carcass and was also well fed. Based on that prior observation, wouldn't that mean that this shark should have been docile as well? If the shark was being territorial wouldn't it have also attacked the boat? I've seen plenty of videos where sharks attacked boats in what seems like a territorial attack, especially bull sharks I am fascinated by sharks. But I don't see them any different as any other predator. Predators are opportunits. In my (uneducated) opinion, I think that the shark knew that there was something edible in that box based on the electrical signals that it was receiving and the only thing it was doing was testing how hard it would be to get through that box. I do think that the Box ultimately confused the Shark and temporarily thwarted any further attack, but I definitely think that if the boat wasn't there, or if he had stayed there he would have come back and got that dude.

[@SHARKBYTES]

We won’t know for sure because we don’t have all the footage, but it doesn’t look like the shark (in this example) had been around the carcass for very long. In the Ocean Ramsey example, that shark had likely been feeding on the carcass for hours. R.e boat, the boat here is a large live aboard - I don’t believe the white shark would go for a boat that size from a territorial perspective, especially when there was something smaller in the water (box & Jimi).

[@SenzaTempoCaneCorso]

@SHARKBYTES that makes sense. I appreciate your clarification.

[@ravenfeader]

I doubt it was trying to feed as it would have acted differently and I think you nailed it.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Jimmy would be well and truly gone if it did

[@ravenfeader]

@@SHARKBYTES They could have put in a dummy for the same footage come to think about it they did 😜

[@fab3laundry]

All of Hal's fans will know you are right about it being a territorial thing rather than a predation.

[@clojap]

Have you done a video on those Orca's killing that great white shark? the drone footage is pretty good, it wasn't a baby shark either.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Video coming in the next 2 weeks on this 😁 #SharkBytesExclusive

[@alexmartin3143]

The way the shark effortlessly cuts through that box was amazing…

[@itz_arrchie]

2:35 This swirl was clean though

[@SHARKBYTES]

Aesthetic

[@hugohammond1301]

The box just may as well have not been there with the power of the shark

[@maxlutz3674]

I tend to back you with the territoriality action. Jimmy was kind of lucky that the shark did not continue to tell off after the box broke. Noticing that shark did not come back is a hindsight thing. I can totally understand the quick tactical retreat to be out of the water should the shark decide to come back.

[@negrito7907]

Hey just recently found out about your channel new subscriber. Also wanted to ask you have you seen a video a few years back of some dude jumping on the back of a great white shark.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Heyy - welcome to Shark Bytes, I hope you enjoy the channel 😁! I think I know the one you mean, although in the end I thought it looked more of a basking shark than a GWS!

[@jefflund5685]

Shark week lost me when they started airing mocumentaries like that one Megladon lives or whatever it was. I haven't watched a shark week since.

[@Official_Raptor_VR]

“What’s up guys welcome back to another episode of SharkBytes” I just what I love it’s one of the best sounds

[@SiaD777]

Jimmy has made it blatantly clear from this stunt that he knows very little about sharks, though he's not the only one responsible for sure. But I pray he makes a full recovery anyway, very sad.

[@christophervelasquez2063]

I wonder after this incident, if they will continue to push the envelope innthese type of "Dare Devil" scenarios, each time getting a little more and more risky. Love the channel, and looking forward to more of your videos and analysis!

[@johnmcnulty1129]

"Nurse, nurse, he's out again nurse!" Isn't there the same type of polycarbonate "box" in a marine world somewhere where, anyone willing, can get "up close" to a croc / ali g ? 🎵 Farewell & adieu to you fair Spanish ladies 🎵 Get well soon Kris 🦈

[@SHARKBYTES]

Feeling a lot better now - thanks John!

[@alessandrabarabino6414]

I love your videos and I am very glad to have discovered your channel

[@ninavale.]

Well ofc the shark went for the giant box...it's something strange and new and big and it's near it's food source. and the whale carcas is why the shark didn't go for Jimmy or the fish around it. It had a literal feast nearby and one which was already dead so no need for wasting energy on a chase or fight with living prey.

[@SHARKBYTES]

The context of knowing the whale carcass was there is actually so important!

[@Lindor_Ball]

Just an observation, but as someone who has worked with polycarbonate for many years, it is extremely uncharacteristic of PC to shatter like this. There would usually need to be some sort of defect in the moulding/extrusion process, or the assembly of the box, for this to happen. This is more likely to happen with an acrylic or styrene bases material.

[@torsion2]

or that it was rammed by a massive great white? Just a thought

[@luxbrumalis823]

Great analysis Kristian !! I wonder what "caused" his stroke as well. Or if the encounter in any way affected his body in a negative way. It certainly seems plausible. As usual I thoroughly enjoyed your show and I thought it was well researched and I thought you gave very reasonable observations based off the experience you have in the field. Notbsure why you're not famous yet!! You and Hal of course! In alot of way I consider you two opposite ends of the spectrum but you both seem to have respect for sharks ! I wonder 🤔...what do you think Hal would think of that whites behavior??? I honestly don't know. All I can say is it looks like he was going directly for the man but I can only speculate on whether it was territoriality, just sheer frustration at the stupid cage that was preventing him from exploring the human further lol , or predation. I wish I could get you and Hal on a shark panel 😜

[@SHARKBYTES]

Hal seems to talk about territoriality a decent amount, so I’d hope he’d sit with me on this one - provided he had the full context of the video!

[@luxbrumalis823]

@@SHARKBYTES that's true he does! Thanks for the response Kristian 😊

[@richnedkelly6668]

Love you videos, knowledge, experience and judgement on shakes. Where about in the UK are you from? I'm down in Brixham Devon. Keep up the great work Peace

[@SHARKBYTES]

Originally from Birmingham, but live down in Cornwall! Big up the South West!!

[@boxboxbox624]

When it comes to stupid, you can't reason or apply logic. Stupid is just that. Sad to hear he had a stroke but that's better than being eaten, I suppose.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Very true, he lived to tell the tale

[@Mapleaple]

Love how these people try to explain it away as the shark not wanting to ever hurt anything that's human.

[@SHARKBYTES]

@@Mapleaple there is nothing about a territorial charge/bite that is safe. Without the box he’d have likely been badly bitten. Although that still doesn’t change the fact that this incident (behaviourally) screams territoriality.

[@logangrimnar3800]

The "sharks aren't monsters" propaganda has gone so full circle, people actually think sharks are peaceful. Stunts like this are a product of that.

[@TheJim9191]

"Let's put someone in the water with a white shark, right next to a significant food source, and have him tap on the box to piss it off even more. What could possibly go wrong?"

[@JohnWilliams-hw9yn]

Excellent analysis by Shark Bytes of a truly boneheaded stunt. Plotting up in a plastic tub near a whale carcass with a great white in the water… Haven’t they seen the 100% accurate documentary ’The Shallows’?

[@SHARKBYTES]

Hahahah, most definitely boneheaded

[@stereothrilla8374]

You’re great mate! I really appreciate your content.

[@Narpok19]

Sharks

[@SHARKBYTES]

Gotta love em

[@hamakochan375kj]

Being loving them since I was in elementary school :)🦈

[@DonnaH-kc4rp]

Your knowledge of sharks is amazing 🤩 love your videos

[@cecejay2365]

This episode really made me sad because now he can no longer dive because of that stupid stunt. He is still struggling to speak due to the stroke.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Definitely, and it makes you wonder what kind of impact this incident had on his brain! Trauma is baaad

[@dr.vanpennypacker1989]

New to the channel, love the content!

[@surfrider986]

Hey there, buddy! Idiotic stunt, done for views - sensationalism at its worst. Seems territorial to me.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Yeah the shortened clip was so bad, and had got millions and millions of views!

[@beckstervanc4947]

You always have great rationale. Love your channel x

[@kingmaker7334]

I agree, territoriality. Still very sad though

[@SHARKBYTES]

I think it’s the most logical explanation

[@ZimCrusher]

4:34 that shark looks like it was going after a seal. Mouth is open, and it just blasts through that box like it wasn't there. that was by far the scariest angle. You see how close the guy was to getting bit. His knee is literally in it's mouth as it comes up. You can see his right knee get pushed up by the bottom jaw. His left knee gets pushed out of the way by the upper jaw.

[@Knightess]

I don't actually want anything bad to happen to the guy and I am really sorry for what happened to him towards the end. That said, I couldn't help but to mentally click my fingers in disappointment when the shark missed him. I am so sick of Shark Week sending out daredevil, thrill-seeking "researchers" to get footage to rival Jaws and slapping Educational on the tin when it's more like slapping a bear across the snout repeatedly to get that scary shot.

[@SHARKBYTES]

It’s a super weird content idea right? Like the jackass stuff as well, just absolutely stupid

[@franzvanjulio5523]

Good for the shark in exercising healthy boundaries and assertive communication. I hope this TV host and others watching learn from this.

[@Official_Raptor_VR]

1:31 “and the whole thing is just a sh#t show” just got me laughing 😂

[@ThatWitchRowann]

All I can hear when the shark starts giving the warning bumps is "What's in the fu©king box?!"

[@briannahudson6329]

You should do a creature feature on mantas. And the difference between oceanic mantas and reef mantas

[@Spinakker2341]

I was with a cage dive near dyer island about 15 years ago when a large female gw gabbed the cage float and turned the cage on its side and started rolling - it was absolutely terrifying. The true power these animal have is incredible - a polycarbonate box glued together with epoxy 😂😂😂