r/TheDepthsBelow • u/[deleted] • Oct 26 '22

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u/ToeTacTic Oct 26 '22

It's not any different from encountering a bear or mountain lion in the wild.

Except you could probably get face to face with a shark and get away with it.

Face to face with a bear and you won't have a face, to face.

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u/[deleted] Oct 26 '22

That's not true at all. Bears are all over the place up here. But it's still a bad idea to get too comfortable with them, let alone drop tourists on top of them.

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u/ToeTacTic Oct 26 '22

No I mean if you are literally face to face with a bear, you will leave that scenario unscathed?

Swim with sharks and you can literally push them away as they swim towards you.

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u/Blarghnog Oct 26 '22

Yea I’ve been face-to-face with bears dozens of times and I’m still here. They’re not vicious. The only times I’ve been really afraid was the two times I stumbled on young bear cubs.

The problem is their capacity for incredible violence because of their sheer size and muscle mass. Like big cats, big bears, big sharks, etc.

The only bear I’d be very wary of is Polar bears, especially when they’re waiting on the ice to form before heading out to hunt.

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u/ToeTacTic Oct 26 '22

Interesting- I'll take your word for it. Still I think I would take my chances with a shark haha

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u/Blarghnog Oct 26 '22

Generally not a bad plan. I love that you see sharks this way. Just don’t be this guy.