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The first Shark Week episode on Sunday, July 27th will kick off with the two hour Mythbusters Shark Special. The special will follow the Mythbusters crew as they hit the deep blue to take a bite out of shark folklore. Among the myths tackled in this special: Are sharks repelled by magnets? Do dogs attract sharks? Do the vibrations caused by a flapping injured fish attract sharks?
Watch this clip below from a Mythbusters mini myth from 2007 which tried to determine if sharks have a color preference. This is a urban legend which has become a natural part of surfing folk lure. Its been rumored that sharks like yellow and this makes you automatic free bait. Watch the 5 minute video below.
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770 days ago
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740 days ago
I loved watching this on Shark Week.
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739 days ago
Was there anything that stood out most to you?
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737 days ago
[...] The Mythbusters Shark Week 2008 episode aired on Juy 27th and the myths tackled in this Shark Week special: Do dogs attract sharks? Are magnets the new wave in shark repellent technology? Do flashlights really attract sharks? [...]
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730 days ago
[...] The Mythbusters Shark Week 2008 episode aired on July 27th and the myths tackled in this Shark Week special: Do dogs attract sharks? Are magnets the new wave in shark repellent technology? Do flashlights really attract sharks? [...]
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721 days ago
[...] The Mythbusters Shark Week 2008 episode aired on July 27th and the myths tackled in this Shark Week special: Do dogs attract sharks? Are magnets the new wave in shark repellent technology? Do flashlights really attract sharks? So in the previous recap it showed that the sharks are really prone to people trashing around and that playing dead actually gets you somewhere. But as the episode continues they think that it maybe depends on who is actually playing dead. Does it matter if you have a larger body? Hmm… [...]
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666 days ago
[...] The Mythbusters Shark Week 2008 episode aired on July 27th and the myths tackled in this Shark Week special: Do dogs attract sharks? Are magnets the new wave in shark repellent technology? Do flashlights really attract sharks? So in the previous recap we wanted to find out if magnets could actually repel the sharks. The first test with a small shark for a small scale test and it is confirmed that on the small scale you can repel the sharks using magnetic fields. [...]
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