• @BanjoShepard@lemmy.world
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    5125 days ago

    If swimming wasn’t the first event, I’d like my odds. I don’t like the idea of swimming at the same time as the shark, even if eating your opponent is grounds for disqualification.

    • @Mnemnosyne@sh.itjust.works
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      1325 days ago

      Yeah, that’s what I was gonna say, I think it comes down to whether swimming is the first event. If it is, the shark wins (because I forfeit).

      Assuming we’re talking about an actually dangerous type of shark and not one of the many many harmless shark species.

      • @bitwaba@lemmy.world
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        925 days ago

        Swimming is always the first event in a triathlon because asking someone to swim 2.5 miles after having run a marathon or cycles 100+ kilometers is an incredible recipe for drowning.

      • Liz
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        325 days ago

        Just don’t splash too much and the shark won’t have any interest in eating you. If it does seem to want to come in for a nibble, hold your ground and forcefully push it down you when it comes close to check you out.

        https://youtu.be/CGDncXDMpN8?si=kSrQGeY-sbFcrW8T

  • @drathvedro@lemm.ee
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    425 days ago

    Keyword is “probably”. If you’ve never seen a shark run, you can’t be sure how fast they would actually be.