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Scientists at Flinders University in South Australia have tested bite-resistant wetsuits designed to reduce injuries from shark encounters. Using white and tiger sharks, the research showed that these new materials can limit critical damage compared to standard neoprene suits.
The goal of the technology is to protect arteries, slow blood loss, and give swimmers, surfers, and divers more time to reach safety and medical care. Experts say this breakthrough could be especially valuable for those who spend long hours in the ocean where large sharks are more common. more
It would be nice if this works. I can’t help but think that reducing the penalties for taking risks might well increase risk-taking.
How do you say, “Neener!” in shark-talk?
I’m skeptical and doubt that it will really repel sharks that are trying to bite you. The inventor of this dumb idea needs to be the first one to try it out and see if it works or not. My bets on not.
Imagine the discussion when they bring the leg back for examination…
tried this south of texas, but those adobe suits did not holdup
Good.
Now make one that resists pocket knife cuts from subhumans on public transportation.
@geoff — It looks like the suit isn’t supposed to be repellant, but rather a protectant. IOW, instead of biting an arm off and bleeding to death, the result will be for the wearer to make it back to the ER where his arm is found to be crushed beyond repair.
I don’t go in the water, so no shark issue he…hello, who is that? AHHHHHH!
https://youtu.be/p_NS2H55dxI?si=2PVVFjtsMMkmROhC
Seriously, on land you dont need this, but you really SHOULD carry a chainsaw with you if it looks stormy because…
https://youtu.be/8ecl9yr3FhY?si=KOgGtkz37f8z64hg
Uncle Al, as Zonga would say, “You’re killing me!”
…I hope they pay special attention to the pants…
https://youtu.be/xlHl1urUuh0?si=mxYJa5Q_Ai8kxMIn
A Great White generates 4,000 psi when he munches on your leg. You might not bleed out but the femur will be reduced to a bunch of little tooth picks.
Bad_Brad
Wednesday, 1 October 2025, 14:55 at 2:55 pm
“A Great White generates 4,000 psi when he munches on your leg. You might not bleed out but the femur will be reduced to a bunch of little tooth picks.”
…actually, you WOULD bleed out, or in, because you get significant internal blood loss from broken femurs even if the skin is intact…
https://wellwisp.com/femur-fracture-blood-loss/
so basically this turns divers into chew toys for sharks. guess they can keep chewing until the paste squeezes out the ends like my dog does when I put a peanut butter treat in the Kong ball.
should sell these @ ny subways & nc trains. tv ads as follows: u2 can protect yourself from ****** assholes with our…
Ummmmmm……..
Didn’t somebody invent a shark resistant suit some time ago?
IIRC, it was a chain-mail suit, helm, and gloves that were worn over the wetsuit.
I don’t remember any details, it seemed to be under testing (again, IIRC) at the time.
I thought it was a pretty neat idea.
The teeth are bad enough, but with a big enough shark, the crushing bite force can do its own damage. A chainmail or kevlar suit can’t protect against that.
Read a long time ago about a diver who made his wetsuit have the same color pattern as a highly venomous water snake. On the first dive using it, he met a shark coming up toward him while he was going down. After getting a bit closer the shark swapped ends, voided his bowels, and left for parts unknown…in a hurry. Maybe the diver was just lucky?