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Sharks nine times more likely to kill men than women, study says
« on: September 04, 2014, 01:03:33 PM »
Talk about discrimination! :rant:

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Sharks nine times more likely to kill men than women, study says

Australian scientists baffled by finding that men are targeted in 84 per cent of all unprovoked shark attacks, and make up 89 per cent of all shark bite fatalities [i/]


Men make up 89 per cent of all shark bite fatalities[/img]

By Flynn Murphy, Sydney

4:12PM BST 04 Sep 2014

Sharks are nine times more likely to kill men than women, new research from Australia shows.

Men are targeted in 84 per cent of all unprovoked shark attacks, and make up 89 per cent of all shark bite fatalities - which means that women are statistically more likely to survive a shark attack.

The numbers are from a study out of Bond University in Queensland to be published in the international journal Coastal Management this week.

Report author associate professor Daryl McPhee told the Telegraph the results were so surprising that he had to double-check them.

"Potentially men spend more time in the water, and are more risk-prone," he suggested.

Or, the Ku Klux Klams control the sharks.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/11075433/Sharks-nine-times-more-likely-to-kill-men-than-women-study-says.html
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Re: Sharks nine times more likely to kill men than women, study says
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2014, 01:34:38 PM »
Maybe men are nine times more likely to ignore shark warnings...

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Re: Sharks nine times more likely to kill men than women, study says
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2014, 01:59:41 PM »
Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on September 04, 2014, 01:34:38 PM
Maybe men are nine times more likely to ignore shark warnings...

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....or nine times more likely to actually go in to the water.
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Re: Sharks nine times more likely to kill men than women, study says
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2014, 02:14:57 PM »
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Australian scientists baffled by finding that men are targeted in 84 per cent of all unprovoked shark attacks, and make up 89 per cent of all shark bite fatalities [i/]

What is the percentage regarding provoked shark attacks?  Probably just the opposite since women can be so annoying.  :rofl:
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Re: Sharks nine times more likely to kill men than women, study says
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2014, 04:44:28 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on September 04, 2014, 02:14:57 PM
What is the percentage regarding provoked shark attacks?  Probably just the opposite since women can be so annoying.  :rofl:

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Re: Sharks nine times more likely to kill men than women, study says
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2014, 07:22:04 PM »
That is some serious gender bias. I expect a couple of Ivy League university courses to pop up around this topic, "Men and the Sharks Who Eat Them"
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Re: Sharks nine times more likely to kill men than women, study says
« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2014, 07:39:33 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on September 04, 2014, 02:14:57 PM
What is the percentage regarding provoked shark attacks?  Probably just the opposite since women can be so annoying.  :rofl:

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Re: Sharks nine times more likely to kill men than women, study says
« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2014, 08:00:56 PM »
Maybe it was a female shark, and she wanted to take a bite of a cute guy!! :-)
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