Interview · moment 13 of 37
Should Sharks Be Punished for Attacks?
from The Great Shark Debate | The Tim Dillon Show #356 · #356
2 min
Guest
Tim presses Eli on whether sharks should face consequences for killing people, while Eli describes his own close encounters swimming unprotected with lemon sharks, tiger sharks, and great whites.
- Tim compares odds of shark attack to winning the lottery or getting struck by lightning.
- Humans kill 30,000 sharks per hour — already getting the punishment Tim wished for.
- Tim argues sharks would kill everyone if they came on land, countering the idea they're harmless.
- Tim describes swimming with a gray reef shark that had a hook removed from its mouth in the Bahamas.
- Surrounded by a hundred lemon sharks while stationary with chum — they ignored him.
- Tim spent an hour underwater with a tiger shark, fed it by hand, watched it approach cautiously.
- Great whites in Guadalupe require a cage by law; Tim saw seals hanging off shark fins.
- Sharks fear bubbles and large unfamiliar shapes; they need an hour to approach, require calm breathing.
- Everything Tim learned about sharks from media was a lie — the industry hides the truth to keep killing them for profit.