Interview · moment 5 of 37
Shark Attack Statistics vs. Vending Machines
from The Great Shark Debate | The Tim Dillon Show #356 · #356
2 min
Guest
Eli cites statistics claiming vending machines and other everyday causes kill more people than sharks, while Tim pushes back skeptically on the numbers and their sourcing.
- Sharks are the doctors of the ocean—400 million years old, older than trees and dinosaurs, evolved to kill only what they can catch and maintain ecological balance.
- Sharks remove disease and sickness from the ocean, keeping prey populations genetically healthy.
- Only 12 people a year are killed by sharks, while more people die from vending machine accidents.
- Risk of dying from shark bite is one in 250 million; risk from vending machine accident is one in 112 million.
- Tim spent five years making a documentary called Finn about sharks that aired during Shark Week on Discovery Plus and now streams on Max.
- Nobody likes sharks because they don't have faces, personalities, or vocal cords unlike other animals.