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CoffeeMilkDrinker said in comment #2645615:

Punch it in the nose to assert dominance!

(Seriously, this is a bad idea if you are actually being attacked by a shark. Gouge the eyes or the gills, don't try to aim for the area right above the mouth.)

I mean, if a shark comes at you in a straight line, reaching the eyes or the gills might be tough. Can't you shout to spook it away?

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FRien said in comment #2645617:

I mean, if a shark comes at you in a straight line, reaching the eyes or the gills might be tough. Can't you shout to spook it away?

You want to shout underwater? If it's not close enough to get you yet, you should get out of the water, put something between you and it, or at the worst move sideways. You want to make the shark realize you are not its preferred food source.

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CoffeeMilkDrinker said in comment #2645621:

You want to shout underwater? If it's not close enough to get you yet, you should get out of the water, put something between you and it, or at the worst move sideways. You want to make the shark realize you are not its preferred food source.

Yeah. There was a comic I read as a kid, Buck Danny, it was mostly about plane, but once in a while, the writers would sneak in actual, real-world advice. Like how, during a fire, you need to crouch to get air, or that you should try to build an igloo if you're lost in a snowstorm. Very basic stuff, but when you're a kid, it feels like stuff you oughta know.
And during one of these, the main character shouts underwater to scare off a shark. From the sound of it, it sounds like this part was either made-up or not the best choice.

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