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AC/DC Music Attracts Great White Sharks
bazzalunatic writes "It turns out great white sharks can be lured underwater to cages by playing hits from AC/DC — specifically 'Shook me all night long'. Matt Waller, a shark diving tour operator in Australia, has found this curious fact. But it's not just any song, as the sharks weren't attracted by other tunes. Matt suspects the sharks are attracted to the low frequencies found in AC/DC's music. One wonders if they'll be turned off by Celine Dion music — a new type of shark repellent perhaps?"
So we put Beiber down there and tie some sort of underwater speakers onto his body...
Sharks that taste good or sharks with good taste?
I vote: THUNDERSTRUCK!
Is anyone surprised sharks already into Great White also like AC/DC?
Australian scientists discovered that AC/DC are actually cool and even sharks can't deny it!
So wait, did the shark just jump AC/DC?
Nuke Gay Whales for Jesus.
The vocalist sounds like a seal in distress. That would draw a great white shark like a dinner bell.
What would happen if AC/DC plays the theme from Jaws?
Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
...getting close enough to tag a particular shark or two and playing types of music at random intervals over a given time frame, say a year or so.
Keep try to pick music of the same base level to play for a designated amount of time. Try other types of music that have higher pitches and lots less base. Use vocals, don't use vocals, and record your findings which include the Name of the Song, the album it was played from, the artist, the length of time the music played for, on what type of system the music was played on, GPS locations, time of day, weather conditions, water conditions and any other key data. Once you have all of this nice wonderful data, put it out on the web for others to research and study as well.
I'm curious, was the music was of the best sound quality or super compressed?
What equipment did he use to play the music in the water?
Does he know how loud the music volume was?
The lowest sound to the highest volume?
Was it feeding time?
Was the shark in the area before music was playing or after?
My curiosity is peaked.
Life takes interesting turns, but the most interest is when you're off the beaten path.
> One wonders if they'll be turned off by Celine Dion music — a new type of shark repellent perhaps?
They probably would be. But so would anybody interested in going down there without the sharks.
It told them to come, but they were already there.
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
The unlicensed playing of ANY popular music attracts sharks, regardless of the artist. Did they have a proper license to perform the music?