Sounds cool, right? But the main question is: is it authentic? Judging from their tests, it seems fairly effective with particular species of sharks, especially small ones – as illustrated in the video. But it has not been tested with great whites and other large species of sharks responsible for attacks. Would Sharkbanz really deter a large, hungry and curious great white shark from mistaking you for a scrumptious seal? This would certainly be a game-changer in the surfing community. It would enable surfers to enter waters that were previously off limits due to their high volume of sharks. The owners, however, explicitly state that by wearing this technology, it doesn’t mean that you are able to jump into chummed, shark infested waters. That would be just moronic.
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