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Surfer repels shark with punches
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Sat, 24 September 2005 11:25
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SYDNEY, Australia (Reuters) -- An Australian surfer survived a shark attack by repeatedly punching a small shark he first thought was a seal, the second incident of its kind this month, local radio reported on Saturday.
Brad Satchell, 44, was surfing about 120 meters (390 feet) offshore at the popular Scarborough beach in Perth, capital of Western Australia state, on Friday when he was attacked.
"I actually had a smile on my face when I first saw the thing because I thought it was a seal," Satchell told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio.
He said he turned his surfboard on its side to use as a shield when the shark, which he said may may have been a bronze whaler more than a meter in length, began to attack him. He was unhurt and paddled to safety.
"I lifted my body out of the water and I just got my fists and I remember what I'd read in the paper. I just started punching and I connected with its head," Satchell said.
lol found that when i was checking the news.
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toowoomba qld
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March 2004
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Sat, 24 September 2005 13:23
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Well the theory must be true then about punching sharks!!
Lucky bastuard  . thankfully he realised it wasn't a seal
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Campbelltown
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November 2003
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Re: Surfer repels shark with punches
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Sun, 25 September 2005 03:57
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Sounds like someone has been watching mythbusters 
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new castle
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July 2005
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Sun, 25 September 2005 08:05
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maybe its the closest thing he's going to get to clubbing a seal??
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Perth
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February 2003
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Thu, 29 September 2005 00:21
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Don't know why he was surfing 120m off Scarborough, the break there is 50m off the shore at most, he would have been sitting in flat water..
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Sydney
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January 2005
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Thu, 29 September 2005 00:50
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yeh, seems like everyone is beating down on sharks these days 
how about that guy off sa coast. that was close as and he was loving it. lucky guy...
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maybe its the closest thing he's going to get to clubbing a seal??
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ahahah, i wonder if his intentions where to beat the seal b4 he realised it was a shark?
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Melbourne
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November 2003
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Thu, 29 September 2005 01:50
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They busted that myth on mythbusters. Punching a shark in the nose doesn't particularly do anything. You're better off going for the eyes if you can. However, they said attacking it in any way is better than nothing, as they tend to stop bothering. It takes them energy to attack, and if you fight back, they may go for softer prey that's easier to catch.
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Sydney
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January 2005
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Thu, 29 September 2005 02:04
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i love myth busters. but i musta missed that episode. how good was the one wif the frozen chickens and shit  i love blowing stuff up...
so they reacon hitting a shark doesnt usualy do anything? thats intresting, i full get ready for a fight everytime i go beach thsee days LOL
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Hobart
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December 2004
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Thu, 29 September 2005 02:07
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lol so do i, thats y i joined artillery!
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Campbelltown
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November 2003
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Thu, 29 September 2005 02:08
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| Shraka wrote on Thu, 29 September 2005 11:50 |
They busted that myth on mythbusters. Punching a shark in the nose doesn't particularly do anything. You're better off going for the eyes if you can. However, they said attacking it in any way is better than nothing, as they tend to stop bothering. It takes them energy to attack, and if you fight back, they may go for softer prey that's easier to catch.
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Actually the epsidoe showed that you can pretty much hit them anywhere and no matter how hard and they kinda just go away.
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Melbourne
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November 2003
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Thu, 29 September 2005 05:10
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| Corona RT142 wrote on Thu, 29 September 2005 12:08 |
| Shraka wrote on Thu, 29 September 2005 11:50 |
They busted that myth on mythbusters. Punching a shark in the nose doesn't particularly do anything. You're better off going for the eyes if you can. However, they said attacking it in any way is better than nothing, as they tend to stop bothering. It takes them energy to attack, and if you fight back, they may go for softer prey that's easier to catch.
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Actually the epsidoe showed that you can pretty much hit them anywhere and no matter how hard and they kinda just go away.
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Which is prettymuch what I said.
The nose isn't particularly special. Just hit 'em anywhere.
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Sydney NSW
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July 2004
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Thu, 29 September 2005 13:08
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The shark probably wasn't even going to attack him anyway. It was probably just having a look around when some strung out hippie surfer that had been listening to too much Jack Johnson suddenly started beating on it!
I have been diving with Bronzies, and they are curious, but most of the time couldnt care less, and would actually prefer to be chasing down something more bite size.
Gotta remember people, there are more people killed every year by falling cocconuts than shark attacks. Dr Carl says so, so it must be true 
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Melbourne
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November 2003
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Sat, 01 October 2005 05:54
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| cannonball wrote on Thu, 29 September 2005 23:08 |
The shark probably wasn't even going to attack him anyway. It was probably just having a look around when some strung out hippie surfer that had been listening to too much Jack Johnson suddenly started beating on it!
I have been diving with Bronzies, and they are curious, but most of the time couldnt care less, and would actually prefer to be chasing down something more bite size.
Gotta remember people, there are more people killed every year by falling cocconuts than shark attacks. Dr Carl says so, so it must be true
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LOL. Yeah that and only a starving Shark will take more than one bite of you. Apparently we taste shitfull to sharks. We aren't fishy enough.
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Melbourne
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Location:
Melbourne
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November 2003
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Re: Surfer repels shark with punches
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Sun, 02 October 2005 15:21
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| Allan wrote on Sun, 02 October 2005 19:31 |
| Shraka wrote on Sat, 01 October 2005 15:54 |
LOL. Yeah that and only a starving Shark will take more than one bite of you. Apparently we taste shitfull to sharks. We aren't fishy enough.
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Ladys wanting head need only go surfing?... silicon shark tounges the next fad in sex toys!
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Two things:
1) You're a sick little boy.
2) you're funny as hell.
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