Man surfs on back of a great white shark

A surfer claims he was knocked off his board by a great white shark and ended up standing on the predator for several seconds. Honestly, I think there is some truth to this. I wouldn't call it "surfing" in any way, but I can believe that he got knocked off his board and ended up standing on the shark for a moment or two. I think a sharks back would be way too slippery to stand on, let alone 'surf' on. Actually, shark skin is incredibly rough. It's made up of things called "dermal denticles", which make it feel much like sandpaper. So he'd certainly have the traction should he be lucky enough t... [More]

factually speaking for a sec - sharks aren't slippery - sharks have a unique skin that is actually quite rough - it helps them swim faster... and has actually been used as sandpaper in the past Actually, shark skin is incredibly rough. It's made up of things called "dermal denticles", which make it feel much like sandpaper. So he'd certainly have the traction should he be lucky enough to land directly on the shark. Hmm, I never knew that. Thank you for sharing that information. I guess you learn something new everyday. Lucky for me, I've never been close enough to a shark find that information... [More]

[ No, a shark's skin is far from slippery. It's actually somewhat abrasive. As for whether or not this happened? Who among us can say unless we were there, the world is a strange place at times. quote name=BiffSplitkins' timestamp='1318855495' post='4089109] I'm calling shenanigans on this one too! I think a sharks back would be way too slippery to stand on, let alone 'surf' on.

I live in the area... funny that it wasn't on the news...

I don't see any reason not to believe this one either. Now granted, I wouldn't argue against someone who said that his time frame may be off. When something makes you p*** yourself as that very well may, a second can seem like ten. Not that 1-5 seconds is a huge difference in time anyway though. And being a surfer it's probably reasonable that he could balance himself in an odd situation a bit longer than average.

sharks are awesome

Sorry but i don't that anyone can surf on a shark back.

that's nothing - Karl Pilkington swims with great whites and dolphins with machine guns Dolphins have machine guns now? How cool ... and scary.

Actually, with sharks the skin is rough in one direction, and smooth in another. So it would be fairly slick to try to stand on. Might b why it was only a few moments. However, I call shenanigans. Maybe if he was Australian I'd believe it.

Maybe he'd been drinking a Dos Equis