Monday 26 October 2009

Ironic perpetuum mobile

A shark that eats a 3 meter white shark must be some nasty piece of work. Off the coast of Straddy, where we went diving last year, a monster lurks. Last week’s journal shows pictures of an unfortunate white shark with a rather large chunk missing from its belly. It's estimated that a great white between 5 and 6 meters took a nibble.

So… what is an ironic perpetuum mobile?

1. Installing shark nets to give the illusion of protection to swimmers,
2. catching a few whales in these nets as a side effect, much to the grief of local Greenpeace hippies,
3. leaving the rotting whale carcass to to be eaten by... sharks.
4. waiting for white sharks to swim hundreds of kms to eat this delicacy,
5. hearing entrepreneurs complain to government that tourists stay away from the beaches,
6. go to 1.

While we're on the topic... Here are all the nasties here in Australia. Have a look at the Irukandji... that is a little bastard.

Spiders
Funnel web Spider, Red Back spider.

Snakes
Black snake, Copperhead, Death Adder, Eastern Brown, Fierce snake, Small eyed snake, Mulga snake, Taipan, Tiger snake, Western Brown, Stephen's banded snake.

Jelly Fish
Irukandji, Box Jelly fish

Sharks
Tiger shark, Bull Shark, White shark

Other
Salt Water Crocodile, Giant sting ray, Stone fish, Blue ring octopus, Cone Snail, Kangaroos (believe it or not, they kill about 100 people per year).

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