Odds of dying lightning vs shark attack

Odds of being killed by lightning: 2,320,000 to 1

Now, the way the propoganda sharks apologists try to manipulate people(sucessfully I might add!) is to use ridiculous meaningless statstics like lightning statistics. Let's break down the REAL numbers.

Let's say you are a surfer in queensland Australia. Let's say you surf there for a few decades. There have been 58 fatalities and over 163 non fatal attacks for a total of over 200 attacks. The ENTIRE population of queensland is 5.8 million. So if EVERY SINGLE person surfed every single day, then the odds would be 200 in 5.8 million. Way above getting struck by lightning. But of course they don't. These attacks are almost entirely white sharks and are NASTY attacks. We are not talking black tips in Florida stuff.

Let's say 1-2-3/4 of those attacks are on surfers/bodyboarders. Ok so lets say 125 attacks. Now what percentage of population surfs/bodyboards every day? Probably .5% of 5.8 million. So a total surf population in new south wales of 25,000(probably WAY lower than that). We are not talking people who surf once, but people who are lifetime surfers.

So now the odds are 125 in 25,000. or 1 in 200 of being attacked by a white shark in a lifetime. Again that's a gross estimate. And I highly doubt there are 25,000 surfers in brisbane.(where almost the entire population is in )

Anyway the point of this is not exact numbers, but for people to see they are CLEARLY lying to you. If you are a surfer in queensland Australia you are WAY more likely to die of a shark attack

Latest fatality http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26863565
63 year old women killed.

1 in 200 vs 1 in 2 million. LOL It's so ridiculous that it's absurd.

People should be able to recreate in the ocean. Period. People's safety comes before a stupid fish getting culled.

 

Oh and this doesn't even take into account the shark nets. WITHOUT those nets, attacks would skyrocket there. Only an idiot would surf there outside of netted areas. Again shark crackpots want to even get rid of the netting! Because they get caught in the nets! Are you f'ing serious with this crap?

 

In NJ, yes chance of attack is like getting struck by lightning. It's all about locations. There aren't white sharks in a coastal hunting pattern off NJ with large numbers That's why attacks are low. Same with RI. They're off around the shelf for the most part, except now they've come into monomoy/cape cod area due to exploding seal population.

 

AGAIN point is not EXACT math. Just showing some numbers and showing how ridiculous the statements being made are.

 

But everyone is not in the water surfing. It's a TINY percentage.

 

That person died after the cull btw. Definetly was NOT effective. THey didn't even catch any whites. Effective culling is needed

But WAY MORE IMPORTANT AND EFFECTIVE:

They NEED to keep those nets in place. That is by the FAR the most effective strategy there shown by STAGGERING decrease in attacks. They need to put more nets up as well.

Oh and people there need to be educated on REAL risk. Not some nonsense made up in a shark documentary that doesn't give a crap about people and exists to protect sharks.

 

Oh and nynjsurf, the population was way less than 5.8 million a few decades ago when attacks were being recorded. Also less surfers back then for sure. Again, exact numbers is not point. Point is OBVIOUS lying.

 

Odds are 1 in 200 if you are a surfer. Read my entire post. Not everyone surfs. Probably only about 25,000 surfers that surf everyday in queensland. So then odds become 1 in 200, nevermind 200 in 5.8 millions.

To be honest that's conservative. Also probably less than 25,000 people surf regularly in Brisbane. Talking lifetime risk here. Not per year.

 

People should at least be made aware of REAL risks if the want to go bodyboarding in queensland at a non net protected break as some mysto reef. You're seriously shark bait. It's not some 1 in 2.3 million risk. All these lies are going to come back to bite these shark conservationists in the ass.