[Phys-L] Re: Australian shark repelent

[Brian Whatcott <betwys1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>]

At 04:32 PM 2/21/2005, Wes, you wrote:
> Hi, Dere:
>
> Does anyone have more information about what this device actually doe=
> s?
>  =20
>                       http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/02/21/spark.shark/=
> index.html
>
>
>     Wes


I talked to a fellow at Wood's Hole thirty years ago, who
tested the sensitivity of sharks' electric sense.
    It was exquisitely sensitive, by all accounts.
It wouldn't take much to disrupt this sense, it seems to me.



Brian Whatcott    Altus OK    Eureka!