what is it like to get bit by a GREAT WHITE SHARK?

Answer 1

Well, in all honesty it depends on the type of bite and location.

They record all shark "attacks", from a tiny scratch to loss of limb or death. People can be grazed by a sharks teeth and they still consider it an attack though it is not a "bite".

Nonetheless with just about any good size shark attack people always tend to say the same thing, that they did not feel much. Most seem to think it is because of shock or due to the fact that it happens so fast. For example I remember a story from one guy where he got pulled under but surfaced just as fast as he was pulled under. He was not sure what happened and did not feel pain, but suddenly saw blood in the water. He raised his legs out of the water and was missing a foot.

Some even think that that people do not feel pain as much because it is harder for them to see the wound. For example if you are in cloudy water and have your calf torn off it is hard for people to see the damage through the cloudy water or raise their leg out to see. Though the body/brain might feel some pain it is almost that it does not fully click until the injury is seen. Another reason why when many people get hurt they try not to look because it makes it worse. Or for example when I have to get a shot at the doc, as long as I do not look at the needle going in I do not feel pain. The brain is a funny thing.

Overall though it depends. People who have clean bites tend to feel very little where as people who are latched onto a shreaded/thrashed about tend to feel it a bit more. Plus it depends on the size of the shark too. An attack from a baby/young shark is going to be far different than that of a full grown adult.

Answer 2

Few have lived to tell about it, but those who have, write books about it. There was a rather famous guy back in the late 1970's, by the name of Rodney Fox who wrote a book on it. Consult your local library or bookstore...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Fox

Sharks generally don't eat people. Too many bones. The energy expended to eat you vs. the caloric intake - you're just not worth the effort. Sharks will take a "test bite" and with their taste buds will calculate if you are worth eating. The thing is, with a Great White, you may not live after the "test bite". Once you're dead, and no longer struggling, you're now worth eating.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Benchley

Answer 3

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Answer 4

It's like that old Beatles song "Yesterday" , the part that goes:
"Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be..."

Answer 5

Sore.