http://gizmodo.com/5114204/rebel-shark-that-plays-by-his-own-rules-jumps-onto-waterslide-lives-fast-dies-young
WTF!
I love some of the comments on that story (some funny, some sobering). I even went to the original story on TMZ and read that. Here's my favourite comment, though:
Quote from: http://gizmodo.com/5114204/rebel-shark-that-plays-by-his-own-rules-jumps-onto-waterslide-lives-fast-dies-young?t=9585216#viewcomments
One might wonder why a shark tank is right next to a water slide in a resort where large amounts of alcohol are consumed.
Seriously, no one thought their sharks could jump out of their tanks? They need to spend more time reading Wikipedia!
Quote from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacktip_reef_shark#Reproduction.2C_behavior.2C_and_interaction_with_humans
The blacktip is one of only a few sharks that can jump fully out of the water, a behaviour called breaching. They have also been observed surfacing to look around (spy-hopping).
Here's some pictures of that slide... You actually start above the open tank and then the slide goes through the tank. See the sharks swimming around?
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2380/2046410797_59c3088201.jpg)
Here's the slide going through the tank:
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/44/132942995_6d8d4cf15e.jpg)
Apparently there's also a slow tube ride that goes through the shark tank...
Quote from: Thorin on December 19, 2008, 12:44:47 PM
Here's some pictures of that slide...
Google Maps (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=atlantis,+paradise+island,+bahamas&sll=25.078991,-77.304525&sspn=0.025576,0.035877&ie=UTF8&ll=25.081401,-77.315512&spn=0.051151,0.071754&t=h&z=14) (too much cloud cover though :( ; actual Lat/Long: 25.085954, -77.323419 (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=25.085954,+-77.323419&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=47.167389,73.476563&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=17&g=25.085954,+-77.323419&iwloc=addr) )
More photos on The Google (http://images.google.ca/images?hl=en&q=Atlantis+Resort+Bahamas&gbv=2) , wow that water is so blue and warm-looking, and today outside it's -30... anyone else hurtin'?
http://www.atlantisbahamasvacation.com/atlantis/waterslides.php