A native Australian, Hamish grew up around the ocean as a child, just like many other people do worldwide. Extremely popular around the ocean, surfing is a sport that can be enjoyed by all within range of the beach because of its low amount of equipment, and cost. However recently there has been a large increase in the number of shark attacks, and an even more alarming is that more and more of the attacks turn out to be fatal. Upon discovering this news, Jolly finally put his long time static plan in motion.
His whole principle, is backed by science. He met the predecessor to the late Steve Irwin, Timothy Treadwell and learned about shark’s vision. He learned that they see in grey scale, or black and white. He thought of possible applications with the new information for his idea, but never began work until a few more fatal shark attacks happened that same year. Since then, the launch of their product is eminent.
The product, is a normal wetsuit that most surfers wear, however the only difference is the pattern used. Rather than using the traditional black, they used black and white stripes similar to that found on coral snakes. This specific pattern aids the snake in unconventional camouflage methods to protect it from the shark, so theoretically it should do the same for humans. After all, the pattern had been used with ancient indigenous peoples for a long time to deter the shark gods, yet no one thought to use the pattern for real world applications.
What the pattern does, is make the shark less violent. In effect, it makes the sharks confused to the point where they investigate the object within the pattern, but won’t attack it. They also made a pattern using different shades of blue, which mimics the wavelength in the water that makes the surfers nearly invisible rather than having a “drug” effect on the shark. This all means that the sharks cannot even find the object they are looking for, even when they can smell and feel the electricity taken in by their special senses.
Through tests with bait buckets wrapped in the respective patterns, the scientific evidence supports the claims originally drafted by the scientists and Jolly. The sharks either investigated but did not attack, or looked aimlessly for the bait bucket only feet away from them. With the control group, the black wetsuits, the shark attacked the bait almost instantly.
For Jolly and his crew, as well as surfers and divers, it is particularly exciting because it shows and proves that the technology is real and serves a purpose to help people. The goal of Jolly, looks likely to be completed as he does his part to save lives. In his eyes, it is a win-win. The sharks are not harmed and humans are not either.
For me personally, I love to see something backed by science have a real application to help everyday people keep their limbs, and lives. To often animals are hurt when there is a common fear of them, and we don’t do anything to try and understand them. I see humans but no humanity in some ways we deal with matters like this. It represents a big step that humans should continue to take in the development of things to better our lives and those who share our home with us. As someone who surfs myself, I can see the use for me to feel safer.
His whole principle, is backed by science. He met the predecessor to the late Steve Irwin, Timothy Treadwell and learned about shark’s vision. He learned that they see in grey scale, or black and white. He thought of possible applications with the new information for his idea, but never began work until a few more fatal shark attacks happened that same year. Since then, the launch of their product is eminent.
The product, is a normal wetsuit that most surfers wear, however the only difference is the pattern used. Rather than using the traditional black, they used black and white stripes similar to that found on coral snakes. This specific pattern aids the snake in unconventional camouflage methods to protect it from the shark, so theoretically it should do the same for humans. After all, the pattern had been used with ancient indigenous peoples for a long time to deter the shark gods, yet no one thought to use the pattern for real world applications.
What the pattern does, is make the shark less violent. In effect, it makes the sharks confused to the point where they investigate the object within the pattern, but won’t attack it. They also made a pattern using different shades of blue, which mimics the wavelength in the water that makes the surfers nearly invisible rather than having a “drug” effect on the shark. This all means that the sharks cannot even find the object they are looking for, even when they can smell and feel the electricity taken in by their special senses.
Through tests with bait buckets wrapped in the respective patterns, the scientific evidence supports the claims originally drafted by the scientists and Jolly. The sharks either investigated but did not attack, or looked aimlessly for the bait bucket only feet away from them. With the control group, the black wetsuits, the shark attacked the bait almost instantly.
For Jolly and his crew, as well as surfers and divers, it is particularly exciting because it shows and proves that the technology is real and serves a purpose to help people. The goal of Jolly, looks likely to be completed as he does his part to save lives. In his eyes, it is a win-win. The sharks are not harmed and humans are not either.
For me personally, I love to see something backed by science have a real application to help everyday people keep their limbs, and lives. To often animals are hurt when there is a common fear of them, and we don’t do anything to try and understand them. I see humans but no humanity in some ways we deal with matters like this. It represents a big step that humans should continue to take in the development of things to better our lives and those who share our home with us. As someone who surfs myself, I can see the use for me to feel safer.