Shark Commits Suicide on Water Slide

I know there is a "jump the shark" joke in here somewhere..

Hey I've been there before!

But yeah, I really doubt the shark was actually trying to kill herself. The tanks there are enormous and it was fed regularly.

Would it have made a difference if the swimming pool were salinated instead of chlorinated?

From the pictures, it really doesn't seem like the wall was that high... she probably just got startled or was really interested and accidentally jumped into the slide. That's too bad though, poor thing.

PJG:- Yes, it's far more likely to have been that it was fresh water not salt rather than the chlorine that killed it.

aside from other explanations it might be possibel that it had it's beady eyes on the tasty feasts going in and out of the pool.

Chlorine can be pretty deadly, and chlorinated water moreso to something that breathes through gills.

I think a shark could survive a bout of fresh water for a while if put back into salt water. I believe the death was in fact casued by chlorine poisoning.

Oh, and I'm suprised no one made a 'leap of faith' joke either. (in addition to jumping the shark)

He was challenged. He had to jump.

there must have been a sexy chlorine shark in the other tank... blaah sorry... i stayed up all night... thats all i got right now

If only they put a waterslide in the shark's own tank..... maybe this tragedy could have been averted.

One might call it sui-slide

@ Faz

Zing!

Fin.

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As already hinted at, the 'suicide' post title overstates the incident a bit. I mean, we do not call auto accidents suicides.

But it makes for a 'tastier post' (there and here) ... so what the h3ll.

...tom...
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He took the ride of his life. Or for his death.

Oh Faz, that was bad!! Too funny!

she's been watching everyone have fun slidding down laughing and screaming...it was now her turn,at least she waited til no one was around! RIP sharky!

word has it she'd been drinking..

another wanna be female poolshark!!! OUCH

Even Bart Simpson knows that nobody can resist the "Super Fun Happy Slide."

http://download.lardlad.com/sounds/season5/thohd15.mp3

Statistics show that sucicide rates amoung 12 year old female sharks sky rocket during the holiday season.

Chlorine is a tissue destroyer originally used in chemical warfare.

was the shark trying to jump over Fonzi?

We all have heard of whales that beach themselves and die. Alot of whales that are held in captivity die. Perhaps this shark wanted out of its prison and gave it's life trying. Something to think about.

You all are hilarious !!

I think she was trying to evolve too fast.

How do we know the shark jumped? Could it not be the work of pranksters?

It was likely the chlorine, not fresh water, that killed it. That, along with an inadequate enclosure.

Sharks have been known to swim up freshwater rivers and streams, no problem.

Just look up the Jersey Shore attacks from 1916 that inspired the Jaws movies - the final attacks were in fresh water - Matawan Creek, 30 miles inland. 2 dead, one severely injured.

I think the title of this story is not funny or even a little amusing. I think it is irresponsible to even suggest it. Now, on the other hand - the comments are amusing

Great white sharks can't jump.

I think we can call it "sushi-cide"...hehehe

How do they know the shark committed suicide? Couldn't it have been an accidental death? Did the shark willingly jump into the tank knowing that it would result in it's death? Had she been depressed lately? Did she leave a note??

Reminds me off the tiger incident last year. Remember the one where several people got mauled (1 died) and it turned out (after a lot of denial) that the exhibit wall wasn't high enough? An 18 inch wide and 1 foot high sustaining structure between a shark exhibit and a waterslide... This could have ended up a lot worse.

I hear they have a nice seafood menu at the resort's resturant. Does shark taste like chicken?

# 24 lawrrencee-- heeeeelarious!!!!!! thanks for that one!

Dara -
"Sharks have been known to swim up freshwater rivers and streams, no problem."

I believe only the Bull Shark is capable of breathing BOTH salt and freshwater. This shark was a reef shark.

There are a few species of sharks in Kenya that are "Freshwater" sharks. I don't know if they can handle salt water though.

"Shark commits suicide"-- now I have heard it all. Maybe it committed suicide because of the economic crisis, it's Christmas and could not buy gifts, perhaps it lost its house. Yeah that's it, it lost its way from its house and by accident landed on a water slide.

Shark indeed is very tasty! If you are a seafood conseign(sp) Sometimes we are eating shark,and we don't even know it.
Poor thing...she probably thought she could escape by jumping into the water next to her...she had been plotting for awhile...and she went when she had her chance...good girl!
she will be missed.

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the shark want freedom, that is what all living thing want.

What a selfish act.

Must be drunk to do such a thing!

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I'm wondering is she was raped then pushed into the fresh chlorine water. Did the DNA reveal any Sea men?? Fernando from Costa Rica

@ D for # 6- read the article again and rethimk this statement: "aside from other explanations it might be possibel that it had it’s beady eyes on the tasty feasts going in and out of the pool."

I find it to be most interesting how a shark, which lives in water, can be killed by chlorinated water, and at the same time, our governmental "know-it-alls" say us humans have to have chlorine in the same water we drink. Is it me, or what???

I have a good receipe for shark hash anyone want it?

Are you guys serious you are debating over a single sharks death....seriously. What has the world come to when one single shark death makes such an impact in the news.

Sharks "breathe" water. So, a shark in chlorinated water would be like a person in a room filled with poisonous gas. DEAD

Marine fish that are subject to fresh water basically there cell structure explodes. Same vice cersa. Sometimes when trying to save a fish that is infected with some type of parasite this procedure will be used. If done when the fish is to far gone, of incorrectly yes it will kill the fish. But I agree the chlorine probably had alot to do with it. I have also been there, and the chlorine levels at that slide are probably the max allowed. Just like the sign at my pool in the back yard says. Notice the is no P in our OOL please keep it that way. But all jokes aside it was a tragedy, 2 fold, that it happened, and that the shark was there in the first place.

Maybe the shark thought the munchies were tastier in the other pool? It should have learned it's lesson from the speculators that upgrades aren't always sustainable.

Ok, who threw the shoe at the poor shark?????

It's the Jumping Shark of Faith Sushi-Slide. Get the Ogilvy folks in here to figure out how to make the collateral work!

u no wat, i think that the shark was angry about econmic crisis. After the DOW started to go down, he just decided to end all his troubles.........

just a warning to all those in trouble!
SEE A SOMEONE SO YOU DONT END UP LIKE HER!

As the saying goes,
Water is always bluer on the other side.
Why did the shark cross the slide?
To get to the food on the other side.
I believe the shark wanted to hunt its
food not be fed.

Another suicidal shark? Apparantly it just learned that its pension fund was invested with Madoff.

Why keep a shark when you can eat it?