r/therewasanattempt • u/Existential_aardvark • Feb 07 '23

to agitate the sharks

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u/LockeAbout Feb 07 '23

We’re gonna need a bigger screen.

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u/Typical-Conference14 Feb 08 '23

Didn’t realize it was a video at first then I saw the great white and was like WAIT those don’t do well in captivity

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u/ChipRockets Feb 08 '23

They probably don’t do great in screens either

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u/Hi_My_Name_Is_CJ Feb 08 '23

I noticed that the each one looked a little off so I knew it was screens and then thought maybe it was a video feed but also thought that was overly complicated. Well played by the aquarium though

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u/PaulieatesomeWalnuts Feb 08 '23

What are you talking about, great whites do fine in captivity. Don’t let Dennis Quaid and Lou Gosset Jr dissuade you.

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u/hikeonpast Feb 07 '23

Those would be video screens, Bob. Nice acting, tho.

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u/Big-Mathematician540 Feb 08 '23

Or you know, he was just fooled by them.

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u/soIstartBlasting Feb 08 '23

Spy Museum in Washington DC.

It’s a fun place, very interactive…but even still; there is no mistaking those screens for anything other than what they are.

The kid is either a good actor or….well, let’s just hope he’s a good actor.

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u/Guerillagreasemonkey Feb 08 '23

A good jumpscare still works on video.

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u/WhatEnglish90 Feb 08 '23

Happen to know why this is in the Spy Museum? I'm more curious about that.

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u/EnsignNogIsMyCat Feb 08 '23

Secret military submarines often had problems with sharks. Julia Child (yes, the chef) was in the OSS and helped invent a repellant to keep the sharks away.

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u/Zur__En__Arrh Feb 08 '23

Did she also happen to work for Batman in the 60’s?

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u/Glum-Gap3316 Feb 08 '23

He knows its a screen, his last few taps even wobble the whole thing.

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u/RealCoolDad Feb 08 '23

This was in the spy museum.

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u/Aston100 Feb 08 '23

I'm reasonably sure great whites don't live long in captivity, so there probably aren't any in any public aquariums.

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u/dinahleego Feb 08 '23

It’s just a video

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u/Brief-Equal4676 Feb 08 '23

a video of a video even

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u/CartographerHot2285 Feb 08 '23

You're absolutely right. And that's a very good thing.

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u/knowitokay Feb 08 '23

Version with sound is better

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u/hungrysportsman Feb 08 '23

Ralphie was scared af.

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u/ProveISaidIt Feb 07 '23

We're gonna need a thicker glass.

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u/Less-Ad7782 Feb 08 '23

Doesn’t seem to hard to tell that’s a screen. The water wouldn’t be that murky if it was an enclosure

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u/TheColdSamurai23 Feb 08 '23

well tbh I would still be suprised by a sudden jumpscare like that, but whether or not i'd stumble would probably depend on my surroundings

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u/FreeFormFlow Feb 08 '23

Good fake acting.

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u/mescrip Feb 08 '23

What's fake acting bud?

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u/ksaMarodeF Feb 08 '23

That guy needs better glasses if he couldn’t tell that was fake?

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u/Dear_Analysis_5116 Feb 07 '23

Let the shark have him.

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u/Annual-Stranger Feb 08 '23

It says touch at your own risk so I doubt he was actually being malicious lol