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CHARLIE: What's up guys?

Today we're hanging out in Jupiter, Florida to do a little beaching,

a little scuba diving, and to face one of my biggest fears, just another day.

Wanna meet one of our friends? Come on in.

CHARLIE: It's weird! It's true...

...and today it's all about sharks!

(radio chatter)

KIRBY: It just doesn't make any sense!

CHARLIE: I know Kirb, it just freaks the heck out of me though!

Hey guys! Charlie here, you know my sister Kirby.

KIRBY: Oh hey guys! Charles is being ridiculous.

CHARLIE: Okay. Let me explain real quick.

KIRBY: No, no, no let me explain.

MAN (over TV): That's why traffic in a place like Southern California.

KIRBY (off-screen): Yesterday we were watching TV, flipping through the channels.

When we came across this commercial.

CHARLIE (over TV): Monster Chomp! Ahhh! Sharks!

They're big,they're nasty, and they're looking for their next meal!

Going for a swim?

You're about to be Monster Chomped!

Tuesdays at 5:00.

KIRBY: This show is absolutely ridiculous.

CHARLIE: I don't know, man.

KIRBY: Now, I'm ready to go to the beach, and Charlie's not coming,

because he's scared of the water.

CHARLIE: I'm not scared of the water.

I'm scared that a shark might swallow me whole!

I could be monster chomped!

KIRBY: Are you scared of sharks?

CHARLIE: Of course I'm scared of sharks.

KIRBY: Charlie, it doesn't make sense to be scared of sharks.

CHARLIE: Kirby, sharks are vicious man eating beasts of the sea!

KIRBY: Charles, they don't eat people.

CHARLIE: But. KIRBY: Charlie! CHARLIE: Kirby!

KIRBY: Guys, I have been dealing with this for way too long.

So we're gonna do something about it right now!

When we're scared do we sit around passively and wallow in our fear?

CHARLIE: No!

KIRBY: Do we irrationally freak out about a shark swallowing us whole!

CHARLIE: Maybe sometimes, I mean.

KIRBY: Heck no!

We analyze the situation, perform a substantial amount of research to make a

scientifically accurate assessment of our fears and proceed accordingly.

CHARLIE: Yeah. KIRBY: So today we're unraveling the world of.

CHARLIE (off-screen): Sharks! KIRBY (off-screen): Sharks!

CHARLIE: Okay. KIRBY: Okay. CHARLIE: Sharks.

KIRBY: How ya feelin'? CHARLIE: Kinda freakin' out a little!

KIRBY: Let's take a deep breath.

And approach this thing calmly, and from an academic standpoint.

CHARLIE: Like we do.

KIRBY: Like we do.

CHARLIE: Okay, so, sharks.

KIRBY: What. Are. Sharks?

CHARLIE: Ah this is perfect.

Come on in guys, check this out.

So you wanna learn about sharks?

Well this is the book for you!

People who study sharks are called Elasmobranchologists.

Now, from the hard work these scientists have undertaken, we know that there are a few

features that make sharks, sharks.

First off, sharks are fish, with five to seven gills.

Unlike you and me, Sharks don't have a single bone in their entire body.

Instead of bones their body structure is made out of cartilage,

just like our noses and ears.

Simply fascinating!

How about a few more!

Most fish, when you look at them head-on are shaped kind of like an oval.

Sharks are much more triangular-ish.

Most fish stay afloat using swim bladders, gas filled sacs in their bodies.

Sharks don't have swim bladders, they have low-density livers and unfused

pectoral fins to keep themselves afloat.

Fancy stuff.

Weird but True, those shark fins act almost like airplane wings, giving the shark lift.

But, just like airplane wings they don't work if they're not moving forward.

So if shark stops swimming, they're gonna sink.

Sharks have incredibly unique scales, called dermal denticles.

They have pretty much the same exact structure as our teeth!

So it's like sharks are covered in tons and tons of tiny, microscopic teeth!

How weird is that?

Ready for their next Monster Chomp!

No! Ah! No!

KIRBY: It's doesn't even say that!

CHARLIE: Okay maybe it doesn't say that, but I think we got sharks down now right?

So if we got a fish, we added five to seven gills.

Made it cartilaginous, triangular shaped from the front,

tossed in some unfused pectoral fins, took out the swim bladder,

and for good measure covered it in tiny little teeth scales called dermal denticles.

We'd have ourselves a nice little shark.

KIRBY: So, uh how ya feelin' Bud?

CHARLIE: Fine, fine, fine, cool, cool, cool, but I'm still pretty nervous.

So I think we should just get some more research done.

KIRBY: I think that's a good idea.

CHARLIE: Awesome, okay guys, we're gonna get just a bit more research done,

but we got like a million books back there so it probably shouldn't take too long.

Awesome. We'll see you in a bit.

KIRBY (off-screen): Weird but True.

CHARLIE (over TV): And that's why you should never swim

in the water or you'll be Monster Chomped!

Tune in next week for our hammerhead chomp special!

Aww dude!

KIRBY: This show is absurd.

CHARLIE: All I can say is, swimming in the water at the beach, never gonna happen.

KIRBY: That's ridiculous.

CHARLIE: But. KIRBY: Charlie.

CHARLIE: But. KIRBY: Charlie!

CHARLIE: But why do people get chomped all the time?

KIRBY: They don't that's exactly what I'm saying.

The chances that you will get bit by a shark while you're swimming in the ocean are less

than one in a million.

They're one in 11.5 million.

Yeah, here are some other things that are more likely to happen

than getting bit by a shark.

Remember, your odds of getting bit by a shark are one in 11.5 million!

The odds that you will become president of the United States

are one in ten million.

The odds that a woman gives birth to conjoined twins is one in 200,000.

The probability of tossing a nickel up in the air and having it land on it's edge

is one in 6,000.

And the odds that your house gets hit by lightning is one in 200.

In 1996, 13 Americans were injured by sharks.

Guess how many were injured by toilets.

CHARLIE: Toilets? KIRBY: Toilets, just guess.

CHARLIE: Uh three? KIRBY: 43,000!

CHARLIE: Wait weird. KIRBY: But true.

43,000 people were injured by toilets in 1996.

That same year, almost 11,000 people were injured by buckets

and 2,600 people were injured by air fresheners.

Air fresheners!

CHARLIE: Dude, how could you possibly be injured by an air freshener?

KIRBY: I have no idea, but 2,600 people figured it out.

This is what I'm talking about.

The chances of getting bit by a shark are super low.

Sharks don't want to eat us so they're not going to bite us.

CHARLIE: I've been looking into it and sharks have all the senses that humans have,

except they're like super amped up like super senses.

So they're fantastic predators.

For example, sharks can smell, like us, but way better.

They can smell something about a third of a mile away.

They can hear low frequency sounds underwater.

They have vision like cats, they can see in super low light.

They can sense touch with their dermal denticles, and taste, too.

Smell, hearing, vision, touch, taste.

We have all these senses too!

But sharks have more.

Think about that additional senses!

KIRBY: So sharks don't eat people, and they use those extra senses to tell that we

are not fish so we're not food.

CHARLIE: Ooooooh, very interesting Kirb.

So you're saying sharks could use their senses for good and not evil?

KIRBY: Exactly.

CHARLIE: Okay guys, one non-human super sense that sharks have is.

Electroreception.

Alright. Game time! Non human shark senses.

First up, electroreception.

All living things emit super small amounts of electricity

when they contract their muscles.

Even though it's a very small amount, sharks can sense it, which allows them to find fish

even if they're hiding.

Chomp chomp chomp chomp chomp.

Sharks can find hiding fishing based on the electricity that they emit!

KIRBY: And remember Charles, sharks don't eat people.

So they use that electroreception to tell you are not a fish.

CHARLIE: Okay, okay we got it already.

Alright, another non-human shark super sense water pressure!

Sharks can sense vibrations and changes in water pressure.

This is super neat because injured fish thrash around in the water,

creating all sorts of irregular vibrations and changes in water pressure.

Sharks can detect these, use them to locate fish,

and chomp chomp chomp chomp chomp chomp.

So sharks can smell their prey, they can hear their prey,

see their prey in low light, taste and feel them, locate by electricity,

and find them using changes in water pressure.

KIRBY (off-screen): And remember!

The great thing is, they can use all those super senses to tell that we're human.

Experts believe the rare times that sharks bite humans

are when they're confused with real prey.

And because they eat fish, not humans, they won't eat us.

CHARLIE: Are you sure about that though Kirb?

I mean people get bit on that show Monster Chomp like all the time.

KIRBY: Charlie! Agh!

This has gone way too long.

Alright we're doing this.

Guys, stick around I gotta send a quick email.

But uh you're gonna wanna see what's coming up next.

Hey Bryce.

Any openings this week?

The more sharks the better.

CHARLIE: Wait, what?

KIRBY: Weird but True.

Sometimes piled on top of each other.

CHARLIE: Hey guys! KIRBY: Hey!

CHARLIE: Just hanging out in HQ waiting for.

KIRBY: Perfect he responded! This sounds awesome!

CHARLIE: What's up? KIRBY: We're gonna go hang out with some sharks in Florida.

CHARLIE: What? KIRBY: Yup. CHARLIE: But I think.

KIRBY: I think that it's perfect. Come on!

CHARLIE: I guess we're going to Florida, we'll see you there.

KIRBY (off-screen): We're headed to Florida! The sunshine state!

Known for its beautiful coastline, seasonal orange harvest,

and bountiful crop of retirees.

All great things, but we're here in Jupiter to meet some sharks,

and this is the guy who's gonna introduce us.

Bryce! Shark expert, shark whisperer!

This guy spends every day swimming with sharks off the Florida coast.

He knows everything about them, so he's the guy to help Charlie get over his fear.

Bryce's favorite Weird but True fact, sharks can live to be 75 years old.

CHARLIE: Cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, cool, alright so here's the situation guys.

Kirby brought us here to Jupiter, Florida to check out some sharks in real life cause

I'm freaking out right now and I'm a little scared of sharks.

If all that shark info didn't help me out with my fears hopefully meeting some might.

At least that's the plan.

KIRBY: That's the plan. CHARLIE: Yeah. KIRBY: How ya feeling?

CHARLIE: Like anxious, nervous, excited, like a little hungry, happy and sad.

Just kind of a general freak out mode right now, but.

KIRBY: You gotta stay calm. CHARLIE: Yeah? KIRBY: You're good, you're good.

CHARLIE: Okay. KIRBY: You're gonna be fine.

CHARLIE: Okay, we're okay guys, we're gonna be okay, alright?

Let's go check out some sharks.

BRYCE: How's it going guys? KIRBY: What's up? CHARLIE: How's it going?

I'm Charlie.

BRYCE: Good to see you I'm Bryce.

KIRBY: I'm Kirby, nice to meet you.

BRYCE: I'd shake your hand, but I got a bunch of tuna.

KIRBY: It's all good. CHARLIE: Yeah you're kinda. KIRBY: You're busy.

CHARLIE: Guys, Captain Bryce. BRYCE: Yeah you guys ready to see some sharks?

CHARLIE: I'm not gonna lie I'm kinda freaking out right now so.

BRYCE: Gonna be a lot of sharks out there.

CHARLIE: Yeah? BRYCE: Yeah there's a lot of sharks out there right now.

Real close, a lot of species, it's gonna be good.

Let's get on the boat and get out there and see some sharks.

They're waiting for us.

CHARLIE: Alright so Bryce what's the game plan today?

BRYCE: What we're doing, we're going about six miles off shore we'll go get a lot of

sharks right to the boat and dive with 'em.

CHARLIE: What kind of sharks are we gonna see?

BRYCE (off-screen): A lot of silkies, a lot of duskies, hammers, maybe a bull shark,

maybe a ever tigershark today.

CHARLIE: Hammerheads! I know hammerheads!

BRYCE: Yeah man hammers are an awesome shark.

CHARLIE (off-screen): Whoa!

Let's get a quick rundown on what kind of sharks we're talking about here.

Hammerheads are famous for their mallet shaped heads and wide set eyes.

They come in a lot of sizes, but the biggest, the great hammerheads,

grow up to 20 feet long and weigh 1,000 pounds.

Their favorite meal is stingrays.

The silky shark AKA the gray reef shark

has a slim body and smooth skin, which is where they got their name.

They grow up to 12 feet long and their favorite food is boney fish.

The dusky shark has a slender streamlined body with a short, round snout.

They're long distance migrators that grow up to 12 feet long and eat lots of

different fish.

Bull sharks have a bad reputation for head butting their prey before they attack.

They live all over the place including inland and rivers.

They have short, blunt snouts with thick bodies and can grow to just over 11 feet.

They eat fish, dolphins, and even other sharks.

And last on Bryce's list the tiger shark.

Get's it's name from its dark vertical stripes found mainly on the juveniles.

They have super powerful jaws, grow up to 14 feet and can weigh 1,400 pounds.

They eat practically everything.

In the stomach contents of captured tiger sharks they've found license plates

and old tires.

These guys are the biggest risk to humans on the list.

I seriously hope they're busy somewhere else today.

BRYCE: So basically what we're gonna do is get sharks to the boat first,

once they get to the boat we're gonna watch 'em from the surface.

Then we're gonna actually get in the water with 'em.

CHARLIE: How many sharks are we talking here?

BRYCE: So we're talking like ten to 30 sharks on this dive and they're gonna show up

instantly and pretty much stay with us the entire time.

Sharks are really elusive animals alright?

They don't like people, they don't like boats, the only way you're gonna even see a shark

is to just bait the water a little bit.

CHARLIE: So is it okay to chum the water like we are?

Cause I feel like if you get them hungry they'll like.

KIRBY: Yeah. CHARLIE: Make them pretty fierce you know?

BRYCE: This is the only way we're gonna see sharks and show them to the world so we

have to do it.

We got a no shark bite policy today so you'll be good.

Sharks to me are the ultimate animals.

CHARLIE (off-screen): Bryce explains that chumming is sometimes controversial,

but we'll make sure to play it safe by heading way off shore away from the shoreline.

Have you ever been bit before?

BRYCE: So I've been diving with sharks for about ten years

and I've never been bit.

It just goes to show these sharks are not out here to kill you.

CHARLIE: How to act when you're in the water with sharks?

'Cause I know there's some things you should do and shouldn't do right?

BRYCE: Calm, cool, collected right?

Don't freak out, just maintain yourselves, stay nice and calm,

these sharks are gonna act like you're not even there.

CHARLIE: That's all you need to do to stay safe?

BRYCE: That and just do whatever I tell you to do.

CHARLIE: Calm, cool, collected, follow Captain Bryce.

KIRBY: Listen to Bryce. BRYCE: That's right.

CHARLIE: Alright our life is in your hands here man.

KIRBY: So confident.

CHARLIE: I feel like with a guy like Bryce around you can't help but feel

a little confident right?

KIRBY: Yeah 30 sharks no big deal.

CHARLIE: We got this guys, we got this its okay.

So we're heading out to the open ocean where the sharks hang out.

I can't believe I'm really doing this.

KIRBY (off-screen): Weird but True.

CHARLIE: Today we're hanging out in Jupiter, Florida somewhere off the coast.

Not sure where we are, but I do know that there's some sharks nearby.

KIRBY: And Charlie's scared of sharks.

CHARLIE: Well obviously, because they're vicious ferocious predators!

KIRBY: That don't eat people.

CHARLIE: Okay, that's what we're gonna find out today.

We're gonna interact with these sharks and determine, once and for all,

if they're the ferocious monster chompers that we think they are,

or if they're just big marine animals with a lot of teeth.

KIRBY: It's gonna be great.

CHARLIE: It's gonna be great.

BRYCE: Be careful of your hand.

CHARLIE (off-screen): So we're baiting the water right now which means

throwing out fish bait to attract the sharks.

Wooo!

BRYCE: That's all that's left! How about that?

You got a big school of bull sharks right here bull sharks are a top three species in the

world in terms of aggression.

Its great white, tiger, bull, a lot of people think bull sharks are some of the most

aggressive animals in the world.

That being said they're real elusive sharks, but they are pretty fired up right now.

KIRBY: Yeah. BRYCE (off-screen): So this is definitely a serious shark.

CHARLIE (off-screen): A very serious shark, and in a minute Kirby and I are supposed

to jump in and hang out with them like it's no big deal!

Aw it got the string.

BRYCE: Got my attention off the bait for one second and that's all it took.

Shark just came right up and grabbed it.

Bull sharks, when they open that mouth there's like a vortex that just sucks that

prey at 'em in and they close down with those vice grips.

CHARLIE: The final bait. Kiss it before it goes in. KIRBY: You're gonna kiss it.

BRYCE: Aw well done. Wanna jump in?

KIRBY: I do. CHARLIE: What?

BRYCE: And by the way I don't think we're using the cage today.

I think we're gonna do a free dive in.

It's a lot easier, the sharks come a lot closer, you're not as restricted.

What do you guys think?

CHARLIE: Ahhhhh! KIRBY: Sounds perfect.

CHARLIE (off-screen): No! BRYCE (off-screen): Hey!

I like her, that's the way right there.

We're following her today.

KIRBY (off-screen): Charlie what are you doing?

CHARLIE: Alright Kirb I'm feeling okay. We got this cage here.

I feel like it's hard for a shark to really chomp through here so

we're gonna be safe. Alright.

KIRBY: Nope we're getting straight in the water with our scuba gear.

Just us and the sharks.

CHARLIE: But we have such a nice cage.

KIRBY: Nope we're not gonna use it.

CHARLIE: I really think we should use this cage Kirb.

KIRBY: We're gonna be the real deal and get in that water no cage.

CHARLIE: Ahhhh!

KIRBY: They're just friends. It's gonna be fine.

CHARLIE: It's just a shark, it's just a shark, it's just a shark.

It's just a shark guys right?

It's just a shark. We're okay.

CHARLIE: We got company!

KIRBY: It's okay, Charles.

CHARLIE: Here one comes now!

KIRBY: We are surrounded by sharks right now!

CHARLIE: Stay close by, Kirb.

I'm feeling a little uneasy.

He's right there! Oh, man!

You can see their teeth!

Keep your hands to yourself.

Just like Bryce said.

Calm. Confident.

CHARLIE (off-screen): So far most of these are silky sharks and it's amazing,

they know we're here and don't seem to care a bit.

KIRBY: How are you feeling?

CHARLIE: I'm feeling pretty good actually.

Not too bad.

One's coming this way.

Ahhh! So cool!

Here it comes again.

Oh, man!

When you're underwater...

...you can really tell that they're not there to chomp you.

They're just curious. They want to see what's going on!

KIRBY: Hanging out with over 10 sharks right now.

Insane!

CHARLIE: All right!

KIRBY: They sure are beautiful. They're beautiful!

CHARLIE: Look at these guys, Kirb. They're massive!

No problems at all!

Cool!

Confident!

They're just another aquatic animal.

Bryce knew what he was talking about.

There are a ton of sharks here.

It's weird! It's true...

...and today it's all about sharks!

All right guys,

I think we're gonna head back up.

Say goodbye to our shark friends!

CHARLIE: Ahhhh. KIRBY: Coolest thing ever! CHARLIE: How cool was that?

KIRBY: At one point there were like ten sharks.

CHARLIE: 11. KIRBY: Underneath us. CHARLIE: 11 sharks in there.

KIRBY(off-screen): It was insane. CHARLIE (off-screen): Huge!

KIRBY: So cool. CHARLIE: I touched one. KIRBY: Not even scary.

CHARLIE: Not even scary. KIRBY: Not even scary.

CHARLIE (off-screen): I even touched one with my bare hands.

Alright guys I think we did it!

KIRBY: Fear tackled. CHARLIE: Fear tackled.

Time to head back to HQ we'll see you there in a few minutes okay?

Awesome see you there.

KIRBY (off-screen): Weird but True.

CHARLIE: Hooray! KIRBY: Hooray!

CHARLIE: Welcome back guys!

We're just celebrating the great news!

KIRBY: Charlie dove with a shark!

CHARLIE (off-screen): A bunch of sharks! And so did Kirby!

Dude, sharks, not out to eat humans.

KIRBY: Still though, they attack when they're confused or startled so,

like with all big animals, it's best to keep your distance.

CHARLIE: What else did we learn today?

KIRBY (off-screen): Humans are not shark food. Sharks eat fish.

CHARLIE (off-screen): You are more likely to be elected president of the United States

than be bit by a shark.

Sharks have all of the senses that humans have plus two others.

They can sense changes in water pressure and detect moving creatures using

electroreception.

KIRBY (off-screen): People who study sharks are called elasmobranchologists.

CHARLIE (off-screen): Sharks have no bones.

Their body structures are made up entirely of cartilage.

This is perfect guys!

Sharks, swimming, deep water, not an issue.

Hey wanna go to the beach?

KIRBY: For sure.

Let me check the weather real quick. I think the forecast is on.

CHARLIE (over TV): The kamikaze seagulls!

Gladys and Frederick went for a nice lunch on the beach, little did they know.

They were about to be served by.

The kamikaze seagulls!

Guys, there's some absurd stuff on television.

Alright, I think we're gonna go to the beach, but thanks so much for stopping by.

Come by again when we discover more things that are Weird but True!

KIRBY: See ya!

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