In the wet lab scene, Cater (?) strokes the shark both ways. Sharks' skin has very sharp scales, so petting it one way, it would feel smooth, but the other way would rip your hand to pieces.
I don't know about a full grown shark, but I have caught a number of small sharks (one to two feet) in the gulf of Mexico, I've never seen any scales on a shark.
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Saraitha writes:
first guy's right, one way's smooth, other way's gonna make you bleed
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slacker writes:
I hAVE never seen scales on a shark before either.?
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slacker writes:
My mistake, they do have scales. A while back I remember reading
that they sometimes use their skin as a sort of file.
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Marshal Of Oz writes:
If memory serves, sharks do not have scales, but rather their skin is covered by a multitude of small "teeth", as i believe they are called, that face backwards on a shark. correct me if I'm wrong, please.
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Taelron writes:
Sharks skin is very abrasive, like sand paper. Rubbing it the wrong way would not feel to good. Some primitive fishing cultures used shark skin as sand paper to smooth out wood...
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Steve Crow writes:
I don't know if you'd call it sandpapery, but rubbing a shark in general
is a bad idea no matter what direction, yes. I think one of the Jaws movies more accurately shows this kind of thing: a shark merely brushes against someone, and they start bleeding profusely.
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PreciousPrincess13 writes:
The man's name was CARTER. I'm not frustrated, I just wanted to let you know.
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MoonBaby writes:
I don't know if you would call it scales or not, but shark skin does NOT feel good petting it the wrong way. I've petted smaller sharks before and accidently rubbed it the other way. It felt like rubbing sandpaper.
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