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VALERIE: Ron and I decided to prove to the general public
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Playing with Sharks

Ron and I decidedto prove to the general public that sharks were not out to get us. I...

VALERIE: Ron and I decided
to prove to the general public that sharks were not out to get us. I first got the idea for a suit of mail
in 1967 when I saw a commercial diver protecting his hands
with butcher's gloves

Full Transcript

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VALERIE: Ron and I decided to prove to the general public
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that sharks were not out to get us.
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I first got the idea for a suit of mail in 1967 when I saw a commercial diver
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protecting his hands with butcher's gloves.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
01:03:26
Uploaded
May 10, 2025
Genres
documentary, adventure
Production
National Geographic,WildBear Entertainment,National Geographic Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

Pioneering scuba diver Valerie Taylor, who has dedicated her life to exposing the myth surrounding our fear of sharks.
VALERIE: Ron made a decision - Playing with Sharks 00:30
VALERIE: Ron made a decision
VALERIE: Everything you do in life is a calculated risk. - Playing with Sharks 00:07
VALERIE: Everything you do in life is a calculated risk.
If only he would bite me instead of the fish, - Playing with Sharks 00:20
If only he would bite me instead of the fish,
And Ron and Valerie wanting to show that, you know, it's not that way. - Playing with Sharks 00:13
And Ron and Valerie wanting to show that, you know, it'...
JEREMIAH: We still didn't really know what would happen - Playing with Sharks 00:11
JEREMIAH: We still didn't really know what would happen
VALERIE: Scientific opinion had the crush power - Playing with Sharks 00:15
VALERIE: Scientific opinion had the crush power
This is a misconception. - Playing with Sharks 00:07
This is a misconception.
They rely on the cutting edge of their teeth. - Playing with Sharks 00:13
They rely on the cutting edge of their teeth.
RON: The editors of National Geographic wanted to use the story, - Playing with Sharks 00:11
RON: The editors of National Geographic wanted to use the st...
But then we showed the editors our film. - Playing with Sharks 00:08
But then we showed the editors our film.
The editors gave their referees a kick in the backside. - Playing with Sharks 00:05
The editors gave their referees a kick in the backside.
JEREMIAH: It's been 40 years that they've been manufacturing - Playing with Sharks 00:19
JEREMIAH: It's been 40 years that they've been man...
VALERIE: It used to be brilliant for blue sharks. - Playing with Sharks 00:12
VALERIE: It used to be brilliant for blue sharks.
RON: There's a big market for sharks. - Playing with Sharks 00:06
RON: There's a big market for sharks.
And you just can't continually take something unless you replace it. - Playing with Sharks 00:06
And you just can't continually take something unless yo...
In the last twenty years, with the increase - Playing with Sharks 00:10
In the last twenty years, with the increase
there were 100 million sharks killed every year for twenty years. - Playing with Sharks 00:06
there were 100 million sharks killed every year for twenty y...
VALERIE: Sharks are part of a web of life. We've just interfered. - Playing with Sharks 00:06
VALERIE: Sharks are part of a web of life. We've just i...
It's a terrible thing to kill a beautiful wild animal for its fin. - Playing with Sharks 00:12
It's a terrible thing to kill a beautiful wild animal f...
You can't expect a fisherman on a little island - Playing with Sharks 00:09
You can't expect a fisherman on a little island