This is too good, y’all!
Six years later, Rinder’s trick still stands the test of time.
In theFacebook video(below), Rinder stands at the ocean with a big spoon.
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It’s the flavor of the water that’s the key, he explains.
Catherine Macdonald, PhD is the director of theShark Research and Conservationprogram at the University of Miami.
She has more than 15 years of experience working in marine conservation and conducting fieldwork with sharks.
“If it tastes like salt, that means there’s sharks in the water,” he concludes.
The Fedex driver’s original intent for the parody clip was simply to amuse family and friends.
“You have to check every time(?
)…How will you know when the sharks have left?!”
You should also stay relatively close to shore in fairly shallow water and/or in a group with other people.
“If you feel uncomfortable, calmly move away from it and leave the water.”
And, yes, a spoon for tasting the water certainly doesn’t hurt.
