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I haven't jumped off any bridges yet so you're safe for now.



:o FOR NOW?[/B] :o



Well.... It has been a goal of mine for several years to go make a base jump off the New River Gorge bridge one October... Never got around to it... One of these days I will, but not this year. I think the Deaf World Record event in Florida is the same weekend or the one before Bridge Day...
"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

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In a year, a shark goes through more than 20,000 teeth.



Are you sure about that? I know Great White's have 3000 teeth, but losing 54 a day, every day, is a very high %.

Since they're estimated to live 100 years, that's over 2 MILLION teeth.
That seems like they're more a tooth production line than anything else.

I think your information is wrong.:|

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It's the year of the Pig.

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Scientists have shown that, on average, small nurse sharks will, one tooth at a time, replace an entire front row of teeth every ten days or so in summer and every one to two months in winter when they are feeding less and their metabolism slows down. Not sure about Great whites although one would have to assume that given the predatory nature it would be prepared to lose and regrow teeth at a faster rate.

Sperm whales are also known to attack Whites. But humans are the worst for sure on sharks, last stat i read was 10 million shark deaths to every one human they kill.

And sorry rebecca, no star for you...an Orca is a killer whale :P

Steve
Therapy is expensive, popping bubble wrap is cheap.

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