[Tahoe Diver]

In an interview, Mike Rutzen said that it took nearly eight months before the perfect first day came along to get into the water, unshielded, with the GWS.

He also stresses that unpredictability is the only predictable thing with the GWS, but at least he's breaking ground. I remember seeing footage many years ago with another diver standing off with a GWS. The footage was amazing and it goes to what Mike Rutzen also said about standing your ground with a passing GWS, in order to not resemble its natural prey as much. I have no idea what my first response would be after seeing (or feeling) a GWS, but I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be to stand my ground. It's an interesting theory and one that I'm sure science will delve into in the future.

Until then, we have to simply respect that we dive in foreign territory and that sometimes the natives will try to eat us.

- Brandon Grundy