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naiad said:
What I don't understand is how that is possible without swallowing loads of water? :blackeye
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Presuming there's no air/gas in the stomach (from food digesting),
the larynx-lungs valve is closed during apnea drinking and sword swallowing...
the pharynx-esophagous-stomach valve is open (allowing both water and sword), but little water will enter (because no air displacement, unlike the lungs).

I'd think not more than a few tablespoons of water would enter the stomach. (Though that's just a guess)

Swallowing is dependent on the tongue muscles pushing food/water/sword down.
 
Spaniard said:
Fisherman escapes from shark attack off San Mateo County coast

Be careful on your Kayak Mr X!!!!
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rofl As if there isn't enough to worry about! Better change the kayak colour & spray with "Bat anti-shark repellant". We've already seen white with a red tip is bad (like a giant red-head lure!), sounds like red is bad too, yummy yellow not good....hmm. Blue/Black/brown, silver & chartreuse (yellow-green) probably not good - classic lure colours. [Thought: Do sharks like Marmite?]
 
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Bum! I hope they put that feed on the HMS Scylla on the net, that would be awesome to see, all sorts of idiot divers with "Hello mum" cards rofl or even worse, can you imagine that on a big screen in a city centre rofl The mind boggles
 
Timber!

naiad said:
BBC NEWS | England | Beach shut as timber comes ashore
BBC NEWS | England | Cornwall | City centre TV link to shipwreck
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BBC News Player - Piles of timber cover beaches

Salvage! Pity, I was thinking of making a Pergola - all those 2x4" & 2x6" would be just the job (any 4x4 or 8x8?). Could build quite a few timber frame houses & sheds too. Wonder if the salt water would help preserve it?
Classic Pergola: Getting Started | Landscaping | Reader's Digest


I reckon they ship's owners should be paying a gizillion instances of littering fines, just a starter. Plus damages to Worthing business owners (not much point fishing there at the moment). Environmental impact (did it reach the Bognor reefs)?
 
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naiad said:
BBC NEWS | England | Bay's environmental fishing ban
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Interesting link. That area seemed fished out when I last visited (Spaniard would probably disagree) - it was a bit early in the year though. In theory, that's good news for spearos, divers and anglers, although I feel uneasy whenever DEFRA stick their oar in.

Saw this last week - huge halibut (almost the size of Giant Haystacks - gee pity we don't have image links on this thread, hint, hint):
Huge halibut hooked in Norway - Telegraph

Fisherman nets one heck of a halibut - record-breaker weighs in at 30 stone | Mail Online
 
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