The US Military Gave Out Shark Repellent For Years
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The US Military Gave Out Shark Repellent For Years
Season 5 Episode 94 | 7m 32s
Learn why they were created.
People have been developing different forms of shark repellent for decades--the military even issued a chemical shark repellent called “Shark Chaser” to pilots, sailors, and astronauts(!) from the end of World War II through the start of the Vietnam War. Thing is… it didn’t really work. Learn why they bothered passing it out--or even created it in the first place.
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The US Military Gave Out Shark Repellent For Years
Season 5 Episode 94 | 7m 32s
People have been developing different forms of shark repellent for decades--the military even issued a chemical shark repellent called “Shark Chaser” to pilots, sailors, and astronauts(!) from the end of World War II through the start of the Vietnam War. Thing is… it didn’t really work. Learn why they bothered passing it out--or even created it in the first place.
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