• BanjoShepard@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    If swimming wasn’t the first event, I’d like my odds. I don’t like the idea of swimming at the same time as the shark, even if eating your opponent is grounds for disqualification.

    • Mnemnosyne@sh.itjust.works
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      4 months ago

      Yeah, that’s what I was gonna say, I think it comes down to whether swimming is the first event. If it is, the shark wins (because I forfeit).

      Assuming we’re talking about an actually dangerous type of shark and not one of the many many harmless shark species.

      • bitwaba@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        Swimming is always the first event in a triathlon because asking someone to swim 2.5 miles after having run a marathon or cycles 100+ kilometers is an incredible recipe for drowning.

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    4 months ago

    Keyword is “probably”. If you’ve never seen a shark run, you can’t be sure how fast they would actually be.