nabody can find information on this... but notice... you can't survive swimming an entirely day, and with only a bottle with water and no food. only a few people especially trained for this endure test can support something like this, normal human will be drawned firts!!
shareIt's based on a true story, yeah. There are details in this thread: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1320291/board/nest/173805716?p=1
But as bizarre as it may sound, their biggest danger (other than the shark) was that they'd die of thirst. The seawater draws moisture from your body (that's why your fingertips get pruned when you've been swimming for a while) and you die from loss of moisture much quicker than dying from lack of food. People lost in the water can probably stay afloat longer than they usually do, but they get tired and start being uncoordinated because of the dehydration.
You might very well think that. I couldn't possibly comment.
Sure you can.
Despite what some of the Jr. scientists here say, the water doesn't "suck you dry".
Do some research on the USS Indianapolis, or any of the big ships that went down in WWII and you'll find that you can live as long as anyone can live without water.
The trick comes with NOT drinking the sea water, no matter how thirsty you get, as that will drive you insane and most likely kill you.
http://www.occultopedia.com/u/uss_indianapolis.htm
http://us.imdb.com/name/nm2339870/
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Seawater ingestion changes the concentration of electrolytes (sodium, potassium,etc) which can lead to mental status changes (delirium,, not really insanity)
sharethe movie is in fact based on true events whereby a boat sunk in the Great Barrier Reef and the people aboard tried to swim to shore while a tiger shark stalked them.
http://www.gondwananet.com/australian-sharks.html
scroll down about half way and there it is.
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A hoax is a deliberately fabricated falsehood made to masquerade as truth. Considering the claim is "based on true events" and that phrase can mean something as broad as the story getting it's inspiration from an actual occurrence, it's far from hoax being applicable.
Leatherface (Texas Chainsaw Massacre) and Buffalo Bill (Silence of the Lambs) are both based on Ed Gein (a serial killer that murdered two women in Wisconsin) though the two characters share some qualities of the individual but are nothing like him. TCM was touted as "based on a true story" and, in a broader sense, it was.
In real world biology, a human generally follows a rule of three when it comes to sustenance: 3 minutes without air, 3 days without water, and 3 weeks without food... and that's with no training, granted you'd be dead with the former and in poor shape with the latter two. Your mileage may vary. It's not far-fetched.
prob a bit like wolf creek.... wasnt exactly how ivan malat did it, but a combination of serial killers... i'm sure has been a few capsized boats before and people tried to swim for it only to be eaten by sharks
shareWhen they say based on a true story they really mean tiny little bits of information are taken from a real story, probably that a few people were swimming in the ocean and a shark came up to them.
It's a bit like The Strangers, the director said it was based on a true story, but it wasn't, strangers used to come into his house but no one was ever killed, but he spun the story to make it out like they killed people.
Quite. Reading this board its extraordinary how many poeople don't understand what 'based on' means!!!
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"Maybe I should go alone"
- Quint, Jaws.
You can easily float in water without treading. Especially sea water as the salt gives you more buoyancy.
shareJust echoing everyone else - it is based on something that really happened. I even remember it being on the news for days. It was awful.
Obviously they've used what happened as a springboard for the story in the movie.
A couple of years ago a Kiwi sportsman ended up in the water (can't remember the details - bad journo, bad journo)and search and rescue just couldn't find him. They were on the point of declaring him dead when he was picked up - he'd been in the water around a week I think. He said he thought it was all over the day a shark showed up but it just kept swimming (just keep swimming, just keep swimming ...ahem)and ignored him.
Here is a more detailed account of the true story, they even used one of the lines from the actual attacks in the movie. http://www.couriermail.com.au/entertainment/film-reopens-painful-memories-for-shark-attack-victim/story-e6freqex-1226020395592
Also, I don't think the OP has ever been snorkeling, but you can float right on top of salt water without moving your arms or legs, as long as your face is in the water most of the time.
"Those goofy bastards are just about the best thing I’ve got goin’ in this crazy world."
I remember hearing a story like this a few years ago on Shark Week about four guys who's boat sank in shark infested waters off the coast of Australia. Three of them desided to swim back while the fourth guy was too scared to get in the water and stayed with the capsized boat. The three swimmers made it to shore but the fourth was never found.
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