Scientists find new materials to make shark bite-resistant suits for divers

Saw that. Interesting. I’m sure the majority here will only use suits made of those materials if they prove to be as reliable and comfortable as what we’ve already got - at a decent price point. But then again it’s hard to beat swimming naked in warm waters.

Just can’t stop thinking about all the time and money spent. For what? Is it something we need or want?

1 hour ago, Christian K said:

Just can’t stop thinking about all the time and money spent. For what? Is it something we need or want?

I guess it kind of depends if you've ever been bitten or not! Can't say I'd want one. Now a heated vest........

I suspect the target market is more directed at surfers.

For divers, maybe there are other benefits.

Will it resist other puncture hazards? (I know someone who sat on a spiny urchin and perhaps this could have saved them)

Will it last longer?

How does the weight/buoyancy compare?

Is it less compressible?

Is it tear resistant - could it be used for a thin neoprene drysuit?

And - how does it compare for cost?

1 hour ago, John Liddiard said:

I know someone who sat on a spiny urchin

Yikes! That does not "bare" thinking about! Ouchhhhhhhh

In the Dr No movie, didn't James Bond suck one out of Ursula Andress' foot? Tough duty...... I'm assuming, John, you had no such function to perform?

Not for the hairy bloke who sat on that urchin.

How many divers do you personally know who have been attacked or bitten by a shark?

Personally I know none, although in over a thousand dives all over the world, Indopacific ocean sharks have driven me out of the water two, maybe three, times.