How many people could appear this calm while holding the tail of a monstrous shark? But then, shark wrangler Brett McBride isn't like most people...
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Brett McBride is a shark wrangler, freediver, big waver surfer and..."superhero"
- The captain of science vessel Ocearch has helped tag over 100 sharks across the world
- After appearing in TV series "Shark Men," McBride gained celebrity status
- He says world must stop shark finning, which kills 70 million sharks each year
Art of Movement is monthly show exploring the latest innovations in art, culture, science and technology. Imagine you're sitting at the bottom of the ocean, amidst 500 sharks in a feeding frenzy.
Would you: A.) Swim to the surface as fast as your trembling legs could take you. B.) Find a weapon to arm yourself with. C.) Fall asleep.
Brett McBride fell asleep. For a minute. While hundreds of three-meter-long Galapagos sharks swarmed around him during a feeding frenzy off the coast of Costa Rica.
The 46-year-old shark wrangler doesn't suffer from some kind of severe narcolepsy. Instead, he was merely proving a point -- these fearsome predators aren't going to be interested in you, if you're not interested in them.
"It would seem crazy, but it's not. It really just shows you how bad a rap sharks get. They're just like any other fish," said McBride.
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