This has given rise to the belief that a sharp punch in the nose will repel almost any shark attack.

What happens if u punch a shark in the nose. The rumor is that a good hard punch to the snout is going to send a shark reeling. One is that its super hard to punch anything underwater making a good thump on the nose pretty unrealistic. Popping a shark on the tip of its nose should make it retreat at least temporarily.

What happens if you punch a shark in the nose. So I made my hand into a fist and as the shark continued straight at me I lightly bumped its snout when the shark was about one foot away. I had read years ago that in such situations the best way to avert an overly-interested shark is to punch or bump its snout.

There a couple of problems with this. Theres all this talk about punching a shark in the nose. Now imagine a dip in the ocean.

If you start touching them around the snout they can pick up your electro-receptions and they know youre. And punching them in the nose is not your best defense. Have you ever tried punching underwater.

In the extremely rare instance of a prolonged negative encounter the stereotypical advice is to punch the shark on the nose. Punching him in the face going for his eyes try to keep your hands out of his mouth. The reason could be the tiny electrical receptors called ampullae of Lorenzini that speckle the area around sharks noses and mouths.

If a shark bites you what we recommend is you should hit the shark in the eye in the nose or stick your hand in the gills says Chris Lowe of the California State University Long Beach Shark Lab in an instructional video. As any armchair ichthyologist will tell you the most sensitive part of a shark is its electroreceptive snout. THE CLAIM -- Fight off a shark by punching it in the nose.