THE CLAIM -- Fight off a shark by punching it in the nose.

What happens when you punch a shark in the nose. See Why do sharks attack humans. What is a sharks weakness. A sharks weakness is rubbing its belly as it becomes immobile for a moment as well as its snout.

If the shark bites into you and begins to drag you underwater dont play dead or give up. The reason could be the tiny electrical receptors called ampullae of Lorenzini that speckle the area around sharks noses and mouths. This has given rise to the belief that a sharp punch in the nose will repel almost any shark attack.

Should you punch a shark in the nose. Should you punch a shark in the nose. Discovery Channels highly anticipated Shark Week has begun and INSIDE EDITION spent some time swimming with sharks and got some tips from shark expert Andy.

Probably not much except to piss off the shark. In the extremely rare instance of a prolonged negative encounter the stereotypical advice is to punch the shark on the nose. Punch the shark then leave right away because an aggressive shark might return back shortly.

As any armchair ichthyologist will tell you the most sensitive part of a shark is its electroreceptive snout. Despite the old saying that aiming for the snout is the best strategy a sharks most sensitive areas are really its eyes and its gills. This has given rise to the belief that a sharp punch in the nose will repel almost any shark attack.

If you start touching them around the snout they can pick. Shark studies have even found that touching a sharks snout can cause it to halt mid-motion and not attack. This has given rise to the belief that a sharp punch in the nose will repel almost any shark attack.