WAIT, PEOPLE HAVE TO BE TOLD THIS NOW? Please Do Not Hug the Sharks. “So what is driving this new surge involving ordinary folks riding sharks? My best guess is either alcohol or an unfounded sense that sharks are one step away from being pets.”

Think of it as evolution in action. I see sharks regularly when I dive, and they’re generally a lot less interested in people than vice versa. (Maybe it’s the wetsuits: Don’t eat this fish, it tastes like rubber.) But grabbing onto them is stupid. Also kinda rude. They’ve got their own sharky business to attend to.