-=> Quoting Dennis Seavey to All <=-
 DS> I seem to see a bit of discussion about an electrical device that is
 DS> designed  to repel sharks.  I do recall earlier tests by the US
The device is called "The Shark Pod" and it is a football sized
gadget that straps onto the diver's tank.  There was a piece 
about it on some cable TV program I saw a few weeks ago, and it 
seemed to work pretty effectively.  It's purely experimental, though,
and it may be a long time before a retail version of it appears
in your local dive store, so I wouldn't "hold my breath" waiting
for it .  The pod contains the control circuitry and battery, then 
there are a pair of electrodes on the divers hood and fins, that
act as an "antenna" to create a large egg-shaped electric field
that completely encompasses the diver and repels any shark that
comes in contact with the field. 
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