Shark Repellent

We got to talking about sharks at work and we ended up with Batman. Why Batman? Because he came prepared to fend off the marine nuisance using his patented Shark Repellent. Well, I did some research and thought I'd share my findings.

First, there is this 16' frozen great white in Australia:


and from the side ...



Naturally, one wants to protect one's family from such a menace, so I YouTube'd Batman's shark repellent. LOVED this show as a kid. Admittedly I was a bit disenchanted when I came across a clip of the original movie. Here are some highlights:

First, they drop the bat ladder from the bat copter. Not just any ladder. A bat ladder. What distinguishes it from regular ladders? The label.



While descending the bat ladder, Adam West is accosted by a rubber shark:



Wiggling in frustration, Adam West wonders where he went wrong in his acting career. Fortunately for him, he has a lovely assortment of marine animal repellents in the fragrance section of the helicopter. While this won't help with his career, he can at least end his humiliation using this convenient plot device.



(West's obsession with aerosol-based solutions, and a dating dry-spell would eventually lead him to invent Axe body spray, but I digress...)

Here we see Robin finding an inventive way to avoid tea-bagging the Batman:




I am happy to report that the shark repellent worked, and the rubberized animal exploded into the ocean. Yes it did, it exploded. Watch the video. It's at the very end: