Researchers Test Whether Sharks Enjoy Christmas Songs 142
Scientists plan to test whether sharks enjoy listening to Christmas pop songs, after US research showed fish could recognize melody. Chris Brown, senior marine biologist at the Loch Lomond aquarium, said seasonal music would be played through walkthrough underwater tunnels where they can be heard by dozens of nurse sharks, black-tip reef sharks, and ray species. Experts will then monitor the sharks' reactions to different songs. We'll play everything from Kim Wilde and Mel Smith's Rocking Around the Christmas Tree and Merry Christmas Everybody by Slade to Wham's Last Christmas. We may find they prefer something softer like White Christmas by Bing Crosby," Brown said. Thank you for answering this question science.
Re:Want to know about sharks and x-mas tunes? (Score:3, Interesting)
Indeed, for those of us who suffered through the fads of the 1970's, there is a horrid piece of kitsch called "Santa Jaws", a parody of A Visit From Saint Nicholas, brought to you by the same source as the slightly more famous Mr. Jaws [youtube.com].
"Santa Jaws" is so (deservedly) obscure that it doesn't appear on YouTube nor are its lyrics available anywhere except here [blogspot.com] and only from memory, and only due to being unavailable anywhere else.
Yet, it appears to have finally had a purpose after all. :^p
Umm.... (Score:2, Interesting)
Who the hell is funding this?
Effect on humans (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Effect on humans (Score:2, Interesting)
It almost drove me insane when I was doing produce nightfill work at a local supermarket. Even though the store was closed to customers overnight, the managers would leave it running around the clock.
My MP3 player saved my sanity that year.