# Shark Tank Explodes in Shanghai Mall **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 28, 2012, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-tank-explodes-in-shanghai-mall/645344 "2012-12-28T03:43:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-tank-explodes-in-shanghai-mall/645344/1 "2012-12-28T03:43:26Z")
Last week. Story [here](http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/shark-tank-explodes-shanghai-mall-article-1.1228039). Check out the video on that page. [Video here too](http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50137843n). The glass just ruptured suddenly, sweeping away shoppers. Some injuries but no human deaths. The sharks all died. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-tank-explodes-in-shanghai-mall/645344/2 "2012-12-28T03:46:26Z")
I thought they were told not to shoot the frikkin’ lasers indoors. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-tank-explodes-in-shanghai-mall/645344/3 "2012-12-28T03:49:28Z")
And of course, I do know how to spell “explodes.” These new glasses aren’t quite broken in yet. ☹ (Thanks, Mod, for fixing that.) > [@runner pat](#): > > I thought they were told not to shoot the frikkin’ lasers indoors. Stupid sharks never can follow orders. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-tank-explodes-in-shanghai-mall/645344/4 "2012-12-28T04:21:45Z")
likely some kid taunting the hammerhead shark. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-tank-explodes-in-shanghai-mall/645344/5 "2012-12-28T04:47:26Z")
BBC had a better headline: Shanghai Shark Surprise. Please pretend it’s the thread title. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-tank-explodes-in-shanghai-mall/645344/6 "2012-12-28T05:31:22Z")
I found the comment section after the story interesting… ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-tank-explodes-in-shanghai-mall/645344/7 "2012-12-28T17:16:49Z")
Prompting a sale on shark fin? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-tank-explodes-in-shanghai-mall/645344/8 "2012-12-28T17:41:08Z")
Good. I hate reality TV. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-tank-explodes-in-shanghai-mall/645344/9 "2012-12-28T18:29:04Z")
“A giant shark tank at a shopping mall in Shanghai, China, suddenly shattered, **showering shoppers with glass and live sharks**.” That’s a phrase you don’t read every day. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-tank-explodes-in-shanghai-mall/645344/10 "2012-12-28T18:36:09Z")
**runs to make sure shark tank doesn’t read: Made in China** ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2012, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-tank-explodes-in-shanghai-mall/645344/11 "2012-12-28T19:59:21Z")
Since its in Shanghai, did they eat the sharks afterwards? I mean seriously ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-tank-explodes-in-shanghai-mall/645344/12 "2012-12-30T15:07:49Z")
Someone may have been testing the phrase “It’s like shooting fish in a barrel”. There is also a fish-n-chips joke in there somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-tank-explodes-in-shanghai-mall/645344/13 "2012-12-30T15:39:42Z")
_whimper_ I’m never going to the aquarium again. Nightmares made real… ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-tank-explodes-in-shanghai-mall/645344/14 "2012-12-30T16:05:26Z")
That’s what they get for buying cheap Chinese crap… ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-tank-explodes-in-shanghai-mall/645344/15 "2012-12-30T19:06:42Z")
1. Flash photography is strictly prohibited. Do Not Tap The Glass. This Means You! 2. ``` Never shop in a mall that plays the JAWS theme on its loudspeakers. ``` 3. The ‘unlimited anchovy’ pizza place should probably be on the other side of the food court. 4. “Is it true that most people get attacked by sharks in three feet of water about ten feet from the beach?” “Yes, but The Beach is our newest cafe…” 5. Starkist doesn’t want tourists with good taste; Starkist wants tourists who taste good. 6. “Mommy, can I buy Halo 4? Can I?” “Yeah, when sharks fly…” 7. “So! You dare show your face? Your shark-style kung-fu is no match for my mop of cleaning!” 8. “It’s all psychological. You yell barracuda, everybody says, “Huh? What?” You yell shark, we’ve got a panic on our hands at the Multi-plex!” 9. Battered shark is tonight’s chef’s special. I hear its wonderful… 10. “Relax, Mr Dreyfus! You’re in China now. There is No Possible Way you can be attacked by a shark…!” ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-tank-explodes-in-shanghai-mall/645344/16 "2012-12-30T19:26:20Z")
“I have had it with these motherfucking SHARKS in a motherfucking MALL!!” ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-tank-explodes-in-shanghai-mall/645344/17 "2012-12-30T20:47:17Z")
“Candy-gram.” ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-tank-explodes-in-shanghai-mall/645344/18 "2012-12-30T21:06:55Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > 1. > 1. Battered shark is tonight’s chef’s special. I hear its wonderful… And would you like that with or without glass shards? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2012, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-tank-explodes-in-shanghai-mall/645344/19 "2012-12-30T21:59:34Z")
> [@boyo jim](#): > > “candy-gram.” _unicef_ P.S. I meant to capitalize the word but it wouldn’t take. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2012, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-tank-explodes-in-shanghai-mall/645344/20 "2012-12-31T01:40:06Z")
Let’s hope for the collapse of a courthouse. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shark-tank-explodes-in-shanghai-mall/645344.md?page=2)