This like a leather horse saddle except its made for sharks. Its a shark saddle for humans to attempt shark riding.

Mounted around the shark torso in front of the Anterior Dorsal Fins and behind the Pectoral Fins.
-- vfrackis, Aug 07 2017

Woops, sorry, Shark Riders. Shark_20riders
Yippie Ki Yay Mother Nature! [2 fries shy of a happy meal, Aug 08 2017]

http://imgur.com/gallery/xVrvc [2 fries shy of a happy meal, Aug 10 2017]

You might just get away with this on a Basking Shark, which although very large is a harmless filter feeder.

Other species may well be significantly uncooperative, however.

If you can produce a video of your attempt to fit a saddle onto one of the less docile types, we will watch it with great interest, as no doubt will the coroner at your inquest.

Presumably you will be satisfied with a simple memorial service, as generally sharks don't leave enough bits to justify either interrment or cremation.
-- 8th of 7, Aug 07 2017


Leather no, wetsuit material yes.

Western, Aussie or English?
-- normzone, Aug 08 2017


I remember a West Australian marine biologist on the radio once saying "I have no doubt it is possible to annoy a shark." Can't think why that just came to mind.
-- pertinax, Aug 08 2017


// "I have no doubt it is possible to annoy a shark." //

... but "you're gonna need a bigger boat".
-- 8th of 7, Aug 08 2017


He said "possible", not "advisable".
-- pertinax, Aug 08 2017


Remarkably reticent for an Aussie. Their normal reaction to any dangerous life-form is to poke it vigorously with a stick to see what it does ...
-- 8th of 7, Aug 08 2017


Funny, my daughter had me post an idea called shark rider.
She wanted to know if sharks had an open locked-jaw like alligators do if you tap their snouts with a stick after they've opened their mouth.
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Check out some of the later links on that posting and you'll see that it might very well be possible to get a great-white to let you saddle it if you can get one to let you rub its nose just the right way.

... hmmm maybe we should focus on a shark massage-bot before fitting the saddles.
-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Aug 08 2017


Sorry shark rider(s).
-- 2 fries shy of a happy meal, Aug 08 2017



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