Published 07:36 IST, August 13th 2020

Ex-NASA engineer's bizarre 'Human Blood vs Fish Blood' experiment on sharks goes viral

Former NASA engineer YouTuber Mark Rober has taken the internet by storm after posting a bizarre ‘Shark Attack Test’ to determine what attracts sharks more.

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Former NASA engineer and YouTuber Mark Rober has taken internet by storm after posting a bizarre ‘Shark Attack Test’ to determine what attracts sharks most. 18-minute-long video titled 'Shark Attack Test', that has been viewed over 10 million times, shows Rober releasing different types of blood into water shortly after one ar. former NASA engineer can be seen waiting for sharks in video while inside an underwater c. 

experiment was conducted using cow blood instead of human because Rober said that “all mammal blood essentially smells same to sharks”. It was concluded that sharks prefer fish blood over mammals'. caption of viral video posted on Rober’s channel, which has some dramatic graphics, said, “I personally got in water and tested if Sharks had a preference of human blood vs. fish blood.”

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Netizens have mixed reactions to Mark Rober’s experiment

video has received over 34k comments and mixed reactions from netizens. While someone called Mark Rober’s experiment “quality content”, ar internet user quickly contradicted first by calling it “insane”.

One of YouTube users, who must’ve watched entire video that showed blood being collected and released, said “eating an omelette during this was a poor choice”. One netizen wrote, “This man's vids don't come in quantity, y come in quality.”

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07:36 IST, August 13th 2020