Could ancient Aztecs have held the secret to fending off shark attacks?
Scientists, chemists and marine biologists have scrambled for decades to find a magic potion to repel the hundreds of shark species that inhabit the world’s oceans and seas. In the United States, research began in earnest during World War II because pilots and sailors constantly moved across shark-infested waters. Since then, in spite of many promising theories — most recently using magnets and electropositive metals — none have completely hit the mark. Is it possible that native Indians in Mexico and Central America discovered a simple, yet effective, approach thousands of years ago? The Aztec Indians dangled strings of chili peppers from their canoes to ward off sharks
Could the ancient Aztecs have held the secret to fending off shark attacks? Scientists, chemists and marine biologists have scrambled for decades to find a magic potion to repel the hundreds of shark species that inhabit the world’s oceans and seas. In the United States, research began in earnest during World War II because pilots and sailors constantly moved across shark-infested waters. Since then, in spite of many promising theories — most recently using magnets and electropositive metals — none have completely hit the mark. Is it possible that native Indians in Mexico and Central America discovered a simple, yet effective, approach thousands of years ago? The Aztec Indians dangled strings of chili
