According to WTSP, a new product called Sharkbanz claims to keep the sharp-toothed predators at bay while you're in the water.

>> Click here to watch the news report

The product, a band that can be worn on the wrist or ankle, repels sharks using a powerful magnet, WTSP reports.

In murky waters, "sharks rely heavily on their electro-receptors instead of their eyes to 'see' what's around them," according to the Sharkbanz website.

>> Watch Sharkbanz in action

Eric Hovland of the Florida Aquarium told WTSP that the product may actually work.

"Great Whites are unique in that they are the only shark that acts as an ambush predator, attacking from a long distance at high speed," the Sharkbanz website says. "There is no effective way to prevent this type of ambush attack."

Learn more here or here.

About the Author

Featured

UPS driver Dan Partyka delivers an overnight package. As more people buy more goods online, the rapid and unrelenting expansion of e-commerce is causing real challenges for the Sandy-Springs based company. (Bob Andres/AJC 2022)

Credit: TNS