Alejandro Pena
sales clerk
“On a scale of 1 to 10? Probably a 9; I definitely respect them, and they’re just scary looking.”
Carolina Gdoy
yogurt enthusiast
“Pretty scared. I mean I wouldn’t want to die and get my arms and legs eaten off. That would be pretty bad.”
Tony Brito
engineer
“When I scuba dive, the scariest aspect of sharks is when I can’t see them. They could mistake me for a seal or something.”
Taylor Domingues
barista
“Shark Week certainly doesn’t help. On a scale of 1 to 10, I’d probably rate sharks at about an 11.”
This article appears in Jul 18-25, 2013.