Divers Can “Switch Off” a Shark?! 😳 (Tonic Immobility Explained)

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[00:00:00]Divers can literally switch off a shark like a button. And it sounds fake, but it's real. The second they flip it upside down, the shark instantly [music] freezes. No fight, no bite, no movement at all, like it just powered down. This happens because of something called tonic immobility, where the shark loses its sense of orientation, and its brain temporarily shuts down [music] movement.

[00:00:17]Scientists actually use this to safely study sharks without hurting them. Would you trust yourself to flip a shark?