Sleeping with sharks
Ever wanted to sleep with sharks? Airbnb and the Paris Aquarium are offering three lucky people and their guests the chance to do just that. The contest sponsored by Airbnb Ireland will provide the opportunity for underwater sleepover in what organizers call "total immersion," submerged in a glass room, in a shark tank in April 2016.
Some may envision vacations with views of gorgeous sunsets or spectacular mountain vistas, but the winners of this competition will have breathtaking views of the world of sharks surrounded by 35 of the "misunderstood" species in the oldest aquarium in the world.
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Guests will be provided an intimate dinner for two with a view of the sharks. Amenities include breakfast, shampoo and "basic products."
The rules include no midnight swims and keep your head and feet in the bedroom at all times. Organizers suggest it's best to avoid watching "Jaws" before your stay.
Perhaps the best advice is sleep tight and don't let the sharks bite!
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Contest winners will be hosted by Fred Buyle, a champion (apnea) freediver, photographer and shark enthusiast, who has dived four times in the aquarium shark tank. Guests will also be provided a "tour of the hidden life of sharks" by an aquarium biologist. As Buyle said, "Sharks are really, really misunderstood ... People need to understand that sharks are not dangerous, there are only dangerous behaviors with sharks."
Amenities include breakfast, shampoo and "basic products." Washing machine, dryer, wireless internet and cable TV not included.
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A view shows the bed with a 360 degree view of sharks in the underwater room installed in the Paris Aquarium. The room is submerged in a 33 foot deep aquarium full of 3,000,000 million liters (793 gallons) of water.
All contest applicants must be over 18-years-old and in good physical condition in order to enter and exit the room via a ladder.
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Flights will offered from anywhere in the world. Would-be competitors have until April 3rd to apply.
All one has to do is say who you are, where you live and what makes you the ideal candidate "for a night in the company of sharks" in 50 to 550 characters.
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A shark swims past the underwater room.
Guests must not exceed a combined weight of 418 lbs for safety reasons and will be weighed prior to entering the room.
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Entries will accepted in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Portuguese.
Guests must not exceed a combined weight of 418 lbs for safety reasons and will be weighed prior to entering the room.
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Guests must not exceed a combined weight of 418 lbs for safety reasons and will be weighed prior to entering the room.
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A diver takes pictures as people look at sharks from an underwater room structure installed in the Paris Aquarium. The underwater room will be used as a research hub after hosting the competition winners.