Next time you dip a toe in the ocean and that panic flutters in your chest, remember this: Jaws was filmed in water so shallow you could stand up in it. Bruce the shark was a broken robot that looked like a wet bathing suit. And the whole movie is basically a bunch of people faking it in a pond.
So go ahead, swim out a little deeper. Martha’s Vineyard survived. Your local beach will, too. Just maybe don’t hum the theme song while you’re paddling—that’s just asking for trouble.
