A Chinese aquarium is being ripped after its much-hyped giant whale shark was revealed to be a robot. The Xiaomeisha Sea World in Shenzhen re-opened on October 1 following a five-year renovation. The new main attraction of the park was a whale shark, the world’s largest fish, capable of growing over 60 feet in length. There are only a few whale sharks in captivity. A very large tank is required and the shark has specialized feeding needs. So visitors felt a bit cheated when they noticed the whale shark was actually just a robot. There are gaps in its torso where its segments have been connected. The aquarium addressed the criticism, claiming that the robo-shark was not devised to lie to visitors but rather to adhere to international laws banning the trade of whale sharks.
* Catfished!
* Dummies! Advertise it as a cyborg shark and double the attendance!
* People aren’t asking for their money back, ’cause then they would just go missing.
* Like the workers who were supposed to cover those gaps with fake sharkskin.
* If I were to guess I’d say Elon Musk was behind this.