Sometimes it pays to get off the interstate and travel down the backroads of America instead - you never know what you'll see. Sure, there are usually signs posted along the interstate letting you know how to find a nearby roadside attraction - but sometimes the most unique thing you'll see on your trip is not on anyone's map. An example of this would be the pictures below.

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A man, traveling down the road in what appears to be a rural part of Porter County, Indiana, spots something that I'm sure made him do a double take. He saw a group of extremely rare Midwestern Wheat Sharks (I wish I was clever enough to come up with that name, but I am not), and lucky for us, he had the wherewithal to get some pictures. What he saw was a scene straight out of Jaws, but on dry land, and put together by a farmer with a great sense of humor.

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One shark fin would have been enough to get a chuckle out of me. Placing several shark fins in the field makes it even better - but the farmer doesn't stop there. He takes the scene to a whole other level when he adds the overturned boat, complete with a man clinging to it for dear life. And the farmer's placement of the fins kinda makes me think that there really are sharks circling this poor fella.

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Big shout out to Tim Tims-Hacker Hensley for taking pictures of this scene, which he says actually happened a few years ago.

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I wonder if that farmer still has those fins? I wonder if he could create some other fun scenes. Here are some more sharks from pop culture that could inspire him, or perhaps a farmer near you...

  • Sharks with frickin' laser beams attached to their heads - Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
  • Bruce - Finding Nemo
  • King Shark - DC comics and movies
  • Land Shark - old school Saturday Night Live skit
  • Baby Shark (do do do do do do)

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