[RightWhale]

There is also the common practice of shaking the coconut tree. If shaking the coconut tree, look upward at the same time.

[Lil'freeper]

Are there any government approved devices that could protect one from falling coconuts such as special helmets ergonomically designed to absorb the impact yet also allow for ventilation?

But as for the sharks, does the 'one free grope' rule apply?

[N. Theknow]

There is also the common practice of shaking the coconut tree. If shaking the coconut tree, look upward at the same time.

Death from falling coconuts falls into two distinct categories:

1. Everyone knows that shaking coconut trees should be left to professionals and not tried at home by rank amateurs.

2. The greatest number of people killed are from coconuts that fall prematurely from the tree and, of course, this is caused by global warming.

[Charles Henrickson]

Do not harass a coconut tree if you see one.

[nicko]

there have been documented cases of land sharks shaking trees to dislodge the coconuts...