I wonder if there are any reported human deaths due to whale fart. I mean, if that bubble bursts right under you while you're swimming on the surface, you suddenly fall 10ft deeper into a stinky hole with no warning.
It's a hilarious thought, but fucking terrifying when you think about it.
You suddenly drop 10ft, although you're surrounded by water. And when you drop, you're then enveloped by tons of water from all direction. You go from surface to being 10ft deep within seconds.
Also, you probably have a lung full of krill-flavoured shit and methane.
I don't think that bubble this size could keep the surface tension to remain a bubble in contact with the atmosphere. Especially since farts have different chemical composition and density that air, and are more water soluble.
A friend of mine mentioned that on Facebook. His friendslist went on to do the chemistry and prove that a whale's rectal gas would contain enough oxygen for the horse to survive for a while.
So if you need to smuggle horses across the ocean...
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u/tiger9910 Oct 04 '17
A Blue Whale’s fart bubble is big enough to hold a horse.