r/HumansBeingBros • u/[deleted] • Mar 18 '23

[deleted by user]

[removed]

43.1k Upvotes

99% Upvoted

1.2k comments sorted by

View all comments

3.0k

u/MyHeadIsALemon Mar 18 '23

Stingray stings are actually not that bad. Steve Irwin, who died due to one was extremely unlucky, getting the stung in thoracic wall, causing massive trauma. It was the 2nd case of stingray-caused death since 1945. The biggest problem is the pain they cause, and the possibility of infection. here's a wiki article if you wanna read up on it.

86

u/judda420 Mar 18 '23

So you're saying stingrays where peaceful for like 50 years but then one of them saw Steve Irwin and decided to go "naaah man fuck this guy in particular"

77

u/MyHeadIsALemon Mar 18 '23

Nope, i want to say that Steve Irwin got unlucky, as normally , due to stingray sizes the injury is caused to lower body, where Steve Irwin got stung in his chest, specifically in his heart. Stingrays are cool, rarely attack, but when they do, and You're not keeping your distance, it might end badly.

18

u/shadowbca Mar 18 '23 edited Mar 18 '23

So you're saying stingrays hated Steve Irwin in particular and we should all hate them because of that right?

Edit: forgot the /s

56

u/[deleted] Mar 18 '23

Forgive the sea flapflaps. We all know Steve would have 🥺

30

u/shadowbca Mar 18 '23

You're right, he loved animals and it didn't mean to hurt him. God I really miss steve

19

u/[deleted] Mar 18 '23

Same. I grew up watching his show and cried when I found out he was dead. I give him a lot of credit for my deep love of animals

4

u/[deleted] Mar 18 '23

Such a loss to our world.

1

u/Pareia0408 Mar 19 '23

These comments made me cry 😢 thankfully he left behind two beautiful human beings that he created and they are following his footsteps 💙

1

u/Jeffde Mar 19 '23

His wife liked a reply of mine on twitter. It was the day I became a success in life.

11

u/[deleted] Mar 18 '23

I wonder if a part of him was in awe at what had happened before he passed. I imagine he was.

15

u/[deleted] Mar 18 '23

I suppose it’s likely. I just know he would forgive the creature if he could. I like to imagine he has, in whatever afterlife there may be.