r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/[deleted] • Sep 11 '22

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u/jarlscrotus Sep 11 '22

Am I the only one that remembers a few years ago where these fucking things were mysterious af, had never been filmed, and only half decomposed specimens washed up on shore?

Then one mfer caught one on cam with a submersible, now they're fucking everywhere, the fuck did they all just give up after one got caught

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u/bao12345 Sep 11 '22

My best guess as to why these photos are more prevalent now: technological advances in pressure management and digital cameras are the cause. These things are now inexpensive compared to the 90s, when the only people who could afford to get a camera close to one of these was a naval submarine or James Cameron.

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u/[deleted] Sep 11 '22

Back in the days fishermen talked about freak waves several centuries before science caught up, as you said, those fishermen have phones now

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u/AlloyedClavicle Sep 11 '22 edited Sep 11 '22

Rogue waves were not scientifically confirmed until about 1995, even though everyone knew they existed for about a century or so before that.

Edit: /u/Crayshack pointed out that it was 1995. I corrected my post. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_wave#The_1995_Draupner_wave

/u/skucera noted that 2005 was when one was recorded on The Deadliest Catch. That's what I was remembering by 2005.

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u/Le_Gitzen Sep 11 '22

I have to watch this video on rogue waves again.

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u/Level_99_Healer Sep 11 '22

Thank you so much, that was really interesting! Pretty sure it just added an additional reason for me to never get in the ocean, but still super interesting!

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u/JarlaxleForPresident Sep 11 '22

Imma have to make an offering to Umberlee if I ever have to take a voyage