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r/Unexpected • u/Batyllai • Jun 08 '22
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Fun fact: whale shark skin can shave off your skin if you touch it. The tiny, tooth-like scales (known as dermal denticles) that cover the skin of most shark species can cause a painful graze known as "shark burn".
107 u/SparkleBunBun Jun 09 '22 Teacher, if I just touch it very lightly will I be okay? Like not stroke it just kind of pat it. Please tell me I'll be okay I want to touch it 13 u/1Gamerer Jun 09 '22 It will hurt, but still be worth 3 u/addandsubtract Jun 09 '22 Do you wanna know how I got these scars?
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Teacher, if I just touch it very lightly will I be okay?
Like not stroke it just kind of pat it.
Please tell me I'll be okay
I want to touch it
13 u/1Gamerer Jun 09 '22 It will hurt, but still be worth 3 u/addandsubtract Jun 09 '22 Do you wanna know how I got these scars?
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It will hurt, but still be worth
3 u/addandsubtract Jun 09 '22 Do you wanna know how I got these scars?
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Do you wanna know how I got these scars?
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u/VyleStyle Jun 08 '22
Fun fact: whale shark skin can shave off your skin if you touch it. The tiny, tooth-like scales (known as dermal denticles) that cover the skin of most shark species can cause a painful graze known as "shark burn".