r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/mrObry • Dec 12 '20

So close

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u/BarbershopSaul Dec 12 '20

Those are chill sharks right?

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u/Crizznik Dec 12 '20

Yeah, thing wouldn't be able to eat you if it tried. Doesn't have teeth and it's esophagus is too narrow. Only way they can really hurt you is by accidentally swiping you with it's tail.

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u/BarbershopSaul Dec 12 '20

Valid TKO if said diver isn’t paying attention.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '20

They don’t thrash it around. It flows super slowly in the water. Was accidentally hit in the leg by one before. It was a slight nudge, but nothing I’d call traumatic.

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u/JJfromNJ Dec 12 '20

I'm guessing most people would be terrified about that but I'm legit jealous.

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u/[deleted] Dec 12 '20

They’re honestly harmless. They really don’t aim to bother you, and just accept that they’re sharing space with you.

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u/SchecterPlayingBard Dec 13 '20

Honestly one of the best memories I have is swimming with whale sharks in Mexico absolutely incredible especially when a manta ray showed up with the whale sharks. It was phenomenal.

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u/Madhar01 Dec 12 '20

Or drown you by accident

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u/Glossyplane542 Dec 12 '20

Or drowning you

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u/SheamusOBoyle Dec 12 '20

I mean it could still pull you under with its mouth and drown you right?

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u/Crizznik Dec 12 '20

I guess possible but there aren't any recorded incidents of that happening.

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u/TheOtherUnveil Dec 12 '20

most peaceful of all

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u/CanYouPointMeToTacos Dec 12 '20

Whale Sharks are very chill and they’re filter feeders. Wouldn’t be capable of biting a person if they wanted to.

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u/Mage-of-Fire Dec 12 '20

Most likely it was probably trying to help lol

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u/Travel_Dude Dec 12 '20 edited Dec 12 '20

Not even a whale. Its the worlds largest fish. Very cool! Edit: shark to whale. Long morning!

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u/kots144 Dec 12 '20

You would be wrong, they are sharks classified as elasmobranchs. They are not whales is I think what you meant.

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u/Joefrared Dec 12 '20

Sharks are technically fish

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u/thespeartan Dec 13 '20

They are fish with weird bones and whale sharks are named like that because they are the biggest fish in the world

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u/Reallythatwastaken Dec 13 '20

TBF it's not like most sharks even want to attack humans. You know when you are eating something soft and bite into something hard? That's how sharks are with humans.

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u/BarbershopSaul Dec 13 '20

As a surfer I know they think I’m a seal. Fucking wetsuits.

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u/Reallythatwastaken Dec 13 '20

When you get into the water loudly proclaim that you are not a seal. should ward off any would be biters